Green Bay, New Zealand


Green Bay is an Auckland suburb. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. The population was 4,155 in the 2013 census, an increase of 219 from 2006. The main road running through Green Bay is Godley Road and this is the Urban Route 15 that follows through Green Bay to Titirangi and Laingholm.
Green Bay beach is part of the Karaka Park coastal walk. In pre-European times, the beach was the southern end of a portage between the Waitemata and Manukau harbours via the Whau River. At the west end of the beach there was a large Māori pā at Motukaraka. The area was originally called Karaka Bay, but was renamed to the current name to avoid confusion with other bays named Karaka.

Education

Green Bay High School is a secondary school with a decile rating of 8 and a roll of. It opened in 1973.
Green Bay Primary School is a full primary school with a decile rating of 7 and a roll of. It opened in 1960, and covered years 1-6 until an intermediate department was added in 1997.
Both schools are coeducational, and situated next to each other on Godley Road.