Konini is a suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

 in the west of Auckland, New Zealand, under the local governance of the Waitakere City Council. According to the 2001 census, Konini has a population of 3522.

Konini is enclosed in lush bush at the western ends and tranquil suburban streets to the east. The Primary school is a prominent landmark, along with Konini Road itself; a long bending street that moves from the suburb of Glen Eden

Glen Eden

Glen Eden is the name of:*Glen Eden in Milton, Ontario, Canada*Glen Eden, New Zealand is a suburb of Waitakere city, Auckland...

 to the idyllic setting of the Waitakere Ranges

Waitakere Ranges

The Waitakere Ranges are a chain of hills in the Auckland metropolitan area, generally running approximately 25 km from north to south, 25 km west of central Auckland, New Zealand. The maximum elevation within the ranges is 474 m...

 and native rain forest. The local State secondary schools are Kelston Boys' High School

Kelston Boys' High School

Kelston Boys' High School is an all-boys state secondary school in Kelston, a suburb in the Waitakere region of Auckland, New Zealand. It was created in 1963 when the roll of Kelston High School became too large for the site on the corner of Archibald and Gt North Rds...

 and Kelston Girls' High School. Catholic students usually commute by train from New Lynn to Marist College

Marist College, New Zealand

Marist College is a Catholic girls high-school located in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from year 7 through to Year 13 with a curriculum based on Roman Catholicism...

 for girls or St Peter's College

St Peter's College, Auckland

St Peter's College is a Catholic college for year 7 to 13 boys . The school, located in Auckland, is one of the largest Catholic schools in New Zealand and is an integrated school under an integration agreement entered into by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland and the Government of New Zealand in...

 for boys.

The immediate area has been informally dubbed "T-town" by resident youths. The "T" relates to both the luscious trees that enclose the locality and also the nearby suburb Titirangi

Titirangi

Titirangi is a suburb in the Waitakere Ward of the city of Auckland in northern New Zealand. It is an affluent, residential suburb located 13 kilometres to the southwest of the Auckland city centre, at the southern end of the Waitakere Ranges...

with which Konini is associated by postal code. The large concrete water reservoir located on Konini Road is a popular leisure spot for youths.