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Coordinates: 40°53′S 175°53′E / 40.883°S 175.883°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Wairarapa |
Territorial authority | Masterton District |
Electorate | Wairarapa |
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• MP | Alastair Scott (National) |
• Mayor | Lyn Patterson |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Area code | 06 |
Bideford is a small rural settlement, located in the Masterton district in the Wairarapa region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is located 35 kilometres northeast of Masterton and a similar distance southwest of Eketāhuna. Bideford had a primary school until the Wairarapa school merge of 2004.
The settlement is named after Bideford, Devon, and was previously known as Upper Taueru until 1878.[1]
Bideford is part of the Whareama statistical area.[2]
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