Sandringham, New Zealand

File:View of Cabbage Tree Lake, Auckland (V1-FL73765688) (cropped).jpg, circa 1910]]

File:Duplex flats and units, Haverstock Road, Sandringham, Auckland (1960).jpg

The broader area was originally swampland, and known to Tāmaki Māori as Ngā Anawai, referring to the water-filled lava-flow caves that formed in the area. The lava caves were created by Maungawhau / Mount Eden and Mount Albert over 30,000 years ago.{{Cite web | title = Balmoral & Sandringham Heritage Walks |author1=Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei |first2=Lisa|last2=Truttman |url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/arts-culture-heritage/heritage-walks-places/Documents/balmoral-sandringham-heritage-walks.pdf | publisher = Auckland Council |date=2009 | access-date = 1 September 2021}}{{Cite web | title = Gribblehirst Park |url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/parks-recreation/Pages/park-details.aspx?Location=173 | publisher = Auckland Council | access-date = 22 March 2023}} The area, especially the northern section near Gribblehirst Park was known to early European residents as Cabbage Tree Swamp, due to the number of tī kōuka (cabbage trees) that lined the swampland.

On 29 June 1841, the Sandringham area was sold to the Crown by Ngāti Whātua, as a part of a 12,000 acre section.{{sfn|Dunsford, Deborah|2016|pp=19}} The Sandringham suburb began as a small farming settlement known as Cabbage Tree Swamp, named for the prevalence of cordyline australis and the area's predisposition to flooding. The first European settlers in the area were mainly engaged in dairy farming or market gardening. By 1862, there were sixteen properties along what was then Cabbage Tree Swamp Road.{{cite news|title=Public Notification|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=DSC18620429.2.2.5|accessdate=29 March 2011|newspaper=Daily Southern Cross|date=29 April 1862}} In 1877, Cabbage Tree Swamp residents successfully lobbied to have the road's name changed to Kingsland Road.{{cite book|last=Scott|first=Dick|title=In Old Mount Albert|year=1983|publisher=Southern Cross Book|location=Auckland, NZ|edition=2nd enlarged|page=41}} The road and suburb were renamed again as Edendale in 1916.

During the early 20th century, the suburb of Edendale began to develop along the "dog-leg" of Edendale Road (the former name for Sandringham Road).{{sfn|Dunsford, Deborah|2016|pp=88}} Growth in the area lagged behind many other close-by suburbs, due to major issues with flooding. Eden Park and Gribblehirst Park became lakes during heavy winter rain, as did the reserve land east of the Sandringham shops. In 1917, the Edendale Ratepayers Progressive Association was formed, and petitioned the New Zealand Government for extra rates to help address flooding.{{sfn|Dunsford, Deborah|2016|pp=88}} After a heavy storm in 1919, locals recalled boating through the streets and floodwaters "flowing through the bay windows" of one low-lying house.{{cite news|title=Untitled|newspaper=Sandringham Star|date=May 1961|page=1}} There was no water supply in the district by 1900{{cite news|title=Old Man Burned To Death|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TC19000123.2.17.3|accessdate=29 March 2011|newspaper=The Colonist|date=23 January 1900|page=4}} and by 1924 the area was still without gas or electricity.{{cite book|title=Memories of Mt Albert|year=1999|publisher=Auckland City Libraries|location=Auckland, NZ|editor=Patsy Burton and Alison Fitzpatrick|page=7}}

The suburb flourished in the 1920s, and in November 1929 the area changed its name to Sandringham.{{sfn|Dunsford, Deborah|2016|pp=88}} Substantial development only came around 1925 with the construction of the tramline, resulting in the core of what is now Sandringham Village being built. Rows of evenly spaced streets spread on each side of Sandringham Road and were lined with wooden California-style bungalows. Large parts of the area remained undeveloped however, and services such as telephone, electricity and gas were only provided at a minimum level. Over the following decades more retail buildings were constructed in Sandringham Village. Around 1927, the Mayfair Cinema was built, an elegant building in the Neo-Greek style; it was demolished in the early 1990s. The Sandringham Service Station, still operating in 2011, was first erected by Sydney Waring in 1929.{{cite web|last=Truttman|first=Lisa|title=Sandringham Shopping Centre: character heritage study|url=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/documents/district/updates/t132b/Sandringhamshoppingcentrecharacterstudy.pdf|publisher=Auckland City Council|accessdate=29 March 2011 |author2=Matthews & Matthews Architects Ltd |author3=R.A. Skidmore Urban Design Ltd |page=24|year=2008}}

As part of the Eden electorate, Sandringham became a no-licence area from 1909 until 2000, meaning that alcohol could not be sold. As a result, there were no public houses in Sandringham until the opening of Prague Bar 2011{{Cite news|date=17 February 2013|title=Review: Prague Bar & Cafe, Sandringham|work=New Zealand Herald|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/review-prague-bar-cafe-sandringham/CF5TQLB5LPMAWZMK35K3KNKQBY/|access-date=24 November 2020}} (now closed) which was followed by the opening of Lord Kitchener Pub in 2016 . Earlier plans to build a tavern at 597 Sandringham Road were successfully opposed by residents in 2001.

After the Second World War, what little remained of the farmland was developed as state housing. Sandringham Village is a virtually intact example of an interwar suburban shopping precinct.{{cn|date=March 2023}} The shopping village prospered in the 1950s and 1960s, however was much smaller than commercial streets in neighbouring suburbs such as Mount Albert and Kingsland.{{sfn|Dunsford, Deborah|2016|pp=139}}

During the 1980s and 1990s, Sandringham became a hub for ethnic communities in Auckland, after gentrification in the inner suburbs close to the Auckland city centre became unaffordable. After the 1987 Fijian coups d'état, a substantial Indo-Fijian community developed in Sandringham.{{sfn|Dunsford, Deborah|2016|pp=193-194}} The first Indian restaurant, Stan's Halal Hotpot was opened in 2001 followed by Satya's in 2006. An increasing number of South Asian restaurants have opened in Sandringham village which has led to it often being referred to as Auckland's "Little India".{{Cite news|last=Nadkarni|first=Anuja|date=4 September 2014|title=Sandringham - Auckland's Little India|work=The Indian Weekender|url=https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/25/4883/In-focus/Sandringham-Aucklands-Little-India|access-date=24 November 2020}}{{sfn|Dunsford, Deborah|2016|pp=204}}

Sandringham covers {{Convert|2.52|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised)|access-date=10 January 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sandringham North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sandringham Central|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sandringham West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sandringham East|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sandringham North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sandringham Central|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sandringham West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sandringham East|y}}|R}})/2.52|0}} people per km².

{{Historical populations|2006|10,911|2013|11,244|2018|12,060|2023|11,514|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Sandringham North (136300), Sandringham Central (137000), Sandringham West (137600) and Sandringham East (138200)}}}}

Sandringham had a population of 11,514 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 546 people (−4.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 270 people (2.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 5,664 males, 5,754 females and 99 people of other genders in 3,984 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.51480%2B136300%2B137000%2B137600%2B138200.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 6.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 2,004 people (17.4%) aged under 15 years, 2,661 (23.1%) aged 15 to 29, 5,745 (49.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,104 (9.6%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 53.5% European (Pākehā); 8.1% Māori; 11.1% Pasifika; 36.5% Asian; 3.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 93.0%, Māori language by 1.7%, Samoan by 2.5%, and other languages by 31.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 43.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 25.1% Christian, 11.3% Hindu, 3.4% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 1.8% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 2.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.5%, and 5.1% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 4,242 (44.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 3,339 (35.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,932 (20.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $50,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 1,743 people (18.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 5,517 (58.0%) people were employed full-time, 1,215 (12.8%) were part-time, and 279 (2.9%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.51480.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Sandringham (51480)}}

Edendale School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1265|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{TKI|1265|Edendale School}} Other local schools include Good Shepherd,{{cite web |url=http://www.goodshepherd.school.nz/ |title=Good Shepherd School |accessdate=27 July 2012}} Balmoral School{{Cite web|url=https://www.balmoral.school.nz/|title=Home|website=Balmoral School|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-07}} and Maungawhau Primary.{{cite web |url=http://www.maungawhau.school.nz/Home/ |title=Maungawhau School |accessdate=27 July 2012}} Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Maungarongo, where the New Zealand School curriculum is taught in the Maori language,{{cite web |url=http://www.kkmmaungarongo.co.nz/en |title=Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Maungarongo |accessdate=27 July 2012}} is on Haverstock Road. Local intermediates include Balmoral School, Kōwhai Intermediate School{{Cite web|url=https://www.kowhai.school.nz/|title=Kowhai Intermediate School|website=Kowhai Intermediate School|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-07}} and Wesley Intermediate.{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/wesleyintermediate.school.nz/wesleyintermediateschool|title=Home|website=sites.google.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-07}} The local secondary schools are Mount Albert Grammar School,{{cite web |url=http://www.mags.school.nz/MainMenu |title=Mount Albert Grammar School |accessdate=27 July 2012}} Marist College{{cite web |url=http://www.maristcollege.school.nz/Home/ |title=Marist College |accessdate=27 July 2012}} and St Peter's College.{{cite web |url=http://www.st-peters.school.nz/Home.aspx |title=St Peter's College |accessdate=27 July 2012}}

• Waring Shops - This block of narrow shops was constructed in 1923 and takes its name from the local grocer at the time. The shop has maintained its look, with the same white painted exterior it has always had. It is now a T-shirt shop and electrician's office.
• Sandringham Community Centre - the community centre is an important gathering place, with an expanding range of classes and bookings for personal and community events. Two community playgroups meet in facilities behind the community centre : a Muslim group Tuesdays and Thursday mornings, and the general community group Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.https://sandringhamplaygroup.weebly.com/

Sandringham is home to Eden Rugby Football Club and the Mt Albert Ramblers softball club. Edendale Reserve has a playing field for amateur sport.

Sandringham is home to the New Zealand association football club Central United who compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.

Public transportation extended from the city centre to the surrounding areas in the late 1870s, with horse-drawn buses being the first mode of regular public transportation.{{cite book|last=Scott|first=Dick|title=In Old Mount Albert: Being a History of the District|year=1961|publisher=Southern Cross Books|page=41}} At the beginning of the 20th century, trams began connecting areas such as Mt Eden, Balmoral, Kingsland, and Mt Albert with the city, which enabled the suburban development of those areas. The Auckland trams ran for the last time in the 1950s.{{cite book|last=Lovell-Smith|title=Mt Albert Historical Report|publisher=unpublished|pages=2–4}}

Sandringham is well served by south-bound buses, and is only 7 km from the Auckland CBD.{{cite web|title=Public Transport|url=http://www.maxx.co.nz/|publisher=Auckland Transport|accessdate=16 October 2012}} The centre of all the shopping and business activities in Sandringham village is along Sandringham Road, roughly between Halesowen Avenue and Lambeth Road. By vehicle Sandringham can be accessed from the Northwestern Motorway (SH16) via St Lukes Road.

In October 1866, the Mt Albert District Highway Board, the first local government in the area, was formed to administer New North Road and the surrounding areas.{{sfn|Dunsford, Deborah|2016|pp=26-29}} In 1911, the board became the Mount Albert Borough, who elected a mayor.{{sfn|Dunsford, Deborah|2016|pp=79}} In 1978, Mount Albert became a city,{{sfn|Dunsford, Deborah|2016|pp=119}} and in 1989 it was absorbed into Auckland City.{{sfn|Dunsford, Deborah|2016|pp=200}} In November 2010, all cities and districts of the Auckland Region were amalgamated into a single body, governed by the Auckland Council.{{Cite journal| doi = 10.26686/pq.v11i4.4572| issn = 2324-1101| volume = 11| issue = 4| last = Blakeley| first = Roger| title = The planning framework for Auckland 'super city': an insider's view| journal = Policy Quarterly| date = 2015| doi-access = free}}

Sandringham falls within the Mt Albert constituency for the national Parliament.{{cite web|title=Electorate Boundaries|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/mapping/|publisher=Elections New Zealand}} In terms of local government, Sandringham is a part of the Albert-Eden local board area.{{cite web|title=Albert-Eden Local Board|url=http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/ABOUTCOUNCIL/REPRESENTATIVESBODIES/LOCALBOARDS/ALBERTEDENLOCALBOARD/Pages/about.aspx|work=About the Albert-Eden local area|publisher=Auckland Council|accessdate=16 October 2012}} The residents of Albert-Eden elect a local board, and two councillors from the Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward to sit on the Auckland Council.

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• {{citeq |author=Dunsford, Deborah |date=2016 |Q117189974}}

• [http://www.sandringhamvillage.org.nz/ Sandringham Village]
• [http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=SEE_ALSO&QF0=Subjects&QI0==%22Sandringham%22&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandcity.govt.nz%2Fdbtw-wpd%2Fheritageimages%2Findex.htm&TN=heritageimages&SN=AUTO21714&SE=18&RN=0&MR=20&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=HIOReport&EF=&DF=HIORecord&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=2&ID=&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=4781&NR=1&NB=0&SV=0&SS=1&BG=&FG=&QS=index&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1 Photographs of Sandringham] held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.

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