Kensington Substation
Kensington Substation is an electrical substation in Whangarei, Northland. Kensington Substation is situated nearby to St Francis Xavier Catholic School (Whangarei), as well as near St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mair Park and Whangārei Girls’ High School.
Mair Park
Park
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mair Park is in Whangārei, New Zealand, adjacent to the suburb of Mairtown. It is named for Robert Mair, who donated the land from his estate to the city in 1914.
Whangārei Girls’ High School
School
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whangārei Girls' High School is a single sex state secondary school founded in 1881 in Whangārei, New Zealand. It has a roll of 1531 as of July 2025. Whangārei Girls’ High School is situated 1¼ km southeast of Kensington Substation.
Whangārei Falls
Waterfall
Photo: ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whangārei Falls is located just on the outskirts of Whangārei on Boundary Road in the suburb of Tikipunga, a popular place for both locals and tourists to visit, go for walks along the edge of the Hātea River, or to have a picnic on the lawns and tables at the top of the waterfall near the main car park. Whangārei Falls is situated 3 km northeast of Kensington Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whau Valley and Kensington.
Whau Valley
Suburb
Whau Valley is a suburb of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through it. The valley was named for the whau trees which grew there in the 1850s.
Kensington
Suburb
Kensington is a suburb of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand. 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 Hātea River on the east.
Otangarei
Suburb
Otangarei is a suburb of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of group of people leaping" for Ōtāngarei.
Kensington Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Whangarei, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.70286° or 35° 42′ 10″ southLongitude
174.3114° or 174° 18′ 41″ eastOperator
NorthpowerOpen location code
4VPP78W6+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 180636348
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