City Council officers were ordered to shoot chickens, it caused controversy including an outburst from Auckland City Mayor John Banks, saying the shootings were "an act of wanton destruction and an animal rights outrage." In 2008, while Albany village continues to have a rooster on its logo, the free-roaming chicken population is no more, although there was talk of a managed population at Kell Park. Education Albany Primary School is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of . Kristin School is an independent composite school offering the International Baccalaureate. It has a roll of . Pinehurst School is a private composite (years 1–13) school offering the Cambridge Assessment Examination with a roll of . Albany Junior High School at North Harbour was opened in 2005, and has a roll of . Albany Senior High School opened in 2009 for year 11–13 students. Due to delays in completing the Senior campus, the Senior High School initially shared the Albany Junior High School site. There was controversy about cost overruns when Albany Senior High school was under construction in 2008. The new building opened in 2009 to serve 1400 persons. It has a roll of . All schools are coeducational. The rolls are as of Albany contains the northern campus of Massey University. It offers 70 majors plus specialised programmes including Mathematics and Information Sciences, Fundamental Sciences, Food Technology, Engineering, Design, Jazz, Social Sciences, Business, Philosophy and Education. The school has three areas: East Precinct off State Highway 17; Oteha Rohe, off the Albany Highway; Albany Village Precinct off Kell Drive and State Highway 17, where the Schools of Engineering, Design and Psychology are. It has a campus shuttle bus between the three campuses leaving every 40 to 45 minutes. There are bus routes to Albany. The former Centrepoint commune was on farmland near the town centre. After Bert Potter, its founder and leader, was imprisoned on drug and sex abuse charges in 1992, it declined and in 2000 it closed. It was replaced by the Kahikatea Eco-Village and Art-Space. It has been converted into a research centre for natural medicine, offering courses in aromatherapy, nutrition, naturopathy, herbalism, yoga and ayurvedic medicine. References Further reading External links Photographs of Albany held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. Suburbs of Auckland