Swanson, New Zealand
Swanson | |
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The town centre of Swanson | |
Interactive map of Swanson | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Waitākere ward |
| Local board | |
| Area | |
| • Land | 209 ha (520 acres) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 4,190 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,190/sq mi) |
| Train stations | Swanson railway station |
| Waitākere | Taupaki | Massey |
| (Waitākere Ranges) |
Swanson
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Rānui |
| (Waitākere Ranges) | Henderson Valley | Sunnyvale |
Swanson (Māori: Waiwhauwhaupaku) is an outlying suburb of West Auckland, New Zealand and is located west of Henderson, surrounded by the Waitākere Ranges. Developing as a service centre for the kauri logging and gumdigging trades in the 1880s along the trainline, the town developed as a rural centre and an early tourist destination for Aucklanders, who visited the Redwood Park on the banks of the Swanson Stream. In the 1940s, the park became a training centre for soldiers in World War II, and in 1970 hosted Redwood 70, the first modern music festival in New Zealand.