Kohimarama is situated between Mission Bay and St Heliers and has an accessible beach with a boardwalk and green recreational spaces located amongst residential areas.

Local government of Kohimarama is the responsibility of the Ōrākei Local Board, which also includes the suburbs of Ōrākei, Mission Bay, St Heliers, Glendowie, St Johns, Meadowbank, Remuera and Ellerslie.

The block was a large area, from Ōrākei-Mission Bay to the Tāmaki River and from the Waitematā Harbour to the outskirts of Panmure.

As the iwi never received the advantages they expected from the sale, the price is considered "ridiculously low, even for the time".

[10][12] The first business in Kohimarama was a tearoom which catered to the people arriving at the newly built wharf.

In 1919, the stables were moved to Ronaki Road, Mission Bay, and the land in Kohimarama was leased to W.H.

[10] In 2009 the Auckland City Council spent $10,000,000 to preserve the pōhutakawa trees by protecting the eroding sea wall.

The solution diverted storm water to either end of the beach and piped it out to a rock shelf.

The rock headland formations were hand shaped and coloured to match the surrounding cliffs and recede into the existing environment.

[10] Mary Aitkin Reserve, named after an early missionary daughter, is a green open space where people can walk dogs.

It is located east of the Kohimarama Yacht Club and boat races are held there.

[22] The football (soccer) club Eastern Suburbs AFC, which competes in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 and was crowned champion in 2011, is based in Kohimarama.