Takanini

Takanini
Basic information
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Manurewa-Papakura
Local board	Papakura
Population	10,870 (2009)
Postcode(s)	2112
Facilities
Train station(s)	Takanini Train Station
Hospitals(s)	Takanini Care
Surrounds
North	Manurewa
Northeast	Alfriston
East	Ardmore
Southeast	Papakura North
South	Papakura
Southwest	(Towards Manukau Harbour)
West	Conifer Grove
Northwest	Wattle Downs

Takanini is a suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, 28 kilometres southeast of the Auckland CBD.

The suburb is home to the head office of Fonterra Brands (a subsidiary of dairy company Fonterra Co-operative), the new Addison housing development, as well as international horse breeding facilities throughout the area.

An old highway, the Great South Road, runs through Takanini, forming its main street. The road was constructed during the New Zealand Wars to transport supplies to the Waikato campaign. It was guarded by armed constabulary and was a designated military road.

During the major reformation of local government in 1989, Takanini was included into the Papakura District boundaries.

From October 2010, after a review of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, the entire Auckland Region was amalgamated into a single city authority. As well as Papakura District, other territorial authorities such as North Shore City, Rodney District, Waitakere City, Auckland City, Manukau City, and the Franklin District were abolished and the entire area amalgamated into a single Auckland city council. The suburb of Takanini is now in the Manurewa-Papakura Ward of the Auckland Council.

Takanini South has recently been in the news as being the most burgled suburb in the whole of New Zealand, with criminals running rife around the area.

The only primary school is Takanini School, a coeducational full primary school with the state system. It has a decile rating of 1.

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