Elsdon | |
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.jpg) Elsdon and the surrounding area, seen in the back right, viewed from Aotea Lagoon. | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Wellington |
| City | Porirua City |
| Local authority | Porirua City Council |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 1,029 ha (2,543 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,510 |
| Takapūwāhia | ||
| Colonial Knob |
  Elsdon  |
Porirua CBD |
| Kenepuru |
Elsdon is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Porirua located immediately to the west to of the city's CBD. The area was named after Elsdon Best, a historian who studied archaeological sites in the area.[2] Its industrial area, the largest in the city,[3] is known for housing the factory used by New Zealand chocolate company Whittaker's; constructed in 1969, it remains the company's sole production site to this day.[4]
- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Elsdon". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment" (PDF). Kapiti Coast District Council. p. 210. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Whittaker's factory expands". Scoop. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.