Mosgiel
Mosgiel is an urban satellite of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand, fifteen kilometres west of the city's centre. Since the re-organisation of New Zealand local government in 1989 it has been inside the Dunedin City Council area.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Memorial Park and Taieri College.
Memorial Park
Park
Memorial Park, also known as the Mosgiel Memorial Gardens, is a public park and gardens located in Mosgiel a satellite town of Dunedin, New Zealand. The park contains a memorial garden, a variety of playground areas, picnic areas and nearby sports fields.
Taieri College
School
Taieri College, formerly called The Taieri High School and, prior to 1956, the Mosgiel District High School, is a co-educational state school in Mosgiel, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Te Puna o Whakaehu
Building
Te Puna o Whakaehu is a modern indoor aquatic and recreational facility in Mosgiel, Dunedin, New Zealand. The name, which means "the pool of Silver Stream," was gifted by Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou and acknowledges the traditional Kai Tahu connection to the nearby waterway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Taieri and Wingatui.
East Taieri
Hamlet
East Taieri is a small township, located between Mosgiel and Allanton in New Zealand's Otago region. It lies on State Highway 1 en route between the city of Dunedin and its airport at Momona.
Wingatui
Hamlet
Wingatui is a small settlement almost 15 kilometres west of Dunedin, and two kilometres east of Mosgiel. It has become a suburb of Mosgiel, but continues to maintain its own unique identity and heritage. Wingatui is situated 3 km east of Mosgiel.
Fairfield
Suburb
Fairfield is a suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand. Fairfield lies in rolling hill country, close to the slopes of Saddle Hill and Scroggs Hill. The name Fairfield was originally given as a descriptive name by early European settler William Martin to his farm property, located close to where the town now stands. Fairfield is situated 4½ km southeast of Mosgiel.
Mosgiel
- Type: Town with 14,700 residents
- Description: town in New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.87498° or 45° 52′ 30″ southLongitude
170.34735° or 170° 20′ 51″ eastPopulation
14,700Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)United Nations Location Code
NZ MGLOpen location code
4V6G48GW+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 206233503OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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