| Green Bay | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Waitakere City |
| Population | 3,936 (2006) |
| Facilities | |
| Surrounds | |
| North | New Lynn |
| Northeast | Avondale |
| East | Blockhouse Bay |
| Southeast | (Manukau Harbour) |
| South | (Manukau Harbour) |
| Southwest | Wood Bay |
| West | Titirangi |
| Northwest | Titirangi North |
Green Bay is an Auckland suburb. It is under the local governance of the Waitakere City Council.
The population was 3,936 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 321 from 2001.[1]
The main road running through Green Bay is "Godley Road" and this is part of Urban Route 15 that follows through Green Bay to Titirangi and Laingholm.[2]
Green Bay has a small shopping district located on "Godley Road" which consists of a dairy, video store, bakery, various Chinese food outlets, a supermarket, medical cente, florist, hair stylist & chemist. There is also a fruit shop & petrol station located on either side of the Green Bay border.
There is a post office in Green Bay. There is also a "Plunket" centre, which offers support and information of different parenting issues from breastfeeding to infant nutrition.
Green Bay beach is part of the Karaka Park coastal walk.[3] In pre-European times, the beach was the southern end of a portage between the Waitemata and Manukau harbours via the Whau River. At the west end of the beach there was a large Māori pā at Motukaraka (which is today Karaka Park).[4]
The area was originally called "Karaka Bay", but was renamed to the current name to avoid confusion with other bays named Karaka.[5]
Green Bay High School is a secondary (years 9-13) school with a decile rating of 8 and a roll of 1048.[6] It opened in 1972.[7]
Green Bay Primary School is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 7 and a roll of 438.[8] It opened in 1960, and covered years 1-6 until an intermediate department was added in 1987.[9]
Both schools are coeducational, and situated next to each other on Godley Road.