Portland, New Zealand

Portland, New Zealand

Infobox Settlement
name = Portland
population_total = 993
population_as_of = 2006
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = New Zealand
subdivision_type1= Region
subdivision_name1= Northland Region
subdivision_type2= District
subdivision_name2= Whangarei District
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latd = 35
latm = 48
lats = 06
latNS = S
longd = 174
longm = 19
longs = 45
longEW = E

Portland is a locality on the western side of Whangarei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangarei is about 10 km to the north. Tikorangi is a hill to the west with a summit 161 m above sea level. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 7] [cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 27]

The population of the Otaika-Portland area was 993 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 15 from 2001.cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2006-census-data/final-counts/northland-region.htm|title=Final counts – census night and census usually resident populations, and occupied dwellings - Whangarei District|publisher=Statistics New Zealand]

The major industry is Portland Cement, which is New Zealand's largest cement manufacturer. [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Northland/NorthlandPlaces/10/en|title=Northland - Industries|encyclopedia=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand] It has a specialised loading dock on the harbour, [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Northland/NorthlandPlaces/11/en|title=Northland - Transport links|encyclopedia=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand] and quarries Tikorangi for lime. [cite book|title=Whangarei: The Founding Years|last=Pickmere|first=Nancy Preece|year=1986|pages=p 65]

History

The Portland Cement Works, which started on Limestone Island in Whangarei Harbour in 1885, moved to Portland in 1916. [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/W/WhangareiHarbour/WhangareiHarbour/en|title=Whangarei Harbour|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966)] [cite web|url=http://www.cca.org.nz/info_scrs/cement_industry.htm|title=Brief History of the Cement Industry in New Zealand|publisher=Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand This source gives a date of 1918 for the move to Portland.]

Education

Portland School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 56. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1084|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Portland School|publisher=Ministry of Education]

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