Mairtown

Mairtown
Mair Park
Mair Park
Map
Coordinates: 35°42′29″S 174°19′30″E / 35.708°S 174.325°E / -35.708; 174.325
CountryNew Zealand
CityWhangārei
Local authorityWhangarei District Council
Electoral wardWhangārei Urban Ward
Area
 • Land94 ha (232 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total2,510
Whau Valley Otangarei Tikipunga
Kensington
Mairtown
(Hātea River)
Woodhill Regent Riverside

Mairtown is a suburb of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand. It is about 2 kilometres north of the city centre.[3] Mair Park runs between Mairtown and the Hātea River.[4]

The area is named for the early settler Mair Family, including Gilbert Mair and his son Robert.[5] Robert donated the land which is now Mair Park to the city in 1914.[6] Tawatawhiti / Mair's Landing on the Hātea River is on the New Zealand Heritage List.[7]

  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. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. map 24. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  4. ^ "Hatea River". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. ^ "The River" (PDF). Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Mair Park". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  7. ^ Lambly, Annette (30 April 2018). "Mair's Landing officially recognised as a place of heritage significance". Stuff.