Wattle Downs

Wattle Downs is a suburb of the former Manukau City, Auckland, in northern New Zealand.

The suburb is located on the Mahia Park peninsula on the Manukau Harbour, along with Wattle Cove.

It is 25 kilometres south of Auckland CBD and 10 kilometres south of Manukau City.

Development

Originally the Mahia Park peninsula was farmland (Wattle Farm) but has been developed in a number of phases. The area is almost exclusively residential, with only a few shops and schools.

Wattle Cove which is down the end of the peninsula, will contain new houses. Some have already been built but there is still a big area of farmland.

Acacia Cove Retirement Village, a relatively new village, is situated on Wattle Farm Road opposite the golf course.

There are two major shopping areas, one at one end of the peninsula on McQuarrie Ave opposite Clayton Park school, this shopping area includes Cedar Park Dairy, a bakery, and a hairdresser. The other shopping area, at Moor Park includes Moor Park Dairy and Moor Park Takeaway.

Education

There are two schools and one daycare in the area:

Reremoana Primary School is a school which opened on 7 February 2006. It has been built to cater for the rapidly growing population in the local area.^[1]

Clayton Park Primary School is another school in Wattle Downs.^[2]

Wattle Downs Early Learning Centre^[3] is a day care centre for the under twos.

Recreation

Wattle Downs Golf Course, a 9 hole golf course, is nestled between areas of housing and includes views over the harbour.

There are several reserves, including Kauri Point Reserve down Moor Park, Wattle Farm Reserve on Wattle Farm Road and Wattle Farm Wetlands Reserve also on Wattle Farm Road.

Location

A map of Wattle Downs can be seen using Google Maps and a satellite image which illustrates the housing development in the area.

References

		Manurewa
	Wattle Cove		Takanini
		Wattle Downs
		Manukau Harbour