Waldronville
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Waldronville is a coastal settlement on the Pacific Ocean
coast of the South Island
of New Zealand
. Established in the 1950s as a commuter settlement, it is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the southwest of Dunedin
city centre, and lies within the city's limits. Waldronville was developed by Bill Waldron, when he purchased the McCraws farm in the early 1950s, initially for 200 houses. In the mid-1970s, two other streets were added to the southwest of the settlement. In the mid-1990s, Friendship Drive and Wavy Knowes developments were added to the northeast.
The township of Brighton
lies 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the southeast of Waldronville; the tiny settlement of Westwood lies halfway between the Brighton and Waldronville.
Waldronville is located close to the Kaikorai Lagoon, an expanse of water at the mouth of the Kaikorai Stream
protected from the ocean by a sandbar which stretches inland almost as far as the Dunedin suburb of Green Island
, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north. The lagoon is part of a research project aimed at establishing a national estuarine monitoring protocol. The actual island which shares the suburb's name lies 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) offshore to the south of Waldronville.
The rocky outcrop of Blackhead is located to the east of Waldronville. A major quarry is located at black Head, mining basalt for road metal. There are hexagonal basalt columns at Black head, similar to those further to the east at Second Beach, New Zealand.
Many of Waldronville's streets are named after World War II
-era aircraft. The settlement is connected to Brighton and Taieri Mouth
to the southwest via a coastal road; in the other direction the road stretches to Green Island. A narrow rural road runs past the quarry and on past Tunnel Beach, connecting with Dunedin's main suburban street system at Corstorphine
.
Pacific Ocean
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coast of the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Established in the 1950s as a commuter settlement, it is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the southwest of Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
city centre, and lies within the city's limits. Waldronville was developed by Bill Waldron, when he purchased the McCraws farm in the early 1950s, initially for 200 houses. In the mid-1970s, two other streets were added to the southwest of the settlement. In the mid-1990s, Friendship Drive and Wavy Knowes developments were added to the northeast.
The township of Brighton
Brighton, New Zealand
"Ocean View, New Zealand" redirects here. For the inner Dunedin suburb occasionally referred to as Ocean View, see Andersons BayBrighton is a small seaside town within the city limits of Dunedin, in New Zealand's South Island. It is located 20 kilometres southwest from the city centre on the...
lies 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the southeast of Waldronville; the tiny settlement of Westwood lies halfway between the Brighton and Waldronville.
Waldronville is located close to the Kaikorai Lagoon, an expanse of water at the mouth of the Kaikorai Stream
Kaikorai Stream
The Kaikorai Stream is a short river which runs through Otago, in New Zealand's South Island. The entirety of its length is within the city of Dunedin....
protected from the ocean by a sandbar which stretches inland almost as far as the Dunedin suburb of Green Island
Green Island, New Zealand
Green Island is an island off the coast of Dunedin, New Zealand, also the name of one of the city's suburbs. The suburb is not on the sea — formerly a borough, it took its name from the Green Island bush, uncleared native forest extending from the valley where the town is centred over the hills...
, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north. The lagoon is part of a research project aimed at establishing a national estuarine monitoring protocol. The actual island which shares the suburb's name lies 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) offshore to the south of Waldronville.
The rocky outcrop of Blackhead is located to the east of Waldronville. A major quarry is located at black Head, mining basalt for road metal. There are hexagonal basalt columns at Black head, similar to those further to the east at Second Beach, New Zealand.
Many of Waldronville's streets are named after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
-era aircraft. The settlement is connected to Brighton and Taieri Mouth
Taieri Mouth
Taieri Mouth is a small fishing village at the mouth of the Taieri River, New Zealand. Taieri Island lies in the ocean several hundred metres off the river's mouth.It has a white sand beach for swimming and several picnic areas...
to the southwest via a coastal road; in the other direction the road stretches to Green Island. A narrow rural road runs past the quarry and on past Tunnel Beach, connecting with Dunedin's main suburban street system at Corstorphine
Corstorphine, New Zealand
Corstorphine is a suburb of southwest Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the slopes of Calton Hill - a spur of Forbury Hill - between Caversham Valley and the Pacific Ocean...
.