Bideford, New Zealand Explained

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.

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.

Residents

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bideford . https://web.archive.org/web/20180215110714/https://nzhistory.govt.nz/keyword/tags-80 . dead . 15 February 2018 . New Zealand History . 28 June 2018.