Kew | |
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Coordinates: 46°26′10″S 168°21′22″E / 46.436°S 168.356°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Invercargill |
Local authority | Invercargill City Council |
Area | |
• Land | 203 ha (502 acres) |
Population (June 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 2,070 |
Hospitals | Southland Hospital |
Appleby | Strathern | |
(New River Estuary) |
Kew
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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]
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