Meadowbank, New Zealand

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Suburb:	Meadowbank
City:	Auckland
Island:	North Island
Surrounded by - to the north - to the north-east - to the east - to the south-east - to the south - to the south-west - to the west - to the north-west	Orakei (1.6 km) Mission Bay (2.0 km) Glen Innes (3.6 km) Saint Johns (1.9 km) Ellerslie (3.2 km) Greenlane (3.6 km) Remuera (2.2 km) Parnell (3.9 km)

Meadowbank is an Auckland suburb.

Meadowbank is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council.

According to the 2001 census, Meadowbank has a population of 10575.

Meadowbank has two shopping centres: Meadowbank Shopping Centre, on the corner of Gerard Way and St John's Road, and The Junction, formerly a tram station, on the corner of Meadowbank Road and St John's Road.

Purewa Cemetery, one of central Auckland's largest cemeteries, is situated in Meadowbank and can be accessed from St John's Road. St John's College and Trinity Theological College are also located on St John's Road.

Meadowbank is becoming a more popular suburb in Auckland for families. It is located near Meadowbank School, one of Auckland's top primary schools.

The famous New Zealand brothers Richard, Robert, and Andrew Law spent their childhoods in this suburb at a house located at 112 Gowing Drive.