St Benedicts Church, Newton, Auckland, built 1887

St Benedicts Church, Newton, Auckland.

Built 1887, being one of the very first buildings in Newton, the Church remains in perfect condition as an iconic landmark today.

Green Orchid grown in Newton, Auckland.

Green Orchid grown in Newton, Auckland

Green Orchid grown in Newton, Auckland, by a local resident, blooms in the middle of winter.

NEWTON, AUCKLAND – links PAST and PRESENT

NEWTON, AUCKLAND – links PAST and PRESENT

No point in reinventing the wheel when other’s have done such an excellent job of creating stories, exhibitions, blogs, taking and collating pictures of Newton, past and present.

Newton Stories
A history of the suburb under the motorway
by:     Petrajane.com
http://petrajane.com/newton/

Ghosts of Newton
by:    Robyn Gallagher
http://www.robyngallagher.com/2010/06/12/ghosts-of-newton/

Newton
A shattered community
by:    Auckland War memorial museum
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/1656/newton

View over early, Newton, circa 1890s

View over early, Newton

View over early, Newton, circa 1890s

Upper Queen st, Newton, Pohutukawa trees

The Pohutukawa trees Upper Queen st, Auckland

The Pohutukawa trees on Upper Queen st, in suburb of Newton, show foresight and create a beautiful addition to the community environment.

Map of Newton, Auckland

Map Newton, Auckland

Map of Newton, Auckland, street layout

Aerial view of the suburb of Newton

Arial view of Newton, current

Aerial view of the suburb of Newton in  current configuration

Newton suburn Boundary

Newton Boundary

Newton suburb boundary used by Statics NZ. Bordered by Newton Rd, Symonds st and Karangahape Rd, which is the original Newton suburb prior to being bisected by the motorway development.