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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Шаблон:Stack begin Шаблон:Infobox New Zealand suburb Шаблон:Adjacent place Шаблон:Stack end Devonport (Шаблон:IPAc-en Шаблон:Respell)[1] is a harbourside suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, at the southern end of the Devonport Peninsula that runs southeast from near Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. East of Devonport lies North Head, the northern promontory guarding the mouth of the harbour.

The suburb hosts the Devonport Naval Base of the Royal New Zealand Navy, the main facility for the country's naval vessels, but is also known for its harbourside dining and drinking establishments and its heritage charm. Devonport has been compared to Sausalito, California, US due to its setting and scenery.[2]

Etymology

Devonport is named after the English naval town of Devonport.[3]

Eastern Devonport is known as Cheltenham, named after the English town of Cheltenham.[4]

History

Around 40,000 years ago Devonport consisted of three islands of volcanic origin, Mount Victoria, North Head and between them Mount Cambria (now largely quarried away).[5]

The earliest evidence for Māori settlement dates from the mid-14th century (roughly the same time as the believed landing of the Tainui migration canoe, which is commemorated by a stone memorial on the foreshore).[6] A significant Māori settlement on North Head was ended by attacks from rival tribes in the 1790s.[7] About 50 Māori were still living in Torpedo Bay, with their meeting house just east of Cambridge Terrace, until they fled to the Waikato when the colonial government launched war on Waikato Māori in 1863.[8][9]

Jules Dumont d'Urville, a French explorer, is thought to have gone ashore in the area in 1827, possibly as the first European.[6] The first European building on the foreshore was a gunpowder magazine built in 1840.[10]

Devonport is one of the oldest colonial settlements in Auckland, and the first on the North Shore.[11] The Royal Navy survivors of HMS Buffalo settled at Devonport.[11] In 1841 a signal station for Auckland's shipping was erected on Mount Victoria (Takarunga), and the signal master, Robert Snow, and his family became the first Europeans to live in the area permanently.[10] From then until the 1860s, the settlement was called Flagstaff, because of the flagstaff at the signal station.[12] Flagstaff was subdivided for town sections and farms in the early 1850s.[10]

For the first half century or so of its existence Devonport was geographically isolated from the rest of the North Shore, and was sometimes called "the island" by the local inhabitants.[13] Only a thin strip of land beside the beach at Narrow Neck connected Devonport to Belmont and the rest of the North Shore peninsula. In the late 19th century the mangrove swamp that stretched from Narrow Neck to Ngataringa Bay was filled in to form a racecourse, now a golf course.[13] A new road was built along the western edge of the racecourse allowing more direct travel to the north.

On the southern shore, to the west of the centre of Devonport, a nearby deep water anchorage suitable for Royal Navy vessels, the Devonport Naval Base was established. William Hobson, then the Governor of New Zealand, considered the sandspit-protected area a better choice for a naval installation than the shallower Tamaki waters on the southern side of the harbour.[6] While some facilities have expanded and shifted in location over time, the area is still the primary base for the Royal New Zealand Navy. The Calliope Dock at Stanley Bay, part of the base, was opened on 16 February 1888 and at the time was the largest dock in the Southern hemisphere. The suburb also had one of the oldest New Zealand shipyards, now part of the Devonport Yacht Club area.[6]

The main centre of the suburb slowly shifted west from Church Street and the original wharf at Torpedo Bay, to its current location around the ferry wharf.[6] The settlement itself was renamed Devonport by 1859 after the English naval town of Devonport.[14] Devonport achieved Borough status in 1886 and was incorporated into North Shore City in 1989.

Devonport played a special role in the nuclear free movement. In 1981 the Devonport Borough Council voted to declare Devonport a nuclear-free zone, the first local council in New Zealand to do so.[15]

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Devonport as seen from Mt Victoria. Victoria Road on left, Devonport Wharf at the rear.

In July 2007, Devonport was given permission to be excluded from a list of local Auckland growth node centres. The Auckland Regional Council accepted that while it was encouraging intensified growth (such as higher-density housing) around transport nodes such as Devonport, the character and historical nature of the Devonport Wharf area would make such a designation inappropriate in this case.[16]

In 2011 the Devonport community, led by parents and local publication the Devonport Flagstaff, launched a grassroots movement protesting the sale of the synthetic cannabis Kronic in local dairies. The battle was a success, and Kronic was banned from the area.[17]

Ferries

Image of Devonport Ferry MV Kea
Devonport Ferry MV Kea

The first ferry services to Auckland city began in the 1840s. These were open sailing cutters operated by local seamen running passengers to the foot of Queen Street, Auckland's main road. In 1860 the first paddlesteamer ferries began operation.[5][13] These were in turn replaced by double-ended, screw-driven ferries in 1904.[13] Both passenger and vehicle ferries operated on the Devonport run until the opening of the Auckland Harbour Bridge in 1959. Immediately after the opening of the bridge, passenger ferry services to other North Shore destinations (such as Northcote and Birkenhead) were cancelled, as were all vehicular ferries. The Devonport passenger ferry was retained on a much reduced timetable. The majority of the ferries were scrapped, only a handful being retained until being replaced by more modern vessels. The last of the old-style double-ended ferries, the diesel-engined Kestrel (built in 1905), was retired from the commuter run in 1988 and was then operated for cruises and sightseeing.

In 2002 the Kestrel was moved to Tauranga to serve as a floating restaurant. The Kestrel changed hands again in 2010 and moved back to Auckland.[18] On 8 March 2016 the Kestrel broke up and sank while tethered in its Wynyard Quarter berth.[19] She was refloated, but her future remains uncertain.[20]

Character

Devonport maintains many old villas some of which date back to the 19th century.[21]

The navy base at Devonport features strongly in the local character, with the North Shore City Council having signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Navy which recognises the developing partnership between them.[22] The Torpedo Bay Navy Museum is also located in Devonport.[23]

Demographics

Devonport

Devonport covers Шаблон:Convert[24] and had an estimated population of Шаблон:NZ population data 2023 SA2 as of Шаблон:NZ population data 2023 SA2 with a population density of Шаблон:Decimals people per km2.

Шаблон:Historical populations Devonport had a population of 3,348 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 66 people (−1.9%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 69 people (−2.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,275 households, comprising 1,590 males and 1,758 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 45.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 615 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 534 (15.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,575 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 627 (18.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 92.2% European/Pākehā, 5.2% Māori, 2.2% Pacific peoples, 4.1% Asian, and 3.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 35.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.7% had no religion, 32.2% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,251 (45.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 189 (6.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $45,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 939 people (34.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,320 (48.3%) people were employed full-time, 513 (18.8%) were part-time, and 54 (2.0%) were unemployed.[25]

Cheltenham

Cheltenham covers Шаблон:Convert[24] and had an estimated population of Шаблон:NZ population data 2023 SA2 as of Шаблон:NZ population data 2023 SA2 with a population density of Шаблон:Decimals people per km2.

Шаблон:Historical populations Cheltenham had a population of 2,013 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 60 people (−2.9%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 69 people (−3.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 789 households, comprising 975 males and 1,038 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 47.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 348 people (17.3%) aged under 15 years, 303 (15.1%) aged 15 to 29, 915 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 444 (22.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.9% European/Pākehā, 5.1% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 4.6% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 34.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.9% had no religion, 30.3% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 1.2% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 819 (49.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 108 (6.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $46,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 567 people (34.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 753 (45.2%) people were employed full-time, 291 (17.5%) were part-time, and 33 (2.0%) were unemployed.[26]


Local government

From 1876 until 1886, Devonport was a part of the Takapuna Riding administered by the Waitemata County, a large rural county north and west of the city of Auckland.[27] In 1886, the area split from the council, forming the Devonport Borough Council. In 1989, the borough was merged into the North Shore City, and in 2010 incorporated into the single unitary council, run by Auckland Council.

Within the Auckland Council, Devonport is a part of the Devonport-Takapuna local government area governed by the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board. It is a part of the North Shore ward, which elects two councillors to the Auckland Council.

Mayors during Devonport Borough Council

During its existence from 1886 to 1989, Devonport Borough had 19 mayors. The following is a complete list:

Name Portrait Term of office
1 Malcolm Niccol Файл:Malcolm Niccol.jpg 1886–1890
2 Ewen Alison Файл:Ewen Alison.jpg 1890–1895
(1) Malcolm Niccol Файл:Malcolm Niccol.jpg 1895–1896
3 Joseph Macky Файл:Joseph Cochrane Macky.jpg 1896–1901
(1) Malcolm Niccol Файл:Malcolm Niccol.jpg 1901–1902
(2) Ewen Alison Файл:Ewen Alison.jpg 1902–1907
4 William Handley Файл:William Handley.jpg 1907–1915
5 Alick Pickford Файл:No image.png 1915–1916
6 John Henderson Файл:No image.png 1916–1919
7 Horace King Файл:No image.png 1919–1923
8 Thomas Lamont Файл:Thomas Lamont.jpg 1923–1927
9 Ernest Aldridge Файл:Ernest Aldridge.jpg 1927–1930
10 John Hislop Файл:No image.png 1930–1931
11 Hugh Ferry-Wheir Meikle Файл:Hugh F.-W. Meikle.jpg 1931–1941
12 Robert Gordon May Файл:No image.png 1941–1944
13 John Raymond Miller Файл:John Raymond Miller (cropped).jpg 1944–1950
14 Clem Woodall Файл:Clement Woodall (cropped).jpg 1950–1959
15 Fred Stevens Файл:Frederic Stevens.jpg 1959–1965
16 Jack Seelye Файл:No image.png 1965–1968
17 Ted Jackson Файл:No image.png 1968–1973
18 Pat Sheehan Файл:No image.png 1973–1980
19 Jim Titchener Файл:Wray Davies Titchener.jpg 1980–1989

Features

View of Cheltenham Beach from North Head
Cheltenham Beach from North Head

Between the wharf and Mount Victoria are the Devonport shops and several landmarks:

  • The Esplanade Hotel – this is an elegant example of an 1890s seaside hotel, reminiscent of many an English seaside resort of the period. A modern extension was added on in the 1950s which has now been replaced by an apartment complex. The Edwardian building was sold for $7 million in 2015.[28]
  • Windsor Reserve – located just to the east of the Devonport Wharf; it is an area of open lawn notable for the 1980s toilet block Шаблон:Citation needed and the Edwardian archway at the northern end.
  • King Edward Parade Reserve – to the north of the Windsor Reserve on the other side of the road is the King Edward Parade Reserve; here are located the Public Library, the War Memorial (a bronze soldier figure by Richard Gross) and under the Moreton Bay Fig trees a 1950s styled bandstand.
  • The former Post Office – an Art Deco building from the 1930s.
  • The Left Bank – a 1920s neoclassical building now housing a cafe/bar/restaurant.
  • The Victoria Cinema – built in 1912 and remodelled internally and externally in the 1930s in the then fashionable Art Deco style; this is apparently the oldest cinema in the Southern Hemisphere in continuous use. The cinema was purchased for $1.55 million in 2006 by the North Shore City Council on behalf of the city.[29]

Devonport Museum, a museum on local history, opened in 1977.[30] Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, a military and maritime museum, opened to the public in 2010.[31][32]

The Cheltenham area also includes several landmarks:

  • Cheltenham Beach, sandy public beach[33]
  • Goldwater house, 26 Cheltenham Road, 1907, late villa-style family home owned by the Goldwater family until the mid 1980s.[34]
  • Morrison house, 5 Jubilee Avenue, 1896, Two-storey Italianate-villa, owned by the Morrison family 1907-1967.[35]
  • Watson houses, 15-17 Jubilee Avenue, 1899 and 1901, two villas, built and owned by the Watson family until 1917.[36][37]

Devonport Wharf

Today, ferry services to Devonport Wharf are more numerous again, and are subsidised by Auckland Transport, . A crossing between the Auckland CBD and Devonport takes about 12 minutes, usually on the 'Seabus Kea', a newer double-ended ferry.[13]

The Devonport Wharf / Ferry Terminal received a variety of maintenance and repairs during 2011 in advance of the Rugby World Cup. Further structural works were carried out in 2012.[38]

In 2015 a $24 million redevelopment project to upgrade parts of Devonport including the wharf began. The renovation of the Devonport wharf is all but complete, with applications for retail services currently underway. The project includes an improved car park and an overall modernisation of the building itself, as well as structural improvements and refurbishments.[39]Шаблон:Infobox radio station

Victoria Wharf

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Flight Support for Albatross (sculpture in Auckland, New Zealand)

The 1929 wharf underwent significant repair in the 2010s[40] and is now home to the sculpture Flight Support for Albatross by Greer Twiss.[41]

Local media

The Flea 88.2 FM &107.1FM is a community radio station in Auckland, New Zealand.[42] The station founder, Mike Baker, died on 4 April 2009, at the age of 71.[43]

Education

Devonport Primary School is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of Шаблон:NZ school roll data[44] located on the side of Mount Victoria with the address of 18 Kerr Street. The school was established in 1870 on a plot of land given to them by the Trevarthen family for the purposes of a chapel, before it was later renegotiated to be used as a school.[45]

Class at St Leo's Primary School c1900
Class at St Leo's Primary School c1900

St Leo's School is a state-integrated Catholic primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of Шаблон:NZ school roll data.[46] It was founded in 1893.[47]

Both these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of Шаблон:NZ school roll data

Sport

North Shore United AFC

North Shore United are an association football club that play their football at Allen Hill Stadium, located near the southern end of Lake Road. The club, founded in 1887, currently play in the NRFL Division 1, a league in the third tier of New Zealand Football. The club is the oldest in both New Zealand and Oceania, winning the Chatham Cup 6 times and the New Zealand Club Championship twice.

North Shore RFC

North Shore Rugby Football Club is a Rugby Union club located in Devonport that play their games at Devonport Domain. Founded in 1873, it is one of the oldest clubs in New Zealand.

Notable people

See also

References

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External links

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