Waima is an Auckland 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...

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It is under the local governance of the Waitakere City Council, and according to the 2006 census had a population of 2367. (From 2316 in 2001)

The majority of this modest population is clustered around the comparatively prominent Waima superette

Superette

A Superette, is a compact food market "convenience store" or "mini-mart".The term is most commonly used in the North Island of New Zealand, but also to a lesser extent in Northern New England, Newfoundland and Labrador, and elsewhere as an alternative name for a "convenience store" or...

, situated just off the main arterial road Woodlands Park Road, on such streets as Waima Crescent, Hollywood Avenue, Boylan Road a
nd Rimutaka Place. The central “hub” could be considered Waima reserve, which consists of various public amenities such as a playground, basketball court, toilets and a sport field.

To the North West, Waima is bordered by popular walking track and Lower Nihotipu Reservoir pipeline route “Exhibition Drive”. Two water treatment stations and holding tanks service Auckland city's water supply from locations on Woodlands Park Road. Waima extends East to Tainui Road and the Auckland Centennial Memorial Park and the cul de sac of Rimutaka place represents Waima's Southern most point.

Most young residents attend nearby Woodlands Park Primary School or Titirangi Primary School and Glen Eden Intermediate school

Glen Eden Intermediate School

Glen Eden Intermediate School is a large school located just north of Titirangi in the small suburb of Kaurilands in Auckland, New Zealand. The school roll fluctuates around 1050 students. Evidently the school is an attractive choice for year 7-8 students as the school has implemented a zoning system...

. The local State secondary schools are Green Bay High School, Kelston Boys High School and Kelston Girls High School. Catholic students usually commute by bus, or train from 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...

 or 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...

 (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...

(boys).