New Zealand - Auckland - Aerial view of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula - #8 of 10 - 1961 Whangaparaoa Peninsula - A suburban area about 25 km north of Auckland - It had 30,672 residents in 2013 - It is part of the Hibiscus Coast. - This marine playground is populated largely by retired Aucklanders and ?�?weekenders" who may swell the numbers to many thousands in the holiday season. (Reference: Wikipedia) The Hibiscus Coast - Running north from the Whangaparaoa Peninsula through Orewa to Waiwera - Made up of several small suburban residential and commercial areas such as Stanmore Bay, Arkles Bay, Army Bay, Manly, Orewa, Red Beach, Gulf Harbour, Silverdale, Stillwater, and Whangaparaoa. - The population, as at the 2013 census, was 45,957. (Reference: Wikipedia) --------------------- Image source: LINZ CC-BY 3.0 Sourced from https://retrolens.co.nz/ Date taken: 12/09/1961 Survey Number: SN1370 Copyright: Crown Elevation: 8000 Run Number: H Photo Number: 1 Scale: 21600 #whangaparaoa