10 Facts About Parnell Auckland

1.

Parnell Auckland Road ends at the intersection of George and Sarawia Streets, where it becomes Broadway.

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2.

Parnell Auckland area has a long history of settlement by Tamaki Maori.

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3.

Parnell Auckland quickly subdivided it into 36 sections, which he advertised for sale on 4 September 1841 as the "Village of Parnell".

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4.

Streets in the village of Parnell Auckland were named Groves, Cronin and Calman after other missionaries to Baghdad, Anthony Norris Groves, Edward Cronin and Erasmus Scott Calman.

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5.

Along the upper part of Parnell Auckland Road stand a number of 19th-century houses, most of them now used by law firms, accountancy firms, shops, and a few restaurants.

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6.

The lower part of Parnell Auckland has a larger concentration of Edwardian retail buildings, including a number of fashionable boutiques, nightclubs and bars.

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7.

The streets to each side of Parnell Auckland Road remain mainly residential in character, with some townhouses and apartments, especially towards St Georges Bay Road.

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8.

At the bottom of Parnell Auckland Rise runs Beach Road, so-called because it ran around the beach-front of the now-reclaimed Mechanics Bay and Official Bay.

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9.

ACG Parnell Auckland College is a private composite school with a roll of 1474 as of July 2022.

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10.

Parnell Auckland District School is a state full primary school with a roll of 433 as of July 2022.

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