it is constructed of Sicilian marble fluted to catch the light and decorated with three bronze sea monsters gushing water. The memorial is a landmark on the city’s waterfront, regularly sending dancing jets of water as high as 12 m (40 ft) in the air and at night it features a beautiful light show. During the summer young children use it as a paddling pool. Parks Selwyn Reserve - This is the open green space between Tamaki Drive and Mission Bay Beach, often referred to as Mission Bay Reserve. It is named after the first Anglican bishop of New Zealand, George Augustus Selwyn. The reserve and beach together are one of Auckland city’s most popular waterfront locations. During the summer months the reserve hosts music, arts and sports events. Kepa Bush Reserve - In addition to Mission Bay’s prominence as a beach resort, the suburb is home to the Kepa Bush Reserve, situated on the banks of Purewa Creek, which flows past Ōrākei Basin into Hobson Bay. The reserve is a pocket of native bush bustling with bird life during the day and serene with glow-worms in the gully near the main entrance at night. The reserve honours the memory of Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, a Māori military commander and ally of the government forces during the New Zealand Wars. He is also known as Te Keepa, Major Keepa or Major Kemp. During the land wars of the 1860s he fought for government forces against Te Kooti and Tītokowaru. Education The local secondary schools are Selwyn College and Glendowie College, Gallery References Colonial Architecture In New Zealand. John Stacpoole. A.H & A.W Reed 1976 Decently And In Order, The Centennial History of the Auckland City Council. G.W.A Bush. Collins 1971. External links Mission Bay Business Association Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Photographs of Mission Bay held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. Suburbs of Auckland Bays of the Auckland Region Beaches of the Auckland Region Populated places around the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Ōrākei Local Board Area