City Council in the early 1990s and was sold, becoming a pub. The current establishment is called Galbraiths Alehouse which brews its own brand of ale; it is named after a brewery which was located nearby in New North Road but demolished in the middle of the 20th century. Education Local secondary schools include Auckland Girls Grammar School, Auckland Grammar School, St Peter's College and Saint Mary's College. St Benedict's College (opened in 1886 in St Benedict's St) closed down in 1980 and was demolished. Its secondary department merged with Marcellin College, Royal Oak. Notable residents John Banks (1946– ) – Mayor of Auckland City; from the ages of 15 to 17 lived at 48 East Street (now removed for the motorway) Dennis Gunn ( –1920) – first person convicted using fingerprints; house demolished Bob Harvey (1940– ) – Mayor of Waitakere City, grew up in Newton Gully in the 1950s; house removed for the motorway Colin McCahon (1919–1987) – renowned painter – lived in Newton Gully in the 1950s; house relocated to Freemans Bay Ahmed Zaoui – refugee, resided in the Dominican Priory in St Benedicts Street 2004–2007 References The Lively Capital, Auckland 1840-1865. Una Platts. Avon Fine Prints Limited New Zealand 1971. The Heart of Colonial Auckland, 1865-1910. Terence Hodgson. Random Century NZ Ltd 1992. 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. Auckland Through A Victorian Lens. William Main. Millwood Press 1977. Karangahape Road Heritage Walk. Edward Bennett. Karangahape Road Business Association 2004. External links Photographs of Newton held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections Suburbs of Auckland Waitematā Local Board Area