The Northern Motorway passes to the east, and the Wairau Park shopping complex extends to the north.

[4] The Wairau Valley was primarily swampland and farmland in the early 20th century, including some areas that were leased to Chinese market gardeners.

[5] In 1959, the Auckland Harbour Bridge opened, leading to rapid suburbanisation on the North Shore.

[6] The Wairau Valley developed stormwater runoff problems as the surrounding greenspaces were developed, and the Waitemata County Council began plans to line the Wairau Valley waterways with concrete.

[6] In 1992, the North Shore Sports and Leisure Centre was opened in the suburb (now known as the Eventfinda Stadium).

The results were 50.0% European (Pākehā); 12.5% Māori; 10.0% Pasifika; 40.0% Asian; and 2.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA).

[15] On 1 August 1974, the Waitemata County was dissolved,[16] and Wairau Valley was incorporated into Takapuna City.