Kew, Invercargill

Kew
Suburb
The former Southland Hospital building
The former Southland Hospital building
Map
Coordinates: 46°26′10″S 168°21′22″E / 46.436°S 168.356°E / -46.436; 168.356
CountryNew Zealand
CityInvercargill
Local authorityInvercargill City Council
Area
[1]
 • Land203 ha (502 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total2,070
HospitalsSouthland Hospital
Appleby Strathern
(New River Estuary)
Kew
 Newfield
Clifton Kingswell

Kew is a suburb in the New Zealand city of Invercargill.

The suburb has a high rate of deprivation, dating back to the closure of the Ocean Beach freezing works in Bluff in 1991.[3]

Southland Hospital is located in Kew.[4] The hospital was first proposed in 1918 and completed in 1937.[5] It was known as Kew Hospital until at least the 1970s.[6]

The Kew Bowl, a former valedrome, is located in Kew.[7] It has been earmarked for housing development since its closure.[8] Habitat for Humanity purchased part of the site in 2019.[9] It held negotiations with Invercargill City Council, the Department of Conservation and Ngāi Tahu in 2021, to confirm the status of the land.[10]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ Savory, Logan (12 September 2020). "Stark warning for Invercargill, 30 years on from the Ocean Beach closure". stuff.co.nz. Southland Times.
  4. ^ "Southland Hospital, Invercargill". southernhealth.nz. Southern District Health Board.
  5. ^ Weaver, Georgia (4 December 2015). "Former Dee Street Maternity Hospital's future uncertain". stuff.co.nz. Southland Times.
  6. ^ Johnstone, Alexia (31 January 2021). "Knowledge at hand in pandemic". Allied Press. Otago Daily Times.
  7. ^ "Council Seeking Expressions Of Interest For Kew Bowl Site". Invers Limited. whatsoninvers.nz. 15 January 2019.
  8. ^ Rowe, Damian (21 January 2021). "Plans underway for more public housing in the southern region". stuff.co.nz. Southland Times.
  9. ^ Oldfield, Georgina (24 January 2019). "Habitat for Humanity buys Kew Bowl site in Invercargill". stuff.co.nz. Southland Times. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  10. ^ Rowe, Damian (24 January 2021). "Invercargill Kew Bowl ownership causes confusion over land status". stuff.co.nz. Southland Times.