Bideford, New Zealand


Bideford is a small rural settlement, located in the Masterton district in the Wairarapa region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is located 35 kilometres northeast of Masterton and a similar distance southwest of Eketahuna. Bideford had a primary school until the Wairarapa school merge of 2004.

Name

The settlement is named after Bideford, Devon, and was previously known as Upper Taueru until 1878.

Residents