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Place in Auckland Region, New Zealand
Pollok
Coordinates: 37°08′20″S 174°37′05″E / 37.139°S 174.618°E / -37.139; 174.618
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland Region
WardFranklin ward
BoardFranklin Local Board
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityAuckland Council
Postcode2684
Area code09

Pollok is a small settlement on the Āwhitu Peninsula in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is located to the north-west of Waiuku.

History

Pollok is a part of the rohe of Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua. The Crown purchased the land in 1861, and in 1865 the town was founded by Scottish immigrants from Pollokshaws near Glasgow, led by James Milne Smith, the reverend of the Pollokshaws United Original Secession Church. Smith tried to establish a self-contained and self-sufficient religious community at Pollok. In 1870, his church was joined by the Pollok Presbyterian Church.

Smith left the community in 1882, when the community's combined church and school was destroyed in a fire. After Smith's departure, the Auckland Education Board purchased a site next to the Pollok Presbyterian Church, and opened a school on 11 July 1883.

In the early 1910s, the first telephone exchange was constructed in the area in Pollok. This house was later moved to the historical precinct at the Waiuku Museum.

In 2005, the Pollok School was closed.

Government

Pollok was originally governed by the Pollock Settlement Road District Board before amalgamating with Franklin County in 1913.

Education

Pollok School was established in the town in 1883. It operated for over 120 years as a primary school, until its closure in 2005. As of 2023, the closest school to the settlement is Awhitu District School, a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 118 students as of November 2024..

References

  1. ^ "Pollok School (Former)". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. Cameron, Ewen; Hayward, Bruce; Murdoch, Graeme (2008). A Field Guide to Auckland: Exploring the Region's Natural and Historical Heritage (Revised ed.). Random House New Zealand. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-86962-1513.
  3. "Pollok Cottage, Waiuku, 2012". Auckland Libraries. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. The Heritage Studio (July 2017). Franklin County Council Chambers (Former) (PDF) (Report). Auckland Council.
  5. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  6. Education Counts: Awhitu District School


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