Lynfield is a suburb of Auckland

Auckland

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, New Zealand

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. It is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council. According to the 2001 census, the population numbers 8934.

The main road through the centre of Lynfield is 'The Avenue', with many roads branching off, including Halsey Drive, the suburb's longest street, which curves around a large portion of the inner suburb.

The local primary school is Halsey Drive Primary School, which is situated opposite the Lynfield Reserve on Halsey Drive. The closest intermediate schools are Waikowhai Intermediate to the east and Blockhouse Bay Intermediate to the north. The local high school is Lynfield College

Lynfield College

Lynfield College is a secondary education provider in Lynfield, Auckland, New Zealand. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008.The Principal of Lynfield College and head of the 130 teachers is Mr Steve Bovaird....

, with two entrances on White Swan Road and one on Boundary Road. Catholic

Catholic

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 students may attend St Peter's College

St Peter's College, Auckland

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 (for boys), Marist College

Marist College, New Zealand

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 (for girls) or Marcellin College

Marcellin College, Auckland

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 (coed).

The suburb has a local shopping centre which consists of a Countdown supermarket, a large pub known as the Cock & Bull, Wendy's, Zyka Indian Cuisine

Indian cuisine

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, KFC

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, Subway

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 and Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut

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 fast food

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 restaurants, a Video Ezy store for home video rental, NZ Postshop, florist, doctor's clinic and pharmacy among other stores including a smaller pub and a few smaller eateries. An ASB Bank branch and a Westpac

Westpac

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 ATM

Automated teller machine

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 are also located within the complex. The shopping complex is on a corner site, on the corner of Hillsborough Rd and The Avenue. Behind the shops , there is a concrete skateboard facility , one of the most popular bowls in New Zealand , it has been frequented by some of the best skaters in the world. See "lynfieldryda" on youtube to see many videos filmed here.
Further up The Avenue is the local church, Lynfield Community Church. This is an inter-denominational church that meets every Sunday at 9:30am and runs programs for children. There is a locally run playgroup

Playgroup

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 for toddlers and their parents on Tuesday mornings.

History

The suburb of Lynfield has only been closely settled since the 1950s. The important economic activity of raising poultry was developed. This farm provided table fowls and eggs for the Auckland Area. The original name for the farm was Linfield.
Alfred Bankhart established Linfield on land gifted to him by Sir John Logan Campbell

John Logan Campbell

Sir John Logan Campbell was a prominent New Zealand public figure. He was the son of Doctor John Campbell and his wife Catherine. He was described by his contemporaries as "the father of Auckland".- Early life:...

. Gilletta Road in Lynfield was named after Bankheart's wife's maiden name.

Two gentlemen named Edwards and Cooper grew strawberries on the land now owned by Lynfield College. Thus the Symbol of the plough on their Logo. Eventually in the mid 1950s, the land was made available to make way for a new secondary school which is now Lynfield College.

Notable residents

• Singer Daniel Bedingfield
  Daniel Bedingfield
  Daniel John Bedingfield is a British singer-songwriter. He is the brother of pop singers Natasha Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle.-Music career:...
  
  's family originates from Lynfield.