Point England - Location
Point England is a suburb located in East Auckland. Point England is surrounded by the suburbs of Glen Innes, Panmure, Wai o Taki, and Glendowie.
The suburb is named after the point that sticks out into the Tamaki River which was first called Wai o Taki.
Pt England also sits in the shadow of Maungarei (Mt Wellington) located to the south-west of Pt England.
1. In which part of Auckland is Pt England located? | |
2. Which suburbs are close to Pt England? | |
3. Which direction is Maungarei from Pt England? | |
Point England - History
Ngati Paoa are the local Iwi, and lived along the western side of the Tamaki River starting nearly 250 years ago (in 1780). This area was known as Mokoia.
European settlers described the area as “the greatest piece of farmed land in New Zealand” because of the food that was grown, and the health of the people they met.
Ngati Paoa signed the Treaty of Waitangi at a beach not far from Pt England called Karaka Bay.
Pt England School works closely with Ngati Paoa to make sure we look after the land (whenua) and the people (tangata) properly.
1. Who are the local iwi in our area? | |
2. When did Ngati Paoa start to live in the area? | |
3. What is the Te Reo word for land? | |
Point England - History cont.
Point England began to be developed in the 1950’s. The houses in Pt England were built for returning service men & women, soldiers, who had fought in World War 2 for New Zealand.
For this reason, a lot of the roads in the area are named after important battles, and locations from World War 2, including Tripoli Road, Dunkirk Road, and Alamein Road.
Point England School was founded around the same time, in 1953 as a place for these service men & women to send their children.
1. Who were the houses built in Pt England for? | |
2. In what year was Pt England school founded? | |
3. In which country would you find “Dunkirk”? | |