Cockle Bay, New Zealand Cockle Bay, New Zealand Cockle Bay is an eastern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. According to the 2006 census, Cockle Bay has a population of 4,779. The suburb is in the Howick ward, one of the 13 administrative divisions of Auckland city and currently under governance of the Auckland Council. The high school of the area is Howick College, a decile 8 school of the Howick area. The primary schools of the area are Cockle Bay School and Shelly Park Primary School. History Tuwakamana is original name for Cockle Bay, it is an abbreviated form of Te Tauranga Waka a
Evans Bay, New Zealand Evans Bay, New Zealand Evans Bay, located in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, opposite the Miramar Peninsula, was used as the Capital city's International Flying Boat terminal from 1938 until 1956. Evans Bay was the preferred flying boat alighting area in Wellington Harbour during the 1930s and local officials promoted it through the decade as such. Visits from Imperial Airways aircraft were seen in 1938 as well as Pan American types. In 1940, Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) flew one of their two Short Empire flying boats to Evans Bay with dignitaries that attended the nearby New Zealand Centennial Exhibition located