New Zealand - Auckland - Waikowhai Intermediate School - Form 2, Room 1 - Mr Squires and Mr Roydhouse - 1979 Photo Courtesy of H Hall Waikowhai - A suburb of Auckland - The name is Māori: Wai means "Water" and the kōwhai is a native tree with a bright yellow flower. Waikōwhai means kōwhai by the water in Māori. - 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)