Woodhill, Auckland

History

In 1878, Woodhill School was established, in part sponsored by Ngāti Whātua communities of the surrounding area, who wanted a school for their children to attend.

The railway line reached Woodhill in the 1880s, and allowed expansion of the existing farming settlement. Ambury's Creamery shipped the cream by rail to be made into butter in Auckland. A post office was established, and a store opened up opposite the creamery, becoming a social centre until it was destroyed by fire about 1970. The Woodhill Hall was another centre for social gatherings. It contained a library in the late 1920s, and was also used for church services.

In the 1920s, planting of trees to reclaim the sand dunes to the west brought forestry workers to the settlement, and a pine tree nursery was created in Woodhill in 1934. A settlement was created on the hill for the workers and their families. After the forest was privatised in 1987, this settlement disappeared.

Education

Woodhill School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of (). The school celebrated its 126-year reunion in 2003. The school was one of the earliest established in West Auckland. Many children from as far away as Swanson would commute to Woodhill, until the Swanson School was established in 1888.

Climate

| Jan record high C = 30.1 | Feb record high C = 29.2 | Mar record high C = 31.1 | Apr record high C = 27.2 | May record high C = 25.5 | Jun record high C = 22.2 | Jul record high C = 20.0 | Aug record high C = 20.0 | Sep record high C = 22.0 | Oct record high C = 23.9 | Nov record high C = 25.8 | Dec record high C = 28.1 | year record high C = | Jan avg record high C = 26.4 | Feb avg record high C = 26.4 | Mar avg record high C = 26.4 | Apr avg record high C = 23.8 | May avg record high C = 21.0 | Jun avg record high C = 18.7 | Jul avg record high C = 17.4 | Aug avg record high C = 18.2 | Sep avg record high C = 19.3 | Oct avg record high C = 21.3 | Nov avg record high C = 23.3 | Dec avg record high C = 25.2 | year avg record high C = 27.5 | Jan avg record low C = 8.6 | Feb avg record low C = 8.7 | Mar avg record low C = 6.9 | Apr avg record low C = 4.2 | May avg record low C = 1.5 | Jun avg record low C = -0.4 | Jul avg record low C = -1.2 | Aug avg record low C = 0.5 | Sep avg record low C = 2.2 | Oct avg record low C = 3.5 | Nov avg record low C = 5.3 | Dec avg record low C = 6.7 | year avg record low C = -2.1 |Jan record low C = 6.1 |Feb record low C = 4.8 |Mar record low C = 4.7 |Apr record low C = -0.8 |May record low C = -1.5 |Jun record low C = -4.2 |Jul record low C = -3.7 |Aug record low C = -2.5 |Sep record low C = -1.0 |Oct record low C = -0.6 |Nov record low C = 2.0 |Dec record low C = 2.5 |year record low C = |access-date = 14 Sep 2024}}

Notes

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