Pollok | |
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Coordinates: 37°08′20″S 174°37′05″E / 37.139°S 174.618°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Auckland Region |
Ward | Franklin ward |
Board | Franklin Local Board |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Auckland Council |
Postcode | 2684 |
Area code | 09 |
Pollok is a small settlement on the Āwhitu Peninsula in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is located to the north-west of Waiuku.
Pollok is a part of the rohe of Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua. [1] The Crown purchased the land in 1861, [1] and in 1865 the town was founded by Scottish immigrants from Pollokshaws near Glasgow, [2] led by James Milne Smith, the reverend of the Pollokshaws United Original Secession Church. [1] Smith tried to establish a self-contained and self-sufficient religious community at Pollok. [1] In 1870, his church was joined by the Pollok Presbyterian Church. [1]
Smith left the community in 1882, when the community's combined church and school was destroyed in a fire. [1] After Smith's departure, the Auckland Education Board purchased a site next to the Pollok Presbyterian Church, and opened a school on 11 July 1883. [1]
In the early 1910s, the first telephone exchange was constructed in the area in Pollok. This house was later moved to the historical precinct at the Waiuku Museum. [3]
In 2005, the Pollok School was closed. [1]
Pollok School was established in the town in 1883. It operated for over 120 years as a primary school, until its closure in 2005. [1] As of 2023, the closest school to the settlement is Awhitu District School, a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 91 students as of February 2024. [4]. [5]
Pollok | |
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Coordinates: 37°08′20″S 174°37′05″E / 37.139°S 174.618°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Auckland Region |
Ward | Franklin ward |
Board | Franklin Local Board |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Auckland Council |
Postcode | 2684 |
Area code | 09 |
Pollok is a small settlement on the Āwhitu Peninsula in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is located to the north-west of Waiuku.
Pollok is a part of the rohe of Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua. [1] The Crown purchased the land in 1861, [1] and in 1865 the town was founded by Scottish immigrants from Pollokshaws near Glasgow, [2] led by James Milne Smith, the reverend of the Pollokshaws United Original Secession Church. [1] Smith tried to establish a self-contained and self-sufficient religious community at Pollok. [1] In 1870, his church was joined by the Pollok Presbyterian Church. [1]
Smith left the community in 1882, when the community's combined church and school was destroyed in a fire. [1] After Smith's departure, the Auckland Education Board purchased a site next to the Pollok Presbyterian Church, and opened a school on 11 July 1883. [1]
In the early 1910s, the first telephone exchange was constructed in the area in Pollok. This house was later moved to the historical precinct at the Waiuku Museum. [3]
In 2005, the Pollok School was closed. [1]
Pollok School was established in the town in 1883. It operated for over 120 years as a primary school, until its closure in 2005. [1] As of 2023, the closest school to the settlement is Awhitu District School, a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 91 students as of February 2024. [4]. [5]