Boundaries definition




Pursuant to section 26 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1954, the Secretary for Internal Affairs hereby defines, as set out in the Schedule hereto, the boundaries of the City of Auckland, the previous boundaries having been altered by an Order in Council dated 21 March 1956.

SCHEDULE

Boundaries of the City of Auckland
ALL that area in the North Auckland Land District situated in Blocks XV and XVI, Waitemata Survey District; Blocks VIII, IX, and X, Rangitoto Survey District; Blocks III, IV, VII, and VIII, Titirangi Survey District; and Blocks I and II, Otahuhu Survey District: Bounded by a line commencing at a point on the northern side of Quay Street, bearing 35° 01' 04" and distant 153·96 links from a Standard Survey Block numbered 1370, as shown in Standard Survey Plan 234, deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Auckland; towards the north generally along right lines bearing 18° 26' 30", distance 136·36 links; bearing 108° 26' 30", distance 113·63 links; bearing 18° 08', distance 831·29 links; bearing 108° 08', distance 803·66 links; bearing 198° 08', distance 28·93 links; bearing 108° 08', distance 2723·02 links; bearing 198° 08', distance 922·07 links; to and along the northern side of King's Drive to a point bearing 76° 17' 30" and distant 284·9 links from a Standard Survey Block numbered 1373, shown in Standard Survey Plan 234 aforesaid; thence again along right lines bearing 18° 08', distance 303 links; bearing 325° 48', distance 526 links; bearing 18° 08', distance 301 links; bearing 108° 08', distance 520 links; bearing 36° 28', distance 230 links; bearing 108° 08', distance 1334 links; bearing 198° 08', distance 95 links; bearing 108° 08', distance 22·0 links; and bearing 198° 08', distance 671 links; to and along the mean high water mark of Waitemata Harbour to Tamaki Drive; thence along the old mean high water mark of Waitemata Harbour (Judges Bay), as delineated in a plan numbered 17651, blue, deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Auckland, across Tamaki Drive and the Auckland-Westfield Railway Deviation, and again along the mean high water mark of Waitemata Harbour (Judges Bay), to and along the mean high water mark forming the boundary of the Parnell Domain, as shown in plan numbered 17237, blue, deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Auckland, and again along the mean high water mark of Waitemata Harbour (Hobson Bay), to and along Orakei Road for distances of 133·23 links and 305·0 links, and again along the mean high water mark (Hobson Bay), to and across the Auckland-Westfield Railway, along the old mean high water mark, as shown in plan 21189 (2), blue, deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Auckland, and again along the mean high water mark, as shown on plan 21189 (2), blue, aforesaid, to the western side of Orakei Road; thence along Orakei Road aforesaid for distances of 106·3 links, 100·1 links, and 105·1 links, to and along the mean high water mark, as shown in plan 21189 (2), blue, aforesaid, to and across the Auckland-Westfield Railway, along the old mean high water mark, Orakei Basin, as shown in plan 21189 (2), blue, aforesaid, to and along the mean high water mark, Orakei Basin and Orakei Creek, to and across the Auckland-Westfield Railway, along the old mean high water mark, Purewa Creek, as shown in plans 21189 (3) and (4), blue, deposited as aforesaid, to and along the mean high water mark, Purewa Creek, to and along the mean high water mark, Hobson Bay, as shown in plan 24315, blue, deposited as aforesaid, to and along the south-western side of Ngapipi Road to its junction with the southern side of Tamaki Drive; thence in a westerly direction generally along the southern side of Tamaki Drive to the easternmost corner of the land contained in certificate of title, Volume 633, folio 119 (Auckland Registry); thence along a right line bearing 211° 45', distance 444·43 links, to the north-eastern side of the Auckland-Westfield Railway; thence in a north-westerly direction along the north-eastern side of the Auckland-Westfield Railway aforesaid, to and along the southern side of Tamaki Drive to its intersection with the old mean high water mark of Waitemata Harbour (Judges Bay), delineated in plan numbered 17651, blue, aforementioned; thence along the old mean high water mark to the northern side of Tamaki Drive; thence in an easterly direction generally along the northern side of Tamaki Drive, to and along the mean high water mark of Waitemata Harbour (Okahu Bay), to and along the seaward side of Tamaki Drive, to and along the mean high water mark of Waitemata Harbour (Mission Bay), to and along the seaward edge of a stone parapet on the northern side of Tamaki Drive, to and along the mean high water mark of Waitemata Harbour, to and along the seaward edge of a stone parapet along the northern side of Tamaki Drive, to the mean high water mark again of Waitemata Harbour aforesaid; thence again towards the north generally and towards the east generally along the mean high water mark of Waitemata Harbour and Tamaki River to the south-eastern corner of Lot 985 on D.P. 39859, being part of Allotment 39, District of Tamaki; thence westerly generally along the southern boundary of the aforesaid Lot 985, to and along the eastern side of Dunkirk Street to a point in line with the southern side of the portion of Tangaroa Street, bearing 268° 23' 40"; thence along a right line across Dunkirk Street aforesaid, to and along the southern side of

the aforesaid portion of Tangaroa Street, to and along the eastern and southern boundaries of Lot 521, the southern boundaries of Lots 520, 519, 518, 517, 516, and 515, all on D.P. 39859 aforesaid, along a right line across Apirana Avenue, to and along the southern and western boundaries of Lot 506 and the western boundaries of Lots 507 and 508 on D.P. 39861 to the southern side of Torino Street; thence along the aforesaid southern side, to and along the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of Lots 505, 504, 503, 502, the southern boundaries of Lots 501, 500, 499, 498, 497, the southern and western boundaries of Lot 496, again the southern side of Torino Street, to and along the eastern and southern boundaries of Lot 495, the southern boundaries of Lots 494, 493, 492, 491, 490, 489, 488, 487, 486, and 485, all the aforesaid lots being on D.P. 39861 aforesaid, and being parts of Allotments 39 and 40, District of Tamaki; thence along the southern boundaries of Lots 484, 483, 482, 481, 480, the southern and western boundaries of Lot 479, the southern side of Torino Street, to and along the eastern and southern boundaries of Lot 478 and the southern boundaries of Lots 477, 476, 474, 473, and 470, all the aforesaid lots being on D.P. 39860, and being parts of Allotments 39 and 40 of the aforesaid District of Tamaki; thence along a right line across Pilkington Road to the southern corner of Lot 11 on D.P. 32360, being part of Allotment 44, District of Tamaki (Public Road Transfer 385260); thence along the northern side of the public road forming the southern boundaries of Lot 8 on D.P. 32360, railway land (Gazette, 1953, page 765), Lot 1 on D.P. 32031, and Lot 1 on D.P. 20163, crossing the intervening Auckland-Westfield Railway, to and along the southern boundary of Lot 2 on D.P. 29848, the aforesaid lots all being parts of Allotment 44, District of Tamaki, to the north-eastern side of Ngahue Road; thence along a right line across the aforesaid Ngahue Road to and along the south-eastern boundary of Allotment 57 of the aforesaid district, and along a right line being that boundary produced for a distance of 828 links; thence along another right line to the northernmost corner of Allotment 56 of Section 12, Suburbs of Auckland; thence along the north-western boundary of the aforesaid Allotment 56, to and along the north-eastern boundaries of Lots 214, 213, 212, 211, 210, 209, the end of Gollan Road, and the north-eastern boundary of Lot 208, all the aforesaid lots being on D.P. 32675, and being parts of Allotment 51 of Section 12 aforesaid, along the north-eastern boundaries of Lots 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2 on D.P. 25097, being parts of Allotments 51 and 52, Section 12 aforesaid, the north-eastern boundary of another part of Allotment 52, and along a right line being the last-mentioned boundary produced to the middle of College Road; thence along the middle of College Road aforesaid, the middle of Whitely Avenue, and the middle of Ballarat Street, to a point in line with the north-eastern boundary of Lot 1 on Deeds Plan S. 28, being part of Allotment 26, Section 12, Suburbs of Auckland; thence along a right line to and along the north-eastern and northern boundary of the Borough of Ellerslie, as described in Gazette, 1939, page 3554, to and along the north-eastern boundary of the Borough of One Tree Hill, as described in Gazette, 1939, page 3554, to Manukau Road; thence along a right line being the production of that boundary across Manukau Road to its western side; thence along the western side of Manukau Road aforesaid to the north-eastern corner of Allotment 36, Section 10, Suburbs of Auckland; thence along the northern boundary of Allotment 36, Section 10 aforesaid, and its production across The Drive to its western side; thence along the western side of The Drive, to and across the abutment of Heywood Crescent, and again along the western side of The Drive, to and along the northern side of Selwyn Road, to and across the abutment of Coronation Road, and again along the northern side of Selwyn Road, to and along the eastern side of St. Andrew's Road, to a point in line with the northern side of Landscape Road; thence to and along the northern side of Landscape Road to the eastern boundary of the Borough of Mount Eden, as described in Gazette, 1925, page page 2912; thence along the eastern and northern boundaries of the Borough of Mount Eden aforesaid, to and along the northern and western boundaries of the Borough of Mount Albert, as described in Gazette, 1924, page 2073, to the eastern side of Richardson Road; thence in a southerly direction along the eastern side of Richardson Road to its junction with Greenwood Road; thence along a right line across Richardson Road to a point on its western side, being the easternmost corner of Allotment 94, Parish of Titirangi; thence again towards the east generally by the western side of Richardson Road aforesaid, to and along the north-western boundary of Allotment 71, Parish of Titirangi, to the north-eastern side of a public road forming the north-eastern boundary of Allotment 72, Parish of Titirangi; thence in a north-westerly direction along the north-eastern side of the aforesaid public road to a point in line with the south-eastern side of Boundary Road; thence along a right line to and along the south-eastern side of Boundary Road to White Swan Road; thence along a right line across White Swan Road to the north-western corner of Allotment 74, Parish of Titirangi; thence along the north-western boundary of Allotment 74 aforesaid to the Manukau Harbour; thence westerly generally along the line of mean high water (spring tide) on the shores of the Manukau Harbour to a point in line with the western side of Portage Road; thence northerly generally along a right line to and along the western side of Portage Road aforesaid, to and down the Avondale Stream, to and along the line of mean high water on the right bank of the Whau River and the shores of the Waitemata Harbour



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🏘️ Boundaries of the City of Auckland Defined

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Auckland City boundaries, Municipal Corporations Act 1954, Order in Council, Survey districts, Land districts, Mean high water mark
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