Wairau Valley, Auckland

Wairau Valley
Basic information
Local authority Auckland Council
Facilities
Surrounds
Northeast Forrest Hill
Southeast Westlake
South Hillcrest
Southwest Marlborough
West Glenfield
Northwest Glenfield North

Wairau Valley is a suburb of North Shore, one of several cities in the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. The area is predominantly light industrial/commercial. New Zealand State Highway 1 passes to the east, and the Wairau Park shopping complex extends to the north.[1] Wairau Valley is part of the Glenfield North census area.[2]

Education

Wairau Valley School is a coeducational special school, with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 94.[3] It caters for students up to 21 years old with intellectual disabilities.[4]

Notes

  1. Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory (3rd ed.). 2008. map 57. ISBN 978-0-7319-2048-8.
  2. Quickstats about Glenfield North
  3. Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Wairau Valley School
  4. "Mission and Aim". Wairau Valley School.

Coordinates: 36°46′29″S 174°44′17″E / 36.77472°S 174.73806°E / -36.77472; 174.73806

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