Clevedon, New Zealand

Clevedon, earlier known as Wairoa South, is a rural town in Auckland, New Zealand, located in the Franklin ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland city. The town is governed by the Auckland Council.

Description

All Souls Church

Clevedon

This nature walk near Clevedon takes 45 minutes to get to the top of a small hill with a view towards both coasts

The town and surrounding rural area has a population of 2,508 (2006 census),^[1] and is the centre of an administrative ward of Manukau which takes in much of the largely rural area to the east of the urban heart of the city.

Clevedon is located on the Wairoa River five kilometres from its estuary and outflow into the Tamaki Strait, an arm of the Hauraki Gulf. It is 14 kilometres from the centre of the suburb of Manukau, which lies to the northwest. To the south of Clevedon rise the rugged hills of the Hunua Ranges. Several popular beaches are located on the coast close to Clevedon, including Duder's Beach and Kawakawa Bay. Between these two beaches lies the Duder Regional Park.

Clevedon was named for Clevedon, England, in 1866. It was previously known as Te Wairoa (Māori: 'the Long River'). There were formerly many schools located in Clevedon (the Wairoa district) but only one remains, Clevedon School.

All Souls Church is registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category II structure, with registration number 682.^[2]

The Hon Phil Goff, the current Mayor of Auckland and former Labour Party Leader and Foreign and Defence Minister, is a long term resident of Clevedon.

See also

• Clevedon (New Zealand electorate)

References

• Reed, A. W. (2002). The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names. Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 0-7900-0761-4. .

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clevedon, New Zealand.

• Clevedon town website
• Local businesses

Coordinates: 36°59′27″S 175°02′16″E / 36.990813°S 175.037774°E / -36.990813; 175.037774