Anzac Avenue, Auckland

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Anzac Avenue
Length 0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Location Auckland CBD, New Zealand
Postal code 1010
North end Beach Road
South end Symonds Street

Anzac Avenue is a street in Auckland, New Zealand's most populous city. It was constructed between 1914 and 1919 to link Beach Road to Symonds Street, and was named as a memorial to the troops who died in the Gallipoli campaign.[1]

History[]

The Auckland waterfront circa 1930, with the older coastline of 1841 also shown as a darker line, showing Anzac Avenue.

Anzac Avenue and neighbouring Beach Road follow the shape of the original shoreline of the Auckland waterfront, leading from Symonds Street towards the Point Britomart headland, passing alongside Official Bay and Mechanics Bay. Land reclamations of the harbour began in the 1860s, changing the landscape.[citation needed] Anzac Avenue was originally the location of Te Hororoa Pā, a name which name refers to an incident where part of the pā site slipped into the ocean.[2] In the 1740s, the Waiōhua settlement at Te Hororoa was one of the final to fall during Waiohua's defeat to Ngāti Whātua.[3]

Anzac Avenue, which started construction in 1914,[1] followed the route of Jermyn Street, but was renamed in 1916 to form a memorial to those who had died at Gallipoli, overriding a recommendation to call it Jellicoe Street.[4] There was an objection to the renaming, because the previous name honoured Captain John Jermyn Symonds, an early resident of the street and figure in the early history of Auckland.[5] A commemoration of the construction of the road was held in 1918, where the Governor-General, Arthur Foljambe, planted two puriri trees at the corner of Anzac Avenue and Waterloo Quadrant, and a score of trees were planted by others.[6] The road was described as busy in 1919 even before it was fully completed.[7] A tramline along Anzac Avenue was opened in February 1921.[8]

Demographics[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,124—    
20132,568+2.75%
20182,748+1.36%
Source: [9]

The statistical area of Anzac Avenue, which is bounded by Beach Road, Parliament Street, Waterloo Quadrant, Princes Street and Emily Place, had a population of 2,748 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 180 people (7.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 624 people (29.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,458 households. There were 1,422 males and 1,323 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female. The median age was 30.6 years, with 90 people (3.3%) aged under 15 years, 1,215 (44.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,269 (46.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 168 (6.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 45.9% European/Pākehā, 4.4% Māori, 2.6% Pacific peoples, 44.4% Asian, and 8.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 66.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 54.9% had no religion, 24.7% were Christian, and 16.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,320 (49.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 90 (3.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,200. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,527 (57.4%) people were employed full-time, 363 (13.7%) were part-time, and 135 (5.1%) were unemployed.[9]

Notable locations[]

High Court Building (formerly Supreme Court Building)
  • Brooklyn Flats, 66–70 Emily Place, 1936, apartment block.[10]
  • Eden Hall, 3 Eden Crescent, 1936, apartment block.[11]
  • Logan Bank, 114 Anzac Avenue, 1917, remnants of a house built 1871 and occupied by John Logan Campbell, used as support for the construction of Anzac Avenue.[12]
  • Station Hotel, 122 Anzac Avenue, 1931, hotel fronting on both Beach Road and Anzac Avenue.[13]
  • Berrisville Flats, 152 Anzac Avenue, 1937, apartment block.[14]
  • High Court Building, corner Anzac Avenue and Waterloo Crescent, 1868, originally the Supreme Court building, built in Gothic Revival style.[15]
  • Braemar, 7 Parliament Street, 1901, apartment complex.[16]
  • Middle Courtville, 9 Parliament Street, 1914, apartment complex.[17]
  • Corner Courtville, 11 Parliament Street, 1919, apartment complex.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Anzac Avenue, Auckland". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. ^ Campbell, Dr Nerida; Truttman, Lisa; Auckland City Council; Ngāti Pāoa; Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei. "Auckland's Original Shoreline" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ^ Blair, Ngarimu (2 June 2021). "Statement of evidence of Ngarimu Alan Huiroa Blair on behalf of the plaintiff" (PDF). Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Memory of Brave Men". New Zealand Herald. 1 December 1916. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Changed Name Deplored". New Zealand Herald. 29 June 1917. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Anzac Avenue - Tree-planting Ceremony". New Zealand Herald. 20 September 1918. p. 6.
  7. ^ "New Traffic Outlet - Anzac Avenue Much Used". Auckland Star. 10 July 1919. p. 7.
  8. ^ Bush, G. W. A. (1971). Decently and in Order: The Centennial History of the Auckland City Council. Collins. p. 231.
  9. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Anzac Avenue (134500). 2018 Census place summary: Anzac Avenue
  10. ^ "Brooklyn Flats". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Eden Hall". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Logan Bank". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Station Hotel (former)". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Berrisville Flats". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  15. ^ "High Court Building". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Braemar". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Courtville (Middle Courtville)". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Courtville (Corner Courtville)". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

Coordinates: 36°50′56″S 174°46′25″E / 36.8489°S 174.7735°E / -36.8489; 174.7735

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