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Place in Wairarapa, New Zealand
Bideford | |
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Coordinates: 40°53′S 175°53′E / 40.883°S 175.883°E / -40.883; 175.883 | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Wairarapa |
Territorial authority | Masterton District |
Electorate | Wairarapa |
Government | |
• MP | Alastair Scott (National) |
• Mayor | Lyn Patterson |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Area code | 06 |
Bideford is a small rural settlement, located in the Masterton district in the Wairarapa region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is located 35 kilometres northeast of Masterton and a similar distance southwest of Eketāhuna. Bideford had a primary school until the Wairarapa school merge of 2004.
Name
The settlement is named after Bideford, Devon, and was previously known as Upper Taueru until 1878.
Demographics
Bideford is part of the Whareama statistical area.
Residents
- John Falloon, Member of Parliament lived in Bideford at the time of his death.
- Jack Williams, Member of Parliament farmed in Bideford
Notes
- "Bideford". New Zealand History. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- 2018 Census place summary: Whareama
See also
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