Bideford, New Zealand

Bideford
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Coordinates: 40°53′S 175°53′E / 40.883°S 175.883°E / -40.883; 175.883
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWairarapa
Territorial authorityMasterton District
ElectorateWairarapa
Government
 • MPAlastair Scott (National)
 • MayorLyn Patterson
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Area code06

Bideford is a small rural settlement, located in the Masterton district in the Wairarapa region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is located 35 kilometres northeast of Masterton and a similar distance southwest of Eketāhuna. Bideford had a primary school until the Wairarapa school merge of 2004.