Woodhill, Auckland
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Coordinates: 36°44′50″S 174°26′18″E / 36.74722°S 174.43833°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Auckland Region |
District | Rodney District |
Woodhill is a locality in the
History
In 1878, Woodhill School was established, in part sponsored by Ngāti Whātua communities of the surrounding area, who wanted a school for their children to attend.[3]
The railway line reached Woodhill in the 1880s, and allowed expansion of the existing farming settlement. Ambury's Creamery shipped the cream by rail to be made into butter in Auckland. A post office was established, and a store opened up opposite the creamery, becoming a social centre until it was destroyed by fire about 1970. The Woodhill Hall was another centre for social gatherings. It contained a library in the late 1920s, and was also used for church services.[4]
In the 1920s, planting of trees to reclaim the sand dunes to the west brought forestry workers to the settlement, and a pine tree nursery was created in Woodhill in 1934. A settlement was created on the hill for the workers and their families. After the forest was privatised in 1987, this settlement disappeared.[4]
Education
Woodhill School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a
Notes
- ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ISBN 0-473-08969-6.
- ^ a b "Woodhill". Helensville & District Historical Society. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ^ Education Counts: Woodhill School
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Jubilees & reunions - Woodhill School". Education Gazette New Zealand. 81 (12). 8 July 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2008. [dead link]
- ISBN 0-476-00544-2.