Welcome to the Swanson Heritage website – Under Construction

On the map below, you can explore the heritage of Swanson, both old and more recent. It includes buildings, foundations, locations, natural features and people.
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Wai Whauwhaupaku

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Wai Whauwhaupaku is located towards the end of Tram Valley Road. It has long been known locally as the Swanson Conservation Area and is located at the head of the Swanson stream, however the traditional Te Kawerau name is Wai Whauwhaupaku. This land was part of Te Kawerau ā Maki’s 2014 Treaty Settlement. The area takes its name from the Read more...


Opareira

Henderson Valley Scenic Reserve is part of the wider locality known as Opareira, ‘the dwelling place of Pareira’. This ancestress was the niece of the famed early Maori voyager Toi Te Hautahi who visited the Auckland region over six centuries ago. When Toi Te Hautahi and his people explored the Waitemate Harbour, Pareira decided to settle at Wai o Pareira Read more...


Swanson Oaks

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– Small park with some seating and a petanque court Read more...


Swanson Hall

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Swanson residents bought land after a statutory meeting on 11 December 1926 by raising money through selling shares in Swanson Hall Ltd. The total cost of land, building and preliminary expenses for the hall was £377 and the hall was completed by 23 May 1929. In 1945 the hall was taken over by the RNZAF for training and recreation purposes. Read more...


Calvert Home

This house is behind the butcher’s shop and situated on the original Calvert block. It was built in the late 1920s as the home for the Calvert family. Read more...


Candia Road

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Candia Road was named by Waitemata County Council on 21 Nov 1941, previously is was No.2 Road, Swanson (reference:1). It is named after Candia city, a British seaport on the island of Crete, which actually changed name to Heraklion after the Battle of Crete in 1941. The name Candia Bay still exists today on Crete. The steep hills at Candia Read more...


Farm House

– Old farm house 1880 – Owned by only two families. [Dawn Ellis] Read more...


Old house

– Old house – Corner of Coulter and Drower rd (19 Coulter rd ?) [Dawn Ellis] Read more...


Old house

1st house on left from Candia rd 6 Coulter rd ? [Dawn Ellis] Read more...


Old House

– Old house made of kauri – Build 1917 – New extension put on top of it – Native trees planted around 1920’s in front of house [Dawn Ellis] Read more...


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