Waikōwhai
Waikōwhai | |
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Waikowhai Superette on Hillsborough Road | |
Interactive map of Waikōwhai | |
| Coordinates: 36°55′52″S 174°44′13″E / 36.931°S 174.737°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward |
| Local board | Puketāpapa Local Board |
| Area | |
| • Land | 136 ha (340 acres) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 2,200 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| New Windsor (3.6 km) | Mount Roskill (1,259 m) | Three Kings (2.9 km) |
| Lynfield (1.7 km) |
Waikōwhai
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Hillsborough (1327 m) |
| (Manukau Harbour) | (Manukau Harbour) | (Manukau Harbour) |
Waikōwhai is an Auckland suburb, under the local governance of the Auckland Council. Waikōwhai has the largest block of native forest left on the Auckland isthmus. The block was considered the too infertile for farming and subsequently not cleared but given to the Wesley Mission. Today the forest block hosts a valuable sample of Auckland's original fauna and flora. Waikōwhai Walkway extends for 10 km (6.2 mi) linking Onehunga to Lynfield Cove.