Stanley Bay, New Zealand
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North Shore, New Zealand
North Shore City was the name of a city that existed in the Auckland region of New Zealand from 1989 until 2010. The city had a population of making it the fourth most populous city in New Zealand prior to November 2010...
is a small suburb near Devonport
Devonport, New Zealand
Devonport is a harbourside suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, at the southern end of a peninsula that runs southeast from near Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, forming the northern side of the Waitemata Harbour...
. It is mostly residential; the surrounding towns and shops are only a walk away. The Devonport Naval Base
Devonport Naval Base
Devonport Naval Base is the home of the Royal New Zealand Navy, located at Devonport, New Zealand on Auckland's North Shore. It is currently the only base of the navy that operates ships, and was a navy base from as far back as 1841...
lies to the east of the bay on the south side of the Stanley Bay peninsula and is connected to storage facilities on the north side at Ngataringa Bay by a tunnel.
The population was 2,187 in the 2006 Census
New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings
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, an increase of 24 from 2001.
Name
The area is named after Owen Stanley, Captain of H. M. S. Britomart, who conducted a survey of the Waitemata Harbour in 1841.Education
Stanley Bay School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a decile ratingSocio-Economic Decile
Decile, Socio-Economic Decile or Socio-Economic Decile Band is a widely used measure in education in New Zealand used to target funding and support to more needy schools....
of 10 and a roll of 313. The school celebrated its centenary on Labour Weekend 2009. Stanley Bay published a book called 'Supertastic Marvellistic' featuring stories written by the children and one from poet Kevin Ireland, all profit going to charity.