New Zealand - Auckland - Waikowhai Intermediate School - Form 1, Room 7 & 8 - Mr Dempster & Mr Long - 1978 Photo Courtesy of H Hall Waikowhai - A suburb of Auckland - The name is Maori: Wai means "Water" and the k??whai is a native tree with a bright yellow flower. Waik??whai means k??whai by the water in Maori. - Waikowhai has the largest block of native forest left in Auckland City. The block was considered too infertile for farming and subsequently not cleared but given to the Wesley Mission. Today the forest block hosts a valuable sample of Auckland's original fauna and flora - The proportion of people born overseas was 52.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally (Reference: Wikipedia) #waikowhai #aucklandcentralother #school