Buckland

Buckland is a small town in the Franklin ward of Auckland Regional Council, on the south-east side of Pukekohe, between Pukekohe and Tuakau, and on the northern boundary of Waikato District. It is part of the Pukekohe urban area.

Type: Quarter with 1,230 residents
Description: locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand
Also known as: “Buckland, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pukekohe Park Raceway and Pukekohe railway station.

Pukekohe Park Raceway

Sports venue

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Pukekohe Park Raceway was a former car racing track that was situated on the outside of the Pukekohe Park Thoroughbred Racetrack, located in the surrounds of Pukekohe.

Pukekohe railway station

Railway station

Photo: PukekoheNZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pukekohe railway station is a railway station in Pukekohe, New Zealand. It is the southern terminus of the South City Line of the Auckland railway network. Pukekohe railway station is situated 3 km northwest of Buckland.

Pukekohe Hill

Peak

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Pukekohe Hill is one of the most prominent volcanoes of the South Auckland volcanic field in New Zealand. The shield volcano erupted approximately 550,000 years ago, making it one of the youngest known volcanoes of the field. Pukekohe Hill is situated 3 km west of Buckland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harrisville and Pukekohe.

Harrisville

Hamlet

Harrisville is a locality about 3 km northeast of Tuakau and 5.5 km southeast of Pukekohe in the North Island of New Zealand. The area was named for an early landowner and politician, Benjamin Harris, and was largely settled by Danes. Harrisville is situated 3 km southeast of Buckland.

Pukekohe

Town

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Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. Pukekohe is situated 3½ km northwest of Buckland.