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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mair Park and Semenoff Stadium.
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.
Semenoff Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0.
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. Semenoff Stadium is situated 4 km southeast of Kensington Substation.
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 1,497 as of October 2025. Whangārei Girls’ High School is situated 1¼ km southeast 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
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
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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