Greerton

Greerton
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Coordinates: 37°43′41″S 176°07′52″E / 37.728°S 176.131°E / -37.728; 176.131
CountryNew Zealand
CityTauranga
Local authorityTauranga City Council
Electoral ward
  • Te Papa General Ward
  • Tauriko General Ward
Area
 • Land421 ha (1,040 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total4,590
Bethlehem Gate Pa Merivale
Tauriko
Greerton
Poike
Pyes Pa

Greerton is a major suburb of Tauranga, the largest city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Greerton is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Harpur Greer, commander of the British forces during the Battle of Gate Pā.[3]

  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. ^ McCauley, Debbie (2012). "Henry Harpur Greer (1821-1886)". Tauranga Memories: Tauranga Local History. Retrieved 14 June 2022.