Camborne, New Zealand, is a hilltop and seaside suburb of
PoriruaPorirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds...
City developed over a 35-year period from the 1960s, initially by an investment company headed by a Mr Arthur Cornish. It was named after Camborne, Cornwall and most of its street names are of
CornishCornwall is a county of England in the United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Taken with the...
origin, but its main through street is "Pope Street", named after an honoured former resident of the immediately adjoining suburb of
PlimmertonThe township of Plimmerton is adjacent to one of the more congenial beaches in the northwest part of the Wellington urban area of Porirua in New Zealand...
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Much of it is within 5 minutes' walk of the
Porirua HarbourPorirua Harbour is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The city of Porirua, one of the four cities in the Wellington conurbation, surrounds it. The city centre is to the south of the harbour....
, and most houses on the higher parts have very good views of the harbour and/or the green inland hills and/or the open sea and
Mana IslandNumerous islands have the name Mana Island:*Mana Island is a resort in Fiji*Mana Island is a small island off the coast of Kenya*Mana Island is located off the southwestern coast of the North Island of New Zealand...
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Camborne is unusual among suburbs in New Zealand, in that it does not have any shops.
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Camborne, New Zealand, is a hilltop and seaside suburb of
PoriruaPorirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds...
City developed over a 35-year period from the 1960s, initially by an investment company headed by a Mr Arthur Cornish. It was named after Camborne, Cornwall and most of its street names are of
CornishCornwall is a county of England in the United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Taken with the...
origin, but its main through street is "Pope Street", named after an honoured former resident of the immediately adjoining suburb of
PlimmertonThe township of Plimmerton is adjacent to one of the more congenial beaches in the northwest part of the Wellington urban area of Porirua in New Zealand...
.
Much of it is within 5 minutes' walk of the
Porirua HarbourPorirua Harbour is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The city of Porirua, one of the four cities in the Wellington conurbation, surrounds it. The city centre is to the south of the harbour....
, and most houses on the higher parts have very good views of the harbour and/or the green inland hills and/or the open sea and
Mana IslandNumerous islands have the name Mana Island:*Mana Island is a resort in Fiji*Mana Island is a small island off the coast of Kenya*Mana Island is located off the southwestern coast of the North Island of New Zealand...
.
Camborne is unusual among suburbs in New Zealand, in that it does not have any shops. However, commercial requirements can be met in Plimmerton and
ManaMana, New Zealand, is a suburb of Porirua City. It is a narrow isthmus bounded to the west by the entrance to Porirua Harbour, and to the east by the Pauatahanui inlet of the Porirua Harbour. Mana Island lies about three kilometres west of the isthmus....
shopping centres within walking distance, and recreational and education facilities are nearby. The Porirua City Centre is 5–10 minutes' drive to the south-west, and central
WellingtonWellington is the capital of New Zealand, at the southwestern tip of the North Island between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. The Wellington urban area is the major population centre of the southern North Island and is New Zealand's third most populous urban area with residents. There are ...
is usually no more than 25 minutes away via
State Highway 1The New Zealand State Highway network is the major national highway network in New Zealand. Just under 100 roads in both the North and South Islands are State Highways...
, or by electric train from the stations at Mana and Plimmerton.
For a few years, there was an active Camborne Residents Association; but as the suburb matured there was less for such organisations to be concerned about, and the residents now participate in the 80-year-old Plimmerton Residents Association.
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