Redvale, New Zealand

{{Infobox New Zealand suburbs

|name=Redvale

|coordinates={{coord|-36.68250830|174.69641540|region:NZ|display=inline,title}}

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|postcode=0932{{Cite web|url=https://nzl.postcodebase.com/city/redvalenorth-shore|title = Redvale, Auckland, North Shore | New Zealand Postcode ✉️}}

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{{Adjacent place

|centre=Redvale

|northwest=Dairy Flat

|west=Coatesville

|southwest=Albany Heights

|south=Fairview Heights

|southeast=Torbay

|east=Okura

|northeast=Okura Bush

|north=Stillwater

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Redvale is a settlement slightly north of the Auckland metropolitan area, in New Zealand. Part of it is located in the North Shore, and most of Redvale is rural. It is located north of Fairview Heights, and borders Lonely Track Road. State Highway 1 runs through parts of Redvale, and the suburb is located in Albany ward.{{Cite web|title=Albany ward map|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/governing-body-wards-committees/wards/all-wards/Documents/albany-ward-map.pdf|url-status=|website=aucklandcouncil.govt.nz}}

Geography

The area of Redvale was a rural community in 1905.{{Cite book|date=1905|title=Thirty-Eighth Annual Report of the Colonial Laboratory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7xLAAAAYAAJ|url-status=|via=www.google.co.nz/books|publisher=George Didsbury, Government Printer}}

History

In the early 1920s Redvale Lime Quarry was opened. The quarry site was bought in 1988 by Waste Managent NZ.{{Cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/rodney-times/10319003/Dump-extension-a-rubbish-idea|title=Dump extension a rubbish idea|date=29 July 2014|publisher=Rodney Times|accessdate=16 December 2024}}

Since 1993, Redvale has been the location of Redvale Landfill and Energy, which is consented until 2028. In 2024 the site was managed by Waste Management NZ. Methane created by the decomposing waste is used to generate electricity and the site also has a facility to convert domestic food waste into fertilizer.{{Cite web|title=Dome Valley landfill gets approval after a split decision by planning commissioners|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dome-valley-landfill-gets-approval-after-a-split-decision-by-planning-commissioners/A5E6LHWAFH6SNTOUEPGNM2DQEQ/|access-date=11 December 2021|website=NZ Herald|language=en-NZ}}{{Cite web|date=11 June 2021|title=Ambitious waste targets call for major infrastructure changes|url=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/page/ambitious-waste-targets-call-for-major-infrastructure-changes|access-date=11 December 2021|website=Newsroom|language=en-AU}} In 2024 it was handling half of Auckland region's waste.{{Cite web |title=No More Tips or Dumps |url=https://www.learnz.org.nz/redvale181#:~:text=Redvale%20Landfill%20and%20Energy%20Park,the%20North%20and%20South%20Island. |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=www.learnz.org.nz}}

References

External links

Category:Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Area

Category:Populated places in the Auckland Region