Stoke, New Zealand

Stoke
Omaio (Māori)
Suburb
Stoke is slightly right of centre, lying between Richmond on the left and Tāhunanui under the coastal cloud on the right
Stoke is slightly right of centre, lying between Richmond on the left and Tāhunanui under the coastal cloud on the right
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Coordinates: 41°19′05″S 173°13′37″E / 41.318°S 173.227°E / -41.318; 173.227
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNelson
Ward
  • Stoke-Tāhunanui General Ward
  • Whakatū Māori Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityNelson City Council
 • Nelson City MayorNick Smith
 • Nelson MPRachel Boyack
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
[1]
 • Total
22.60 km2 (8.73 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
19,850
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7011
Area code03

Stoke (Māori: Omaio) is a suburb of Nelson in New Zealand, located between Richmond and Tāhunanui. Stoke was named by William Songer, the personal servant of Arthur Wakefield, after his birthplace Stoke-by-Nayland in Suffolk.[3]

In 2010 it was voted the "Keep New Zealand Beautiful People's Choice Best Place in New Zealand".[4]

A group of streets in Stoke, between Main Road Stoke and Nayland Road, are named after famous literary figures: Kipling, Tennyson, Keats, Shelley, Marlowe, Browning, Dickens, Homer and Coleridge.

  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. ^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 377. ISBN 9780143204107.
  4. ^ Goodger, Karen (10 December 2010). "Beaut suburb is stoked at being NZ's top place". Nelson Mail. Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 2 December 2012. The Nelson suburb traditionally joked about as being a retirement village is officially New Zealand's favourite place. Stoke was awarded the honour at the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards in Parliament last night...