Elsdon, New Zealand

Elsdon
Suburb
Elsdon and the surrounding area, seen in the back right, viewed from Aotea Lagoon.
Elsdon and the surrounding area, seen in the back right, viewed from Aotea Lagoon.
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CountryNew Zealand
RegionWellington
CityPorirua City
Local authorityPorirua City Council
Electoral ward
  • Onepoto General Ward
  • Porirua Māori Ward
Area
 • Land1,029 ha (2,543 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[1]
 • Total2,540
Takapūwāhia
Colonial Knob
Elsdon
 Porirua CBD
Kenepuru

Elsdon is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Porirua located immediately to the west to of the city's CBD. The area was named after Elsdon Best, a historian who studied archaeological sites in the area.[2] Its industrial area, the largest in the city,[3] is known for housing the factory used by New Zealand chocolate company Whittaker's; constructed in 1969, it remains the company's sole production site to this day.[4]

  1. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Elsdon". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment" (PDF). Kapiti Coast District Council. p. 210. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Whittaker's factory expands". Scoop. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.