Devonport (New Zealand)
| Devonport | ||
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 50 ′ S , 174 ° 48 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-AUK | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Auckland | |
| District | Auckland Council | |
| Ward | North Shore Ward | |
| Residents | 7th 527 (2013) | |
| height | 10 m | |
| Post Code | 0624 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 9 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ DEV | |
| website | www.devonport.co.nz | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Devonport and Waitemata Harbor from Mount Victoria . The central business district of Auckland can be seen in the background. |
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Devonport was a former district of the former independent city of North Shore City and has been part of the Auckland Council on the North Island of New Zealand since it was incorporated in November 2010.
Origin of name
Devonport was named after the English city of Devonport .
geography
The district Devonport is located north of the center of Auckland on the northern side of the entrance to Waitemata Harbor . It is located at the southern end of a peninsula that extends south from nearby Lake Pupuke . This peninsula forms the north side of the entrance to Waitemata Harbor . The harbor and the associated Ngataringa Bay surround Devonport from west to southeast. To the east is the the Hauraki Gulf belonging Rangitoto Channel , the island of Rangitoto Iceland separated from the mainland. East of Devonport is North Head , the northernmost point of the port approach.
In Devonport is located Devonport Naval Base of the Royal New Zealand Navy , which is the main site of the New Zealand fleet. There is also a Navy hospital in Devonport .
history
About 40,000 years ago, Devonport consisted of three volcanic islands, Mount Victoria , North Head and, in between, Mount Cambria, which had largely fallen victim to quarries .
The first signs of settlement by the Māori come from the mid-1300s, around the time when the Tainui Waka (canoe), to which a monument near the coast is dedicated, is said to have landed. The last major Māori settlement on North Head was destroyed by rival tribes in the 1790s.
Jules Dumont d'Urville , a French explorer, landed in the area in 1827, possibly making it the first European. The first permanent European resident was a pilot and harbor master on Nord Head in 1836. The area of today's suburb was settled in 1840, making it one of Auckland's oldest suburbsand the oldest in the North Shore area . The place was first called Flagstaff (flagpole), as one was erected on the nearby Mount Victoria .
On the south coast west of the center of Devonport , a roadstead was created in the deep water for the ships of the Royal Navy , from which the Devonport Naval Base arose. William Hobson , then Governor of New Zealand, saw the area protected by a headland as more suitable for a naval base than the shallower waters at Tamaki on the south side of Waitema Harbor . The area is still the largest base of the Royal New Zealand Navy today . The Calliope Dock in Stanley Bay opened as part of the base on February 16, 1888 and was then the largest dock in the southern hemisphere. The suburb also owned one of New Zealand's largest shipyards, where the Devonport Yacht Club is now located.
The center of the village shifted to the west over time and is now located near the ferry terminal. The place was named " Devonport " in 1859 after the English city of Devonport . Devonport was incorporated into the borough in 1886 and North Shore City in 1989 .
In July 2007, Devonport was removed from the list of Auckland's main growth areas . The Auckland Regional Council accepted that in this case, intensive growth and the associated high density of housing with the character and history of the area around the ferry pier does not make sense.
population
In 2013 the district of Devonport to which the Mashblocks (counting districts) Mt. Victoria and Stanley Bay belong together 7527 inhabitants.
Infrastructure
Road traffic
Isolated from the rest of the North Shore for about 50 years, Devonport was sometimes called " The Island " by the locals. Only a small strip of coastal land at Narrow Neck connected Devonport to Belmont and the rest of the North Shore Peninsula . in the late 19th century, the mangrove swamp between Narrow Neck and Ngataringa Bay was filled in for the construction of a racecourse. Today there is a golf course here. A new road was built on the west side of the racetrack, allowing a more direct connection to the north.
Devonport is now connected to New Zealand State Highway 1 via Lake Road .
Ferry traffic
The first ferry service to Auckland was established in the 1840s. These were open sailing cutters in which local seafarers translated passengers to Queen Street , Auckland's main street. The first paddle steamer was used in 1860. These were replaced in 1904 by screw-driven double-ended ferries. Until the opening of the Auckland Harbor Bridge in 1959, there were car ferries to Devonport . Immediately after the bridge was opened, the previously existing pure car ferry connections from Auckland to Northcote and Birkenhead were discontinued. The passenger ferry to Devonport continued to operate with a greatly reduced timetable. Most of the ferries were scrapped, with only a handful remaining in service until more modern ships were acquired. The last of the old double ferries, the Kestrel , built in 1905 , was taken out of service in 1988 and is used for round trips.
Today the ferry service is operated by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority . The crossing between the Auckland business district and Devonport takes around 12 minutes, mostly on the Seabus Kea , a modern ferry specially built for this connection.
Education
Devonport has three co-educational elementary schools. Devonport School had a decile rating of 10 and 312 students in 2009 . The Catholic St. Leo's School , integrated in the state education system , had a decile of 10 and 124 students. The AppleTree Education Center is a Church-Anglican private school and had 22 students in 2009
Attractions
It is known in Auckland for its old-world charm, cafes and restaurants on the harbor side. Aucklanders go to dinner with the ferry over and see on the way back in the dark, the skyline of Auckland . There are also day trips including a visit to Mount Victoria and tour of the artillery positions on North Head . The Devonport Museum is located near Mount Cambria .
Devonport's ferry terminal , Devonport Wharf was rebuilt in the 1990s. The Esplanade Hotel is an example of a lake hotel from the 1890s and is reminiscent of an English spa hotel of that time. The King Edward Parade Reserve includes a 1970s public library, the War Memorial (a bronze soldier figure), and a 1950s stage under the fig trees on Morton Bay .
The Victoria Cinema , built in 1912, was remodeled inside and out in the Art Deco style in the 1930s . It seems to be the oldest continuously operating cinema in the southern hemisphere. It was purchased by the North Shore City Council in 2006 .
The historic steam tug William C. Daldy is moored in Devonport .
Personalities
- Dove-Myer Robinson (1901-1989), former mayor of Auckland, attendedelementary schoolin Devonport .
- Isabel Maude Peacocke , teacher, writer, born in Devonport in 1881.
- Sir Peter Blake (1948–2001), attended Bayswater Primary School and Takapuna Grammar School
- Lorde (* 1996), real name Ella Yelich-O'Connor , is a Devonport born singer.
- Philip Richardson (* 1958), New Zealand Anglican Archbishop
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census map - QuickStats about a place (Mt Victoria and Stanley Bay) . Statistics New Zealand , accessed on April 7, 2019 (English, StatsMap: Meshblock analysis from the interactive map).
- ↑ a b Devonport . In: Wises New Zealand Guide . 7th edition. Auckland 1979, ISBN 0-908794-00-2 , pp. 83 (English).
- ↑ a b devonporttours.co.nz
- ↑ a b c d e Set sail for adventure on dry land - The New Zealand Herald , Travel: NZ Special Issue , November 6, 2007, p. D7
- ↑ a b devonporttours.co.nz
- ↑ Development gets thumbs down - The New Zealand Herald , July 17, 2007, p. A9
- ↑ a b c d e f Devonport . Fullers Group Ltd , 2006, archived from the original on September 14, 2007 ; accessed on April 8, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ Victoria Theater - FAQ's . North Shore City Council , 2007, archived from the original ; accessed on January 18, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ John Edgar : Robinson, Dove-Myer . In: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , September 1, 2010, accessed August 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Betty Gilderdale : Peacocke, Inez Isabel Maud . In: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , September 1, 2010, accessed August 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Sir Peter Blake Memorial Hall opened at Bayswater . North Shore and Waitakere City Libraries , accessed December 20, 2010 ( Newspaper Index ).
- ↑ essage from the Principa . (PDF 439 kB) In: Ex-Pupils Newsletter for Takapuna Grammar School . Takapuna Grammar School , May 2006, archived from the original on July 24, 2011 ; accessed on August 31, 2012 (English, original website no longer available).