Kensington

Kensington is a suburb of , in , . It is about 2 kilometres north of the city centre. State Highway 1 runs through Kensington, The Western Hills form a boundary on the west, and on the east.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 3,340 residents
  • Description: suburb of Whangārei, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Kensington, Whangārei”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whangārei Girls’ High School and Mair Park.

School
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whangārei Girls' High School is a single sex secondary school founded in 1881 in , New Zealand. It has a roll of 1,497 as of October 2025.

Park
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in , New Zealand, adjacent to the suburb of . It is named for Robert Mair, who donated the land from his estate to the city in 1914.

Library
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mairtown and Whau Valley.

Quarter
is a suburb of , in , . It is about 2 kilometres north of the city centre. runs between and the .

Suburb
is a suburb of , in , . State Highway 1 runs through it. The valley was named for the whau trees which grew there in the 1850s.

Suburb
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb of , in , . The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of group of people leaping" for Ōtāngarei.

Kensington

Latitude
-35.70964° or 35° 42′ 35″ south
Longitude
174.31205° or 174° 18′ 43″ east
Population
3,340
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
4VPP78R6+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332339864
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6230947
Wiki­data ID
Q95230092
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Satellite Map

Discover Kensington from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Kensington” goes by many names.
  • French: “Kensington (Whangarei)”
  • French: “Kensington”
  • Japanese: “ケンジントン”
  • Russian: “Кенсингтон”
  • Turkish: “Kensington, Whangārei”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kensington Park and Whangarei Athletics Club.

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