| Roslyn | |
| Population: | 5,382 (Usually resident as at 2006) |
| Ward | |
| Name: | Papaioea |
| Territorial Authority | |
| Name: | Palmerston North City |
Roslyn is a suburb in the city of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
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Roslyn was named in 1918 after Charles Mackintosh Ross, who was the local draper. Unfortunately, when the Post Office was established here, there was already a Roslyn in Dunedin. Therefore the Terrace End-Roslyn Progressive Association had to find another name for the area.
Rossmont was chosen because of the location; the fact the area is higher up from the rest of Palmerston North. Recently, perhaps because of the local primary school, the name Roslyn has resurfaced.
The Hoffman Brick Kiln works created the areas now known as The Pit, Vautier Park and the "Freyberg Pit" and their building is still located on Featherston Street. (Historic)
Roslyn has been known under many names including Ross, Rossmont and Terrace End. Until recently Statistics New Zealand identified those who live in Roslyn as it is now, lived in Terrace End. Terrace End as it is now, was known as Brightwater.
Roslyn is located 3km NE of the CBD and bounded on the north by the North Island Main Trunk Railway (Milson), on the east by Palmerston North-Gisborne Railway (Kelvin Grove), the south by Main Street East (Terrace End) and the west by Ruahine Street (Palmerston North Hospital Area). Roslyn is also located 2.1 km SE from Palmerston North International Airport.
Although there is a mixture of zones, the suburb is predominantly residential and at the 2006 (provisional) Census of Population and Dwellings, Roslyn had a population of 5,382.[1] Roslyn has the largest population of any area unit in Palmerston North.
The main shopping areas of Roslyn are located at the Rossmont Shopping Centre (also known as Vogel Street Village), which is located on Vogel Street, between Kipling and Milton Streets. Rossmont is also the location of the Community Policing Centre. In the SW, across the road from the Terrace End Shopping Centre are shops. The area is generally not considered a part of Roslyn, yet it technically is.
The Freyberg Community Pool is open to the public for leisure.
The local pub is the Willowpark Tavern, which has been the venue of many past international and domestic music tour concerts. There is also the Birdcage located on the corner of Vogel and Milton Streets.
Quality Bakers is located in Roslyn also, as is Hynds Pipelines. There is a refuse transfer station on Malden Street.
There is also Terrace End Cemetery.
Five schools are in Roslyn. They are Roslyn School, Terrace End School, St Mary's Catholic School, Ross Intermediate School and Freyberg High School. There are also two Kohanga Reo and a Tongan learning centre.
Roslyn's street name themes vary from those of well-known writers, (Kipling, Milton, Shelley, Browning) to those of British place names and rivers, (Bristol, Battersea, Clyde, Mersey, Tweed, Avon, Tyne, Humber, Esk, Thames), plants (Koromiko, Rangiora) or even those of past Councillors (Haydon). Other themes which occur are Military and Victoria Cross winners (Upham, Ngarimu, Hulme, Freyberg).
Roslyn is a part of the Papaioea Ward in the Palmerston North City Council. It shares this with other suburbs: Milson, Palmerston North, Papaioea, Palmerston North Hospital Area, Kelvin Grove.
General
Former MP Steve Maharey spent some of his earlier life in Roslyn.
Māori