Whalers Gate

Whalers Gate
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Coordinates: 39°05′10″S 174°02′02″E / 39.086°S 174.034°E / -39.086; 174.034
CountryNew Zealand
CityNew Plymouth
Local authorityNew Plymouth District Council
Electoral ward
  • Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward
  • Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
Area
 • Land312 ha (771 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total2,560
Spotswood Marfell
Whalers Gate
Hurdon
Omata Hurdon

Whalers Gate is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre.

The area was allocated to several whalers in 1847, and was called "The Whaler's Gate" at least from 1860.[3] The main street, Barrett Road, is named after Dicky Barrett, one of the whalers.[4]

  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 2023.
  3. ^ "Defence of Colonel Gold". Wellington Independent. 3 July 1860. p. 6.
  4. ^ Gooch, Mike (26 February 2019). "Whalers Rise (TDN 25/02/2019)". Kete New Plymouth.