Kennington | |
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Rural settlement | |
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| Coordinates: 46°24′S 168°27′E / 46.400°S 168.450°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Southland region |
| Territorial authority | Invercargill |
| Electorates |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Southland District Council |
| • Regional council | Southland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Southland | Rob Scott |
| • Invercargill MP | Penny Simmonds |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 114 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Kennington is a town located in the Southland region of New Zealand’s South Island. It is situated on the Waihopai River on the eastern outskirts of the city of Invercargill. Other nearby settlements include Longbush, Myross Bush, Motu Rimu, and Woodlands.
State Highway 1 runs through the town, as does the Main South Line portion of the South Island Main Trunk Railway. Passenger trains have not operated since the cancellation of the Southerner on 10 February 2002, though it was an express service and local passenger trains that stopped in Kennington had ceased to operate decades earlier.
In the early 2000s (decade), a proposal to build a large incinerator in Kennington generated controversy and was ultimately abandoned. Some residents feared pollution from the incinerator would cause degradation in the quality of the town's air and bore and rain water.[3]
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