Opaheke is a suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. Located to the south of the Papakura, and 32 kilometres south ofAuckland CBD. Opaheke is under authority of the Papakura District Council. The suburb makes up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area.
History[edit]
Opaheke became recognised as an independent suburb in 1989. The previous area was referred to as a small area of greaterPapakura, but has now developed into a separate residential area.
During the major reformation of local government, also in 1989, the Opaheke area was included into the Papakura Districtboundaries.
From October 2010, after a review of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, the entire Auckland Region will be amalgamated into a single city authority. As well as the current Papakura District, all other territorial authorities will be abolished and the entire area will be dissolved into a single Auckland city council. The suburb of Opaheke will now be in the Manurewa-Papakura Ward of the Auckland Council.
