Ellerslie, New Zealand

Ellerslie
Bridge of Memories in Ellerslie
Basic information
Local authority	Auckland Council
Date established	1908
Population	8667 (2013)
Facilities
Train station(s)	Ellerslie Train Station
Surrounds
North	Meadowbank, Orākei,
Northeast	Saint Johns, Kohimarama
East	Mount Wellington
Southeast	Sylvia Park, Southdown
South	Penrose
Southwest	Oranga
West	Greenlane, One Tree Hill
Northwest	Remuera

Ellerslie is a suburb of the city of Auckland, on the North Island of New Zealand. It is a small but dynamic town centre with a strong community spirit. Ellerslie lies seven kilometres to the southeast of the city centre, close to State Highway 1, and has a population of 8667. Administratively, Ellerslie forms part of the Orakei Local Board, which also includes the suburbs of Orākei, Mission Bay, Kohimarama, Saint Heliers, Glendowie, Saint Johns, Meadowbank and Remuera. To the west, Ellerslie borders on the One Tree Hill area and Cornwall Park. Largely a residential suburb, the area is arguably best-known as the site of Auckland's main horse-racing venue, Ellerslie Racecourse, as well as the original site of the Ellerslie Flower Show. (From 2008 the Flower Show moved to Christchurch, in the South Island.)

The suburb was named by early local politician and entrepreneur Robert Graham, after his father's home in Elderslie (sic) in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Graham arrived in Auckland in October 1842 as an assisted immigrant from Scotland.