Hillpark

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Hillpark

Total population

6,330

WeatherAvg high 66.1°F

Coordinates-37.01°, 174.90°

Demographic figures from Stats NZ. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hillpark, also known as Hill Park, is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is bordered by suburbs of The Gardens on the east and Manurewa on the south, and is governed by Auckland Council. The suburb is characterised by its heritage status, modernist architecture, and setting within native bush.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

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Fleur Adcock

New Zealand poet and editor, of English and Northern Irish ancestry (1934–2024)

John Walker

New Zealand middle-distance runner and politician

Barbara Kendall

New Zealand windsurfer

Kimberley Smith

New Zealand long-distance runner

Mark Hunt

New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial artist

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Barry Crump

New Zealand writer (1935-1996)

Kieran Read

New Zealand rugby union player

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Baden Kerr

New Zealand rugby union player

B

Ben Afeaki

rugby player

Bruce Kendall

New Zealand sailor

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Charmian Mellars

New Zealand female professional basketball player

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David Dixon

American football player

Glenn Colquhoun

New Zealand poet

John Coutts

New Zealand engineer and gliding champion

James Cowan

New Zealand writer and historian (1870–1943)

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Katrina Grant

New Zealand netball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auckland

• Manurewa
  0.5 mi away · pop. 21,560
• Totara Heights
  1 mi away · pop. 3,120
• Randwick Park
  1.2 mi away
• The Gardens
  1.3 mi away · pop. 4,200
• Goodwood Heights
  1.4 mi away · pop. 4,800
• Manukau
  2 mi away · pop. 3,960
• Wiri
  2 mi away · pop. 6,570
• Takanini
  2.1 mi away · pop. 17,840
• Alfriston
  2.3 mi away · pop. 4,080
• Wattle Downs
  2.4 mi away · pop. 9,070
• Conifer Grove
  2.5 mi away · pop. 5,160
• Clendon Park
  2.5 mi away · pop. 9,730

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Gallery

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.