The Auckland region is the most populous region of New Zealand, containing the country's most populous city, Auckland, as well the towns of Wellsford, Warkworth, Helensville, the Hibiscus Coast, Pukekohe and Waiuku and their surrounding rural areas, plus many islands in the Hauraki Gulf including Waiheke Island and Great Barrier Island.
[1] In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five.
State schools are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees for tuition of domestic students (i.e. New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, and Australian citizens) can be charged, although a donation is commonly requested.
The Waitematā local board is the central-most Auckland board, covering the Auckland central business district and several adjacent suburbs, including Freemans Bay, Grey Lynn, Grafton, Herne Bay, Newmarket, Newton, Parnell, Ponsonby and Westmere.
Major suburbs include Glen Innes, Mount Wellington, Onehunga, Panmure, Penrose, Point England, and parts of Royal Oak.