Bideford | |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | -40.8833°N 228°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Wairarapa |
Subdivision Type2: | Territorial authority |
Subdivision Name2: | Masterton District |
Seat Type: | Electorate |
Seat: | Wairarapa |
Leader Title: | MP |
Leader Party: | National |
Leader Name: | Alastair Scott |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Lyn Patterson |
Timezone: | NZST |
Utc Offset: | +12 |
Timezone Dst: | NZDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +13 |
Area Code: | 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 Eketāhuna. Bideford had a primary school until the Wairarapa school merge of 2004.
The settlement is named after Bideford, Devon, and was previously known as Upper Taueru until 1878.[1]
Bideford is part of the Whareama statistical area.