- Henderson, New Zealand
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Western HeightsWaitakere City , in theAuckland metropolitan area in theNorth Island ofNew Zealand . As at 2003, it has a population of about 15,000. It is located 13 kilometres to the west of Auckland city centre, and two kilometres to the west of theWhau River , a southwestern arm of theWaitemata Harbour .The suburb is the centre of the Henderson ward, one of the four administrative divisions of Waitakere City. It was named after early colonial settler Thomas Henderson, who started a timber mill in the area in
1864 to process thekauri trees which were cut from the Henderson Valley, and upstream from the eastern flanks of theWaitakere Ranges .Henderson features a large shopping and theatre complex, the Australian-owned Westfield West City shopping centre. Waitakere Central, the new multi-million dollar home of the
Waitakere City Council sits across the western train line from West City. Henderson train station has recently been expanded to accommodate a second railway track and a bus depot is planned nearby. The public transport hub has been dubbed babybritomart .Education
Henderson High School and Waitakere College are co-educational secondary schools, catering for students from Year 9 to Year 13. There are two local Catholic secondary schools, St Dominic's College for girls and
Liston College for boys.Henderson Intermediate and Bruce McLaren Intermediate cater for year 7-8 students, and there are numerous primary schools in the area.
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