Ponsonby, New Zealand
Ponsonby | |
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The Three Lamps area in Ponsonby, with the Ponsonby Post Office and Leys Institute visible | |
Location of Ponsonby in Auckland. | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′07″S 174°44′20″E / 36.852°S 174.739°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Waitematā and Gulf ward |
| Local board | Waitematā Local Board |
| Established | 1845 (approx.) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 135 ha (334 acres) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 5,570 |
| Herne Bay | Saint Marys Bay | Viaduct Harbour |
| Westmere |
Ponsonby
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Freemans Bay |
| Grey Lynn | Arch Hill | Newton |
Ponsonby (Māori: Te Rimu Tahi) is an inner-city suburb of Auckland located 2 km west of the Auckland CBD. The suburb is oriented along a ridge running north–south, which is followed by the main street of the suburb, Ponsonby Road.
Ponsonby was originally a working-class neighbourhood until going through a period gentrification that saw upper-middle class residents move to the area starting in the 1970s.
Three Lamps is an area of Ponsonby located at the intersection of Ponsonby Road, College Hill, and St Marys Road. This name is derived from a 19th-century Lamppost.