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Te Atatū Peninsula[3][4] (also known as Te Atatu North) is a waterfront suburb of West Auckland surrounded by the Waitemata Harbour with extensive views of the city skyline, central city and north shore. There are also direct views of the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

The name "Te Atatū Peninsula" was put forward by Emi Groot in the 1980s and officially adopted by the New Zealand Geographic Board on 5 May 1994,[5] and was formally adopted by the Waitakere Council in 1997.

History

The peninsula is within the traditional rohe of Te Kawerau ā Maki, who in pre-European times had two kāinga at the mouth of Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek on the peninsula, known as Ōrukuwai and Ōrangihina, named after ancestors Rukuwai and Rangihina.[6][7] The name for the peninsula in the 19th century was Henderson Point, named after settler Thomas Henderson and the Henderson mill, located at the modern suburb of Henderson.[8] The north-western side of the peninsula was a site where Māori farmers grew potatoes, kūmara (sweet potatoes), and dug for kauri gum.[9] The rua (storage pits) made by the farmers for potatoes gave rise to the name "The Pits", a colloquial name given to the peninsula by European settlers.[9]

On 12 March 1894, Henderson Point was subdivided and sold as the Henderson Mill Estate.[8] Many of the purchasers of the land parcels were the Māori families who had lived in the area.[8] In the 1900s, the area was renamed Te Atatū ("the dawn") by Reverend Thomas Jackson Bennett (father of Frederick Bennett), referencing the morning sunrise views of the Waitematā Harbour seen from the peninsula.[6][10] In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Te Atatū was the location of two brick and pottery yards adjacent to Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek and one on the Whau River, however the major brick industries in West Auckland were located to the south, closer to New Lynn.[11]

Until the 1950s, Te Atatū Peninsula was mostly rural. The construction of the north-western motorway lead to development on the peninsula. During the 1960s and 1970s, Te Atatū Peninsula was covered in low- to medium-income houses.[12]

Te Atatū Peninsula was the site of the Leisureland Fun Park in the 1980s,[13] which was initially set up in collaboration with the Accident Compensation Corporation complete with a Drivertown and pleasure rides. It later became Footrot Flats Fun Park in 1985, which closed in 1991.[14]

When vacated by leisure activities, this waterfront site has been developed into medium- to high-density high-end waterfront-facing properties. The houses are popular for high-end renovations and many properties have been subdivided, increasing the population density of the suburb, as prescribed under the current Auckland Unitary Plan.

Demographics

Te Atatū Peninsula covers 5.45 km² (2.10 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 14,280 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 2,620 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	11,688	—
2013	12,486	+0.95%
2018	13,344	+1.34%
Source: [15]

Te Atatū Peninsula had a population of 13,344 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 858 people (6.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,656 people (14.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 4,353 households, comprising 6,525 males and 6,816 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 3,120 people (23.4%) aged under 15 years, 2,361 (17.7%) aged 15 to 29, 6,339 (47.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,524 (11.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 65.0% European/Pākehā, 19.6% Māori, 14.9% Pacific peoples, 17.8% Asian, and 3.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 28.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.6% had no religion, 35.6% were Christian, 1.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.3% were Hindu, 1.5% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 2,802 (27.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,557 (15.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 2,352 people (23.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 5,532 (54.1%) people were employed full-time, 1,341 (13.1%) were part-time, and 417 (4.1%) were unemployed.[15]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Households	Median age	Median income
Te Atatū Peninsula North West	1.11	3,282	2,957	1,080	34.5 years	$38,700[16]
Te Atatū Peninsula Central	1.11	3,351	3,019	1,101	35.5 years	$36,200[17]
Te Atatū Peninsula West	1.42	3,780	2,662	1,227	34.0 years	$39,000[18]
Te Atatū Peninsula East	1.81	2,931	1,619	945	40.3 years	$37,100[19]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Location

Te Atatū Peninsula is located at the western extremity of the Waitemata Harbour, and is flanked by Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek to the west and by the Whau River to the east, both estuarial arms of the harbour, which extend southwest from the harbour itself. The area Te Atatū Peninsula forms, the northern part of Te Atatū peninsula, is four kilometres in length and two kilometres in width. Its population is closely matched by the population of Te Atatū South, the adjoining suburb.

Schools

Rutherford College, named after Ernest Rutherford, is a secondary (years 9–13) school with a roll of 1356 students.[20] Te Atatū Intermediate School is for years 7–8, and has a roll of 433 students.[21]

Peninsula Primary School, Matipo Primary School and Rutherford Primary School are contributing schools (years 1–6) with rolls of 456, 431 and 329 respectively.[22][23][24]

All schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of July 2022.[25]

Parks and reserves

Te Atatū Peninsula has several parks and reserves, from Taipari Strand on the western point (with a boat ramp, rowing club and canoe club) to the 85-hectare Harbour View-Orangihina Park on the eastern point (with middens from early Maori occupation, World War II gun emplacements, specially created wetlands, and views over the Waitemata Harbour to Auckland city, the Harbour Bridge and Rangitoto Island). From Orangihina it is possible to walk around the coast via the Te Atatū Walkway to the northern tip of the peninsula, where the Taikata Sailing Club is located. There are also a number of inland parks, the largest of which is Te Atatū Peninsula Park, a large playing field surrounded by a cycleway.^{[citation needed]}

References

Print references

• Flude, Anthony G. (2008). Henderson's Mill: a history of Henderson 1849-1939. West Auckland Historical Society. ISBN 9781877431210.

External links

• Photographs of Te Atatu Peninsula held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.

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