Lucas Heights, New Zealand Explained

Lucas Heights

Map:

Coord:	-36.734°N 174.675°W
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City1:

Auckland

Ward:

Albany ward

Coordinates:

-36.734°N 174.675°W

Postcode:

0632

Council:

Auckland Council

Board:

Upper Harbour Local Board

Lucas Heights is one of the northernmost suburbs of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It is on the North Shore, directly west of Albany, and is located in the Albany ward for local government purposes.^[1]

History

There is evidence of a Pā on the north bank of Lucas Creek. Its Maori name is thought to be Kaipatiki, which translates to 'the feeding ground of the flounder’.

Lucas Creek forms the eastern boundary of the suburb and is named after Daniel Clucas, a flax miller and landholder settled here in the early 1840s.

By the late 1880s it had become a fruit-growing area. ^[2]

Demographics

Lucas Heights is included in the demographics for Pāremoremo.

Notes and References

Web site: Albany ward . Auckland Council . 21 November 2021.
Web site: North Shore Heritage Thematic Review Volume 2.3, Albany and East Coast Bays. 11 May 2024. www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Lutz. Heike. Chan. Theresa. North Shore Heritage Thematic Review. pdf.