New North Road, New Zealand
 Intersection of New North Road and Dominion Road, looking west | |
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| Location | Eden Terrace, Kingsland, Morningside, Mount Albert, Avondale |
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| Coordinates | 36°51′57″S 174°46′10″E / 36.8657°S 174.7695°E |
| West end | Blockhouse Bay Road St Jude Street |
| East end | Symonds Street Mount Eden Road |
New North Road is a street in the central and western
History
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The New North Road area has been settled by
The modern road began life as a rough track in the 1850s, known as the Whau Road. In December 1853, a survey was commissioned to build the route, however by January 1854 the proposed route was scrapped, due to opponents of the scheme highlighting that the allocated funds for the programme could only be spent on road construction, when land also needed to be purchased from early Mount Albert landowners Allan Kerr Taylor and George Bray. By 1855, Auckland settlers petitioned the Auckland Provincial Council for funding, as many properties had no road access, limiting growth in the area.[7]
In May 1864, a meeting was held at Whau School (modern Avondale Primary School) to discuss the creation of a new
In October 1866, the Mt Albert District Highway Board was formed, to collect rates to administer and develop New North Road.[7] Tensions formed between two groups of ratepayers in the highway district: the city-side ratepayers at Eden Terrace, and the mountain-side ratepayers in the rural west, with the former believing that they paid too high rates for a road that "led nowhere". In June 1875, the Eden Terrace Highway Board was formed, splitting the city-side area of the road from the rural.[8]
The New North Road corridor grew as a suburban area between the 1900s and the 1930s, due to the
In the 1950s, New North Road north-east of Kingsland was transformed into an industrial and commercial area. During this period, Dominion Road was proposed as a site for a new motorway. While the motorway never progressed, a large flyover interchange was constructed at the intersection of Dominion Road and New North Road in the early 1960s, which removed extensive areas of housing and commercial buildings.[10][11][12]
Notable locations
- The Sri Radha Krishna Mandir Temple and the adjacent Mahatma Gandhi Centre in Eden Terrace, major centres for the Indian and Hindu communities of Auckland.[13]
- Kingsland town centre, including the Kingsland railway station
- Morningside town centre, including the Morningside railway station
- St Luke's Church, a historic Anglican church[14]
- Mount Albert War Memorial Reserve, which includes Rocket Park and the Mount Albert War Memorial Hall
- Alice Wylie Reserve
- Ferndale House, a historic residence and community centre in Mount Albert[15]
- Mount Albert town centre, including the Mount Albert railway station
Gallery
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The New North Road underpass, underneath Dominion Road -
Morningsidetown centre -
The A. W. Page building in Kingsland -
Rocket Park -
Pak'nSave Mount Albert
References
- ^ Dunsford, Deborah 2016, pp. 13–14.
- ^ Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei; Truttman, Lisa (2009). "Balmoral & Sandringham Heritage Walks" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Gribblehirst Park". Auckland Council. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ a b Dunsford, Deborah 2016, pp. 14.
- ^ Dunsford, Deborah 2016, pp. 19.
- ^ Dunsford, Deborah 2016, pp. 25.
- ^ a b c d Dunsford, Deborah 2016, pp. 26–29.
- ^ Dunsford, Deborah 2016, pp. 36–37.
- ^ Dunsford, Deborah 2016, pp. 54, 82–84, 88.
- ^ Dunsford, Deborah 2016, pp. 154.
- ^ Mees, Paul; Dodson, Jago (1 February 2001). "The American Heresy: Half a century of transport planning in Auckland". Presentation to joint conference of New Zealand Geographical Society / Australian Institute of Geographers conference, University of Otago, Dunedin. Urban Planning Program, Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning, University of Melbourne. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ Dearnaley, Mathew (1 December 2014). "Proposal to clear Auckland flyover for housing". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Auckland's Mahatma Gandhi Centre". Indian Weekender. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "St Luke's Church (Anglican)". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Ferndale". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
Bibliography
- Dunsford, Deborah (2016). Mt Albert Then and Now: a History of Mt Albert, Morningside, Kingsland, St Lukes, Sandringham and Owairaka. Auckland: Mount Albert Historical Society. Wikidata Q117189974.