New Zealand - Whangaparaoa - Whangaparaoa School - Room 6, Juniors - 1975 Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. 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)