Windy Ridge, New Zealand

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Windy Ridge
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Eskdale Reserve in Windy Ridge
Windy Ridge, New Zealand
Coordinates: 36°47′14″S174°42′33″E / 36.787163518°S 174.70916383°E / -36.787163518; 174.70916383
CountryNew Zealand
City Auckland
Local authority Auckland Council
Electoral ward North Shore Ward
Local board Kaipātiki Local Board
Population
 (2006)
  Total3,375
Postcode(s)
0629
(Kaipatiki Creek) Witheford Heights Glenfield
Beach Haven
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Hillcrest
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Windy Ridge is a suburb of the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. It is currently under the local governance of Auckland Council. Windy Ridge had a population of 3,054 people in 1996, 3,111 people in 2001 and 3,375 people in 2006.

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History

Windy Ridge was one of the first areas of inland Glenfield by European settlers, when Terence and Elizabeth Crook purchased 569 acres (230 ha) north of Coronation Road, known as Gooches Corner. The section was later farmed by Minnie Gracie and her husband Arthur Moore Gracie. [1]

Education

Windy Ridge School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6), with a decile rating of 7 and a roll of 198. [2] The school includes two satellite classes from Wilson School for students with intellectual or physical disabilities. [3]

Notes

  1. Rounthwaite, Valerie (1989), The Story of Rural Glenfield, Takapuna: Takapuna City Council, pp. 22–23, OCLC   37482407, Wikidata   Q123499466
  2. Education Counts: Windy Ridge School
  3. "Supplementary Review Report: Windy Ridge School". Education Review Office. October 2008.

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