the church was the site of a protest in support of a large number of Indian students who were threatened with deportation. Lynfield Shopping Centre, a strip mall in Lynfield on the corner of Hillsborough Road and the Avenue. Lynfield Tennis Club, which opened in January 1972 in Oriana Reserve. Maungakiekie Golf Club is a large golf course that was established on Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill in 1909. The club moved from its location on the volcano in 1943, and opened at Lynfield in 1946. The Manukau Harbour coastline between Lynfield Cove and Wattle Bay. A series of nature reserves and parks border the coastline, including Lynfield Cove Reserve, Himalaya Reserve, Manukau Domain, Halsey Esplanade Reserve, Sylvania Crescent Esplanade Reserve and Wattle Bay Reserve. The Waikōwhai Walkway is a public walkway along the Manukau Harbou coastline, linking Lynfield Cove to Onehunga in the east. The Wairaki Stream, a two-kilometre stream bordered by native forest.​ A local volunteer group, the Friends of Wairaki Stream (FOWS), was established in 2018 and undertakes conservation work on the stream. Education Lynfield College is a secondary school for years 9–13 with a roll of . The school was established in 1958. Halsey Drive School and Marshall Laing School are contributing primary schools for years 1–6 with rolls of and students, respectively. Marshall Laing School was established in 1962, and is named after the son of George Laing (of Laingholm), on the site of farmland previously owned by Marshall Laing. Halsey Drive School was established in 1968. All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of Notable residents Singer Daniel Bedingfield's family originates from Lynfield. Motor racing driver Mitch Evans lives in Lynfield with his family when he is not pursuing his career overseas. Housing developer and evangelist Bill Subritzky and his family lived in Lynfield from the 1960s until his death in 2015. Local government The first local government in the area was the Mt Roskill Highway Board, that formed on 7 August 1868 to administer and fund the roads in the area. In 1883, the Highway Board became the Mt Roskill Road Board. The Lynfield area was a part of the Mt Roskill Borough between 1947 and 1989, after which it was amalgamated into Auckland City. On 1 November 2010, the Auckland Council was formed as a unitary authority governing the entire Auckland Region, and Wesley become a part of the Puketāpapa local