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
Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay (New Zealand electorate) Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay (New Zealand electorate) Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay is a former parliamentary electorate in the Wellington region of New Zealand, from 1853 to 1859, when it was extended into previously unincorporated territories, split in two and replaced by with its southern portion being the newly created electorate. It is the first general electorate to have been abolished in New Zealand. The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, passed by the British government, allowed New Zealand to establish a representative government. The initial 24 New Zealand electorates were defined by Governor George Grey in March 1853. Wairarapa and Hawke's