Takanini

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Takanini
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Takanini seen from the Auckland Southern Motorway
Takanini
Coordinates: 37°02′34″S174°55′08″E / 37.0429°S 174.9189°E / -37.0429; 174.9189 Coordinates: 37°02′34″S174°55′08″E / 37.0429°S 174.9189°E / -37.0429; 174.9189
Country New Zealand
City Auckland
Local authority Auckland Council
Electoral ward Manurewa-Papakura ward
Local board Papakura Local Board
Area
[1]
 • Land1,172 ha (2,896 acres)
Population
 (June 2022) [2]
 • Total18,580
Postcode(s)
2112
Train station(s) Takanini Train Station
Hospitals(s)Takanini Care
Waiata Shores Manurewa Alfriston
Conifer Grove
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 Ardmore
(Towards Manukau Harbour) Papakura Papakura North

Takanini is a southern suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, 28 kilometres southeast of the Auckland CBD.

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The suburb is home to a Fonterra Brands milk plant (part of the dairy company Fonterra Co-operative), the Addison housing development, as well as international horse breeding facilities throughout the area. The two major shopping centres in Takanini are Takanini Town Centre and Southgate Shopping Centre.

History

The suburb is named after Ihaka Takaanini, a Māori chief of the area. [3] Local Māori iwi (tribes) thus prefer that the suburb be spelled Takaanini. [3] [4]

An old highway, the Great South Road, runs through Takanini, forming its main street. The road was constructed during the New Zealand Wars to transport supplies to the Waikato campaign. It was guarded by armed constabulary and was a designated military road.

The first successful aeroplane flights in New Zealand were made in Takanini in February 1911, when Vivian Walsh and his brother Leo flew a Howard Wright 1910 Biplane named the Manurewa at Glenora Park (an area near the modern-day Southgate Shopping Centre). [5]

During the major reformation of local government in 1989, Takanini was included into the Papakura District boundaries.

From October 2010, after a review of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, the entire Auckland Region was amalgamated into a single city authority. As well as Papakura District, other territorial authorities such as North Shore City, Rodney District, Waitakere City, Auckland City, Manukau City, and the Franklin District were abolished and the entire area amalgamated into a single Auckland city council. The suburb of Takanini is now in the Manurewa-Papakura Ward of the Auckland Council.

Demographics

Takanini covers 11.72 km2 (4.53 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 18,580 as of June 2022, [2] with a population density of 1,585 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20066,459—    
20138,079+3.25%
201812,303+8.78%
Source: [6]

Takanini had a population of 12,303 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 4,224 people (52.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 5,844 people (90.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,378 households, comprising 6,285 males and 6,024 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.04 males per female, with 2,778 people (22.6%) aged under 15 years, 3,273 (26.6%) aged 15 to 29, 5,232 (42.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,029 (8.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 33.5% European/Pākehā, 22.0% Māori, 16.5% Pacific peoples, 41.8% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 43.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 31.6% had no religion, 33.5% were Christian, 2.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 9.7% were Hindu, 2.0% were Muslim, 2.4% were Buddhist and 14.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 2,139 (22.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,593 (16.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,248 people (13.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 5,352 (56.2%) people were employed full-time, 1,008 (10.6%) were part-time, and 456 (4.8%) were unemployed. [6]

Takanini comprises six statistical areas: Takanini North, which is rural; Takanini Central, which is mostly commercial; Takanini Industrial; and three predominantly residential areas.

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Takanini North5.282,47546966030.3 years$29,200 [7]
Takanini West0.692,8264,09672028.7 years$27,400 [8]
Takanini South2.324,3471,8741,19130.1 years$40,400 [9]
Takanini Central1.081,1611,07539047.1 years$28,700 [10]
Takanini South East1.471,45899240529.1 years$38,900 [11]
Takanini Industrial0.8836411237.7 years$44,900 [12]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Takanini School and Kauri Flats School are full primary schools (years 1–8) with rolls of 466 and 410 students, respectively. [13] [14] Kauri Flats school opened in 2017. [15]

Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School is a state-integrated full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 300. [16]

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of November 2022. [17]

Facilities

Housing

Similar to Dannemora, and Howick, Takanini has several suburban styled housing complexes throughout the area. Addison, Longford Park, and McLennan are three of the major housing projects which have increased local property values; smaller projects include Waiata Shores, Kauri Flats and Kauri Landing. The Takanini area contains a highly ethnically diverse population. A major Kiwibuild building project is being realised on surplus Defence Force land, east of Great South Road. The McLennan housing development next to Bruce Pulman Park was built on the former army base, made much smaller in the 2010's. Only the SAS troops remain in a small army barracks on the corner of Walters Rd and Grove Road.

Transport

The Auckland Southern Motorway and the North Island Main Trunk railway run through Takanini. Train and bus services provide the bulk of public transport, with frequent trains on the Southern Line between Takanini and the CBD (Britomart). Though the motorway and Great South Road flow relatively freely at peak times, road commuters are affected by the acute traffic congestion as they get closer to metropolitan Auckland.

The Southern Pathway is a 4.5 km shared path that runs alongside the Takanini - Papakura section of the Auckland Southern Motorway, it links with adjacent suburbs such as Conifer Grove, Karaka Harbourside and Rosehill.

Recreation

Bruce Pulman Park is the major sporting location in Takanini. Sports facilities include a scout hall, a gymnastics stadium (the home of Counties-Manukau Gymnastics, a number of outside netball courts now supported by the large-scale Counties-Manukau indoor stadium used for basketball, volleyball, and netball. Bruce Pulman Park also includes a number of rugby, rugby league, and touch fields as well as a full-size cricket oval. New Zealand's First Sikh Games were held in Bruce Pulman Park. It was a big sports event of Indian community.

NZ Sikh Sports Complex Takanini is being inaugurated on 22 March 2020. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be a part of the inauguration team with Sikh Community leaders. According to the Daljit Singh, Chief Spokesperson of Supreme Sikh Society of New Zealand, SSC comprises 7 grounds of different sports like Soccer, Volleyball, netball, Kabbadi and Athletics. Soccer ground is as per standard of FIFA.

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  6. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Takanini North (161600), Takanini Industrial (161700), Takanini West (162000), Takanini South (162100), Takanini Central (162200) and Takanini South East (162600).
  7. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Takanini North
  8. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Takanini West
  9. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Takanini South
  10. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Takanini Central
  11. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Takanini South East
  12. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Takanini Industrial
  13. ↑ Education Counts: Takanini School
  14. ↑ Education Counts: Kauri Flats School
  15. ↑ "Kauri Flats School - 24/01/2020". Education Review Office. 24 January 2020.
  16. ↑ Education Counts: Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School
  17. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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