Grafton, New Zealand
Grafton is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is named for the Duke of Grafton, a patron of the first Governor of New Zealand, William Hobson, and the grandfather of a subsequent Governor, Robert FitzRoy. Once known as 'Grafton Heights', denoting its history as a well-off suburb in Auckland's earliest decades.
Grafton | |
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Suburb | |
Hum Salon operating at the Basley-Bush House / Rothesay at 123 Grafton Road, February 2015 | |
| Coordinates: 36.8604°S 174.7669°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Ōrākei ward |
| Local board | Waitematā Local Board |
| Area | |
| • Land | 62 ha (153 acres) |
| Population (June 2023) | |
| • Total | 1,640 |
| Train stations | Grafton Railway Station |
| Hospitals | Auckland City Hospital, Starship Hospital |
| Auckland CBD | Parnell | (Auckland Domain) |
| Auckland CBD |
Grafton
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Newmarket |
| Newton | Eden Terrace, Mount Eden | Epsom |
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