Bucklands Beach
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| Bucklands Beach | |
|---|---|
| Local Authority | Manukau City |
| Characteristics: | |
| Population | 2,370 (data: 2001) |
| Surrounded by: | |
| North | (Musick Point) |
| North-east | (Hauraki Gulf) |
| East | Eastern Beach |
| South-east | Eastern Beach |
| South | Highland Park, Howick West |
| South-west | Half Moon Bay |
| West | (Tamaki River) |
| North-west | (Tamaki River) |
Bucklands Beach is a suburb 13 kilometres east of Auckland's CBD in New Zealand. It is named after Lord Alfred Buckland, who at one stage owned land in the area, and also owned land situated at what is now the commercial district of Newmarket.
It sits at the northern end of a peninsula between the Tamaki River to the west and the Hauraki Gulf to the east. At the peninsula's northernmost point, Musick Point juts into the gulf.
Bucklands Beach is a northern suburb of Manukau City which is a part of the Auckland urban area. According to the 2001 census, Bucklands Beach has a population of 2370.
Bucklands Beach contains many schools ranging from Primary to Secondary:
- Bucklands Beach Intermediate
- Bucklands Beach Primary
- Macleans College
- Macleans Primary
- Pakuranga Health Camp School
- Pigeon Mountain Primary
- Waimokoia Residential School
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