Swanson, New Zealand

Suburb 250px Coordinates: Country New Zealand City Auckland Local authority Auckland Council Electoral ward Waitākere ward Local board Waitākere Ranges Local Board Henderson-Massey Local Board Area  • Land 189 ha (467 acres) Population  (June 2022)  • Total 3,210 Train station(s) Swanson railway station Waitākere Taupaki Massey (Waitākere Ranges) North WestSwansonEast South Rānui (Waitākere Ranges) Henderson Valley Sunnyvale

Swanson is an outlying suburb of West Auckland, New Zealand. It was established in the 1880s and is situated west of Henderson. It has a primary school and a museum. It had a balefill landfill that shut in November 1996.

Swanson, New Zealand Media

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  The Swanson School, which opened in 1888, was an early centre for the Swanson village community

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  Royal New Zealand Air Force servicemen undergoing bush warfare training at the RNZAF Weapons Training School in Swanson