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East Tamaki is all about doing business. In fact that’s its motto: “East Tamaki – a Great Place To Do Business” courtesy of GETBA, the Greater East Tamaki Business Association Inc, one of Auckland’s most active business associations. The addition of Highbrook and its state of the art commercial buildings has added a modern, architectural aspect to the area and continues to attract large corporates to locate their head offices here.
Introducing East Tamaki
East Tamaki is a manufacturing and distribution hub of some 2000 businesses strategically located close to the motorway, airport and port, pumping $3 billion into the New Zealand economy each year. The East Tamaki business precinct is a mixture of manufacturing, related services and retail/wholesale outlets. Vehicle servicing and sales yards feature prominently while it is also home to some major and familiar franchises. Commercial activity at the Greenmount Landfill came to an end recently. The 52-hectare site will in time become a public park for the enjoyment of all – a large green space bordering with an industrial precinct on one side, and residential housing on the other.
It has higher growth rates than the Auckland region average, experiencing 61% growth between 2000 and 2010. Eventually, it will provide some 45,000 jobs.
Highbrook Business Park is rejuvenating this part of East Auckland with its development of the meticulously planned 107 hectare home to industrial, commercial and retail businesses. It is situated on the eastern side of State Highway 1 on the Waiouru Peninsula, mid-way between the Princes Street and East Tamaki motorway on/off ramps.
Highbrook is home to over 80 businesses employing more than 5,000 people. Over 30,000 commuters travel on Highbrook Drive each work day. Highbrook Crossing serves as a focal point for Highbrook’s growing community, with a mix of cafes, childcare, gym, and conference centres.
The development is notable for its trend-setting design and, as a result, has received numerous awards and Green Star ratings.
East Tamaki has a good walking route along the 9km Highbrook Path which borders the Tamaki River, which joins the 5km Highbrook South Path – popular with workers employed at nearby businesses.
History of East Tamaki
Te Puke o Tara (‘The Hill of Tara’), once also known as Smales Mount, is a volcanic cone that was the home of paramount chief Tara Te Irirangi, of Ngai Tai Iwi. Four lane Te Irirangi Drive is named after him.
A one time small cone and pa site but there is only a little in the way of Maori archaeological remains. More prominent are the stone stables ruins and the many stone walls remaining from the early farm use. The location was owned and farmed for many years by Rev Gideon Smales and his descendants. There are garden remains and some heritage trees from their time. The current house is on the location of the original, but that was lost in a fire.
Surviving in good if reconstructed order in the Park is St John’s Chapel built by Smales using locally quarried stone and dating from 1859.
The site is leased for grazing so please respect the stock and the use of the site.
The East Tamaki landscape is volcanic in origin and forms a part of the East Tamaki volcanic field, with Te Puke o Tara and Matanginui (Greenmount) and Te Puke Ariki nui being the other dominant cones. All three cones were thought to represent the densest area of pre-European settlement in East Tamaki, favoured rich volcanic gardening soils and fresh water springs.
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