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St Heliers Beach
Crossfield Reserve
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Glen Taylor School
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Situated on the Glendowie, Glen Innes border on the fringe of St Heliers, Paddington Parkside is in a superb location, providing easy access to Auckland's entertainment and business districts, while offering a relaxed suburban lifestyle with plenty of parks, beaches and recreation facilities.
A well connected urban hub
Glen Innes is one of three suburbs undergoing extensive upgrades and improvements to local parks, town centres and transport hubs as part of the Tāmaki Regeneration Programme.
This programme realises a vision of delivering a high quality urban neighbourhood that reconnects the community with its many local facilities and stunning natural features that make it a unique location.
Transport
Paddington Parkside is located just 10km from Auckland CBD. Buses run regularly along West Tamaki Road into the city and Glen Innes town centre, and trains run north and south every 10 minutes during the work day. These public transport options allow for a short 30-45 minute commute into the city centre from your front door.
A shared path that connects the nearby Glenn Innes town centre to the top of Saint Johns Road and down to Orakei Bay Village provides a safe cycle route into the city.
Parks & Reserves
The local area provides for excellent sports parks including Crossfield Reserve, Colin Maiden Park and Point England Reserve, as well as a number of smaller recreation reserves.
A shared path for walking and cycling follows the coastline from Waiotaiki Nature Reserve to Panmure, with two playgrounds along the way.
Maungarei / Mt Wellington is a short 10 min drive away, with sweeping views from the top out to the Hauraki Gulf and across to the city.
The eastern beaches of St Heliers, Kohimarama and Mission Bay are only a 5-10 minute drive, great for family days out in summer.
Shopping & Eating Out
Situated 1500m from Glen Innes town centre, there are ample shops and facilities within walking distance, including two major supermarkets and multiple restaurants and cafes.
Sylvia Park is a short 30 minutes via public transport or 10 minutes by car, and the new Commercial Bay Birtomart is a 16 minute train ride from Glen Innes. These shopping centres host some of the best fashion, lifestyle and beauty retailers New Zealand has to offer, along with fine dining, bars, quick eats and entertainment.
Community Facilities
A fantastic array of sports and cultural facilities are available in the local area with multiple gyms, pools and sports centres. These include the affordable YMCA Glen Innes Pool & Leisure Centre, and CLM the Bays which offers Les Mills gym classes and swimming lessons. Auckland Netball Centre and Scarboro Tennis Centre are located in nearby Saint Johns. Rock climbing, trampolining and skating facilities are also located in the neighbouring suburbs.
Glen Innes town centre has a well stocked library and boasts the stunning Te Oro Music & Arts Centre, where young people and the local community can perform, practice and learn the arts.
Education
There are 3 primary schools and 3 secondary schools nearby, all within zone, along with Sommerville Special School which caters for children with special needs. There are also plenty of good preschool options for the little ones.
Glen Taylor School (years 1-8) is a short 5 minute walk and Sacred Heart College (years 7-15) just 15 minutes.
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