Coordinates: 35°48′06″S 174°19′45″E / 35.80167°S 174.32917°E / -35.80167; 174.32917

Portland, New Zealand

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Portland
Portland is located in Northland Region
Portland
Portland
Coordinates: 35°48′06″S 174°19′45″E / 35.80167°S 174.32917°E / -35.80167; 174.32917
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictWhangarei District
Population
 (2018)(includes Otaika)
 • Total1,338
A train stopped on the North Auckland Line in 1923

Portland is a locality on the western side of Whangarei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangarei is about 10 km to the north. Tikorangi is a hill to the west with a summit 161 m above sea level.[1][2]

According to the 2018 New Zealand census, Otaika and Portland have a population of 1,338, an increase of 192 people since the 2013 census.[3]

The major industry is Portland Cement, which is New Zealand's largest cement manufacturer.[4] It has a specialised loading dock on the harbour,[5] and quarries Tikorangi for lime.[6]

History[]

The Portland Cement Works, which started on Limestone Island in Whangarei Harbour in 1885, moved to Portland in 1916.[7][8] The Cement works is now owned by , a division of Fletcher Building.

Dominion Cement built a mile-long pier of disused tram rails in 1913.[9]

The town had a railway station on the North Auckland Line from 1918 to 1975.[10]

Education[]

Portland School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of 51 students as of November 2021.[11][12]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 7. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 27. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Otaika-Portland (107700). 2018 Census place summary: Otaika-Portland
  4. ^ "Northland – Industries". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  5. ^ "Northland – Transport links". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  6. ^ Pickmere, Nancy Preece (1986). Whangarei: The Founding Years. p. 65.
  7. ^ "Whangarei Harbour". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
  8. ^ "Brief History of the Cement Industry in New Zealand". Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008. This source gives a date of 1918 for the move to Portland.
  9. ^ "MANAWATU TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 18 August 1913. Retrieved 16 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
  11. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  12. ^ Education Counts: Portland School
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