Mairangi Bay

For the container ship, see MV Mairangi Bay.
Mairangi Bay
Basic information
Local authority North Shore City
Population 5,277 (2006)
Facilities
Surrounds
North Murrays Bay
Northeast (Hauraki Gulf)
East (Hauraki Gulf)
Southeast Campbells Bay
South Campbells Bay
Southwest Sunset North
West Windsor Park
Northwest Pinehill

Mairangi Bay is a suburb in North Shore City in New Zealand, across the Waitemata Harbour from Auckland.

Mairangi Bay is under the local governance of the North Shore City Council. The population was 5,277 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 501 from 2001.[1]

The Bay's beach itself has, along with adjacent Murrays and Campbells Bays, undergone civil works projects since 2004 to improve stormwater management.[2]

Education

Mairangi Bay School and St John's School are coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) schools with decile ratings of 10 and rolls of 403[3] and 315,[4] respectively. Mairangi Bay School was founded in 1967.[5] St John's is a state integrated Catholic School, which was founded in 1961.[6]

Rangitoto College is a large secondary school in Windsor Park, to the west of Mairangi Bay.

References

  1. ^ Quickstats about Mairangi Bay
  2. ^ Works & Environment Committee, North Shore City Council, 3 December 2002
  3. ^ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Mairangi Bay School
  4. ^ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: St Johns School
  5. ^ Bay Case Study 2006.pdf "Mairangi Bay Case Study 2" (PDF). Edtech Limited. http://www.edtech.co.nz/Store/6/27/rm/Mairangi Bay Case Study 2006.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 
  6. ^ "A History of Development". St John's School. http://www.stjohnsmairangibay.school.nz/schoolhistory.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 

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