Fordlands | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Coordinates: 38°08′42″S 176°13′26″E / 38.145°S 176.224°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Rotorua |
| Local authority | Rotorua Lakes Council |
| Electoral ward | Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 99 ha (245 acres) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,810 |
| Pukehangi | Mangakakahi | |
| Sunnybrook |
  Fordlands  |
Utuhina |
| Pomare | Matipo Heights | Hillcrest |
Fordlands is a western suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
The area is named for Harry Ford, whose model dairy farm became the suburb.[3]
It was described in 2017 as the most deprived suburb in New Zealand.[4] The suburb was an inspiration for the novel Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Rotorua Central Area: Build Heritage Study" (PDF). Rotorua Lakes Council. p. 1. Retrieved 20 December 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Flood, Ben (10 November 2017). "The locals proud to call Fordlands home". Rotorua Daily Post.
- ^ Biddle, Donna-Lee (4 November 2018). "Welcome to Fordlands, the Rotorua suburb that inspired Once Were Warriors". Stuff.