Pollok, New Zealand
Pollok | |
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| Coordinates: 37°08′20″S 174°37′05″E / 37.139°S 174.618°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland Region |
| Ward | Franklin ward |
| Board | Franklin Local Board |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Auckland Council |
| Postcode | 2684 |
| Area code | 09 |
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[edit]
Pollok is a part of the rohe of Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua.[1] The Crown purchased the land in 1861,[1] and in 1865 the town was founded by Scottish immigrants from Pollokshaws near Glasgow,[2] led by James Milne Smith, the reverend of the Pollokshaws United Original Secession Church.[1] Smith tried to establish a self-contained and self-sufficient religious community at Pollok.[1] In 1870, his church was joined by the Pollok Presbyterian Church.[1]
Smith left the community in 1882, when the community's combined church and school was destroyed in a fire.[1] 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.[1]
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.[3]
In 2005, the Pollok School was closed.[1]
Education[edit]
Pollok School was established in the town in 1883. It operated for over 120 years as a primary school, until its closure in 2005.[1] 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 91 students as of February 2024.[4].[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Pollok School (Former)". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pollok Cottage, Waiuku, 2012". Auckland Libraries. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Education Counts: Awhitu District School
