and assist with maintenance of the dams in the water catchment area. Subsequent urban sprawl has meant those small parts of the route not protected as reserve or for water catchment have prestige housing at the southern end, and life style blocks at the north. During construction of the south-east portion of the Scenic Drive in the early 1930s, several quarries were opened up to supply coarse fill material. Two of these quarries were in Shaw Road and Carter Road, on either side of a narrow ridge that runs north from the Scenic Drive. During blasting operations, fossils were discovered in the Shaw Road quarry. The road is also known as the place where Grace Millane's body was found after she had been murdered in 2018. The Piha Road and Scenic Drive intersection is also the last known location of French teenager Eloi Rolland, who went missing from the area on 7 March 2020. References External links Arataki Visitor Centre Tourist attractions in Auckland Roads in New Zealand Streets in Auckland Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area Scenic routes in New Zealand Waitākere Ranges West Auckland, New Zealand