Remuera

Remuera
Remuera Road with Remuera Post Office visible to left
Remuera Road with Remuera Post Office visible to left
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Coordinates: 36°52′50″S 174°47′53″E / 36.880657°S 174.79815°E / -36.880657; 174.79815
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardŌrākei ward
Local boardŌrākei Local Board
Area
 • Land825 ha (2,039 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
23,770
Train stationsRemuera Railway Station
Parnell (Hobson Bay) Ōrākei
Epsom, Newmarket
Remuera
Meadowbank, St. Johns
Greenlane Ellerslie, Mount Wellington

Remuera is an affluent suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located four kilometres southeast of the city centre. Remuera is characterised by many large houses, often Edwardian or mid 20th century. A prime example of a "leafy" suburb, Remuera is noted for its quiet tree-lined streets. The suburb has numerous green spaces, most obvious of which is Ōhinerau / Mount Hobson – a volcanic cone with views from the top overlooking Waitematā Harbour and Rangitoto.

The suburb extends from Hobson Bay and the Ōrākei Basin on the Waitematā Harbour to the north and east, to the main thoroughfare of State Highway 1 in the southwest. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Ōrākei, Meadowbank, Saint Johns, Mount Wellington, Ellerslie, Greenlane, Epsom, Newmarket and Parnell. Remuera is home to many well-known New Zealanders, including the late Sir Edmund Hillary and the race car driver Bruce McLaren.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Martin Jones and Joan McKenzie (8 March 2006). "'McLaren Garage Former '". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 15 October 2013.