Bideford, New Zealand

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Bideford
Coordinates: 40°53′S 175°53′E / 40.883°S 175.883°E / -40.883; 175.883Coordinates: 40°53′S 175°53′E / 40.883°S 175.883°E / -40.883; 175.883
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWairarapa
Territorial authorityMasterton District
ElectorateWairarapa
Government
 • MPAlastair Scott (National)
 • MayorLyn Patterson
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Area code(s)06

Bideford is a small rural settlement, located in the Masterton district in the Wairarapa region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is located 35 kilometres northeast of Masterton and a similar distance southwest of Eketahuna. Bideford had a primary school until the Wairarapa school merge of 2004.

Name[]

The settlement is named after Bideford, Devon, and was previously known as Upper Taueru until 1878.[1]

Demographics[]

Bideford is part of the Whareama statistical area.[2]

Residents[]

  • John Falloon, Member of Parliament lived in Bideford at the time of his death.
  • Jack Williams, Member of Parliament farmed in Bideford

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Bideford". New Zealand History. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Whareama

See also[]

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