Parnell, New Zealand

Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Parnell
Suburb
Parnell Road shops
Coordinates: 36°51′26″S 174°46′54″E / 36.8572°S 174.7816°E / -36.8572; 174.7816
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Ōrākei ward
Local board	Waitematā Local Board
Established	1841
Area [1]
• Land	288 ha (712 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	7,720
Train stations	Parnell Railway Station

Auckland CBD	(Mechanics Bay)	(Judges Bay)
Auckland CBD	Parnell	(Hobson Bay)
Grafton	Newmarket	Remuera

Parnell (Māori: Panēra)^[3][4] is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is one of New Zealand's most affluent suburbs,^[5] consistently ranked within the top three wealthiest,^[6] and is often billed as Auckland's "oldest suburb" since it dates from the earliest days of the European settlement of Auckland in 1841. It is characterised by its mix of tree-lined streets with large estates; redeveloped industrial zones with Edwardian town houses and 1920s bay villas; and its hilly topography that allows for views of the port, the Waitematā Harbour, Rangitoto Island and the Auckland Domain. To its west lies the Auckland Domain, to the south Newmarket, and to the north the Ports of Auckland.

Parnell Rise and Parnell Road make up the main road through Parnell. Parnell Rise leads to the central business district to the west; Parnell Road runs from Parnell Rise uphill to the top of the suburb, and then bends almost 90 degrees and continues towards Newmarket in the south-east. Parnell Road ends at the intersection of George and Sarawia Streets, where it becomes Broadway. Early European settlers knew Parnell Road as "Manukau Road" until well after the formation of Khyber Pass Road in 1845.