Springvale, New Zealand

Springvale
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Coordinates: 39°55′21″S 175°01′27″E / 39.922497°S 175.024286°E / -39.922497; 175.024286
CountryNew Zealand
CityWhanganui
Local authorityWhanganui District Council
Area
 • Land270 ha (670 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total3,830
Westmere Otamatea St Johns Hill
Springvale
Castlecliff Tawhero College Estate

Springvale is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

An extension to the residential urban boundary was proposed in 2018 to provide homes for another 575 homes.[3] The extension faced opposition.[4]

As of 2018, homes in Springvale are among the fastest selling in the country, with the average house taking just 12 days to sell.[5]

In 2019, Whanganui Māori proposed naming a new street Te Repo to recognise the wetlands that previously existed in the area, but the road was ultimately named after local sculptor Joan Morrell.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Wilson, Zaryd (25 May 2018). "Re-zoning to expand Springvale by more than 500 properties". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Whanganui Chronicle.
  4. ^ Leach, Abe (23 November 2019). "Springvale expansion plan for 600 new homes heads to hearing". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Whanganui Chronicle.
  5. ^ McSweeny, Jacob (17 September 2018). "The Whanganui suburb where houses sell in 12 days". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. The New Zealand Herald.
  6. ^ "Whanganui iwi calls for resignation of councillor who made 'racially motivated' comments over street name". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. The New Zealand Herald. 17 December 2019.