Riverside

Riverside is a suburb of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand. It is east of the city centre, across the Hātea River. Pohe Island is a 54 square kilometre open space which is adjacent to the mouth of the Hātea River and Whangārei Harbour. it contains William Fraser Memorial Park.

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Type: Suburb with 2,190 residents
Description: suburb of Whangārei, New Zealand
Also known as: “Riverside, Whangārei”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Semenoff Stadium and Te Matau ā Pohe.

Semenoff Stadium

Stadium

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Okara Park, currently known commercially as Semenoff Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Whangārei, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Northland Rugby Union.

Te Matau ā Pohe

Bridge

Photo: Noel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Te Matau ā Pohe is a bridge.

Cobham Oval

Cobham Oval is a cricket ground in Whangārei, New Zealand, next to the Okara Park rugby stadium. It stages daytime-only first-class and List A matches.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whangarei and Morningside.

Whangarei

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Whangarei is the main city of the Northland region, in the North Island of New Zealand. It has a warm semi-tropical climate, with summer daytime temperatures around 24–26°C, regular rainy days year round and mild winters that rarely have frosts and are mild enough for the region to be described as "the winterless north".

Morningside

Quarter

Morningside is a suburb to the south of Whangārei in Northland, New Zealand. Morningside railway housing settlement still substantially exists. Many of the houses have been considerably modified, but one 1939 house is protected by NZHPT Category II listing, number 7745.