Orewa

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Location of Orewa.

Orewa Beach.

Orewa, a town in the North Island of New Zealand lies on the Hibiscus Coast, 30 kilometres north of Auckland city, and close to the base of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula. The town has a population of 6000, and many people arrive to take holidays there. Orewa is also considered one of the fastest growing places in New Zealand and is one of the most expensive areas to buy a house in.^[1]

Orewa lies on the east coast of the North Auckland Peninsula, within the Rodney District and lies on State Highway 1. The northern motorway currently ends just inland of Orewa. A 7.5 kilometre extension is currently under construction, with completion expected in 2009. This will extend the northern motorway to near Puhoi, and take State Highway One out of Orewa.

The town achieved headlines on January 27, 2004 when Don Brash, then leader of the New Zealand parliamentary opposition National Party, gave the Orewa speech to the local Rotary Club branch. The speech raised many controversial views on race relations within New Zealand. Some regard the speech as a watershed moment in New Zealand politics.

1 Landmarks and features
2 Pururi Park
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Landmarks and features

Places of note within the town include:

Orewa College
The Youth centre (including a Skate Park)
The Orewa Surf Life-Saving Club
Centrestage Theatre
The water fountains by the traffic lights on the main road
The Nautilus apartment complex
The Statue of Sir Edmund Hillary
Eaves bush
The Orewa Bridge
The Art Centre
The mangroves
The theosophical society
The camping-ground
The Rodney District Council offices

Orewa beach is one of the longest and safest beaches in Auckland. One of the more notable events on the beach is the Orewa Big Dig.

[edit] Pururi Park

In 2005 locally famous Pururi Park, at the foot of Eaves Bush, was sold for over $2,000,000. This upset some elderly locals as they saw it as a sign of further development to Orewa and regarded it as a popular place around town where people can enjoy their holidays. It is currently being renovated into the subdivion/community of Kensington Park to provide for the rapidly rising demand for housing in Orewa and the surrounding area.