Albany, New Zealand
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Albany (/ˈælbəniː/ AL-bəh-nee)[3][4][5] (Māori: Ōkahukura) is one of the northernmost suburbs of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of the Auckland city centre. Albany is found at the headlands of Lucas Creek, and was the location of a portage used by Tāmaki Māori, where waka could be taken between the Upper Waitematā Harbour and the Okura River/Hauraki Gulf. During the 1840s, early European settlers established the village of Lucas Creek, which became by the 1880s had become a major fruit growing centre in Auckland. The town voted to change the name from Lucas Creek to Albany in 1890.
Albany | |
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Coordinates: 36.727°S 174.698°E / -36.727; 174.698 | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Local authority | Auckland Council |
Electoral ward | Albany ward |
Local board | Upper Harbour Local Board |
Established | 1840s[1] |
Area | |
• Land | 1,067 ha (2,637 acres) |
Population (June 2023) | |
• Total | 11,390 |
Postcode(s) | 0632 |
Busway stations | Albany busway station |
Dairy Flat | Albany Heights | Fairview Heights |
Lucas Heights |
Albany
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Oteha |
Schnapper Rock | Rosedale | Pinehill |
During the 1960s, large areas of farmland in Albany were requisitioned for a state housing project. The project was never built, and the land stayed vacant until the 1990s, when it was sold to private developers. Albany rapidly developed in the 1990s and 2000s, during which major projects were constructed, including Westfield Albany and North Harbour Stadium. Much of the land to the north of Albany is semi-rural.