Gladstone, New Zealand

Gladstone
Locality
Gladstone Inn
Gladstone Inn
Map
Coordinates: 41°05′S 175°39′E / 41.083°S 175.650°E / -41.083; 175.650
RegionWellington Region
Territorial authorityCarterton District
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityCarterton District Council
 • Regional councilGreater Wellington Regional Council
 • Mayor of CartertonRon Mark
 • Wairarapa MPMike Butterick
 • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MPCushla Tangaere-Manuel
Area
 • Total621.16 km2 (239.83 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total960
 • Density1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi)

Gladstone is a lightly populated locality[3] in the Carterton District of New Zealand's North Island, located on the Mangahuia Stream near where the Tauweru River joins the Ruamahanga River. The nearest town is Carterton 15 kilometres to the northwest, and nearby settlements include Ponatahi to the west and Longbush to the south. It was named after British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone.[4]

Several other localities in the country are also called Gladstone - an Invercargill suburb, a coastal sawmill village south of Greymouth, a hamlet beside Lake Hāwea and an area near Levin.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Place name detail: Gladstone". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, "Carterton", accessed 31 May 2007.
  5. ^ "New Zealand Topographic Map". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 23 December 2018.