Forrest Hill, New Zealand

Forrest Hill
View of the North Shore and Central Auckland from Forrest Hill
View of the North Shore and Central Auckland from Forrest Hill
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Coordinates: 36°46′02″S 174°44′53″E / 36.76722°S 174.74806°E / -36.76722; 174.74806
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardNorth Shore ward
Local boardDevonport-Takapuna Local Board[1]
Area
 • Land290 ha (720 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[3]
 • Total10,750
Postcode(s)
0620
Sunnynook Campbells Bay Campbells Bay
Tōtara Vale
Forrest Hill
Castor Bay
Wairau Valley Hillcrest Milford

Forrest Hill is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand.

Forrest Hill is under the local governance of Auckland Council. It was previously governed by the North Shore City Council, which amalgamated into Auckland Council on 1 November 2010.[4]

Forrest Hill Road and (ultimately) the whole suburb of Forrest Hill is named after Lt. Hugh Alexander Forrest, born in Wellington on 30 May 1893, who was killed in action on 12 October 1917, in the First Battle of Passchendaele during World War I. The Takapuna Borough Council renamed Whites Hill Road in his honour at a council meeting on 22 October 1919, and the entire area was named after the road about five decades later.[5] Northern Forrest Hill is also known as Crown Hill.[6]

  1. ^ "Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Plan" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. ^ Government, Local. "Auckland Council - Main". www.localcouncils.govt.nz. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Forrest Hill, North Shore". Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) – linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Place name detail: Crown Hill". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 18 December 2023.