21-735: Broad Bay may refer to the following locations: New Zealand Broad Bay, New Zealand , a settlement and bay on the Otago Peninsula Norway Broad Bay, the former name of Breibogen in Spitsbergen ("Breibogen" is the Norwegian translation of "Broad Bay") United Kingdom Broad Bay, Lewis , a bay in the Outer Hebrides United States Broad Bay,
42-458: A bachelor's or higher degree, and 51 (10.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 78 people (16.7%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 216 (46.2%) people were employed full-time, 90 (19.2%) were part-time, and 15 (3.2%) were unemployed. The Broad Bay-Portobello statistical area covers 3.60 km (1.39 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,300 as of June 2024, with
63-463: A building business with his brother William John, and an Englishman and fellow joiner, Albert Morris. This company was named Fletcher Brothers, as it had been in Scotland. In 1916, his brother John emigrated to Dunedin and joined the company, and the partnership was formed as a limited liability company . Within the 12 months to mid-1918, they put up the largest reinforced concrete building south of
84-575: A former name of Waldoboro, Maine Broad Bay (New Hampshire) , a lake in New Hampshire Broad Bay Colony , a location in Virginia Beach, Virginia Broadbay Township, Forsyth County, North Carolina [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
105-468: A joiner with local builders Crawford & Watson, moving to the larger firm of Thompson Bridger in 1909. Here he specialised in building stairs for six months. He donated New Zealand marble to the town of Kirkintilloch in 1925 to construct a war memorial which stands today at the entrance to the town's Peel Park. Fletcher died in Auckland on 12 August 1974. In 1994, he was an inaugural inductee into
126-765: A population density of 361 people per km . Broad Bay-Portobello had a population of 1,155 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 81 people (7.5%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 84 people (7.8%) since the 2006 census . There were 483 households, comprising 582 males and 573 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 47.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 204 people (17.7%) aged under 15 years, 117 (10.1%) aged 15 to 29, 597 (51.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 237 (20.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 94.3% European/ Pākehā , 10.1% Māori , 2.1% Pasifika , 3.1% Asian , and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
147-620: A sex ratio of 0.99 males per female, with 96 people (17.0%) aged under 15 years, 57 (10.1%) aged 15 to 29, 288 (51.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 120 (21.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 93.6% European/ Pākehā , 8.0% Māori , 1.6% Pasifika , 3.7% Asian , and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 66.0% had no religion, 22.3% were Christian , 0.5% had Māori religious beliefs , 0.5% were Buddhist and 3.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 204 (43.6%) people had
168-486: A strong arts community, with many of their residents connected in some way with the visual or performing arts. Broad Bay covers 1.63 km (0.63 sq mi), and is part of the larger Broad Bay-Portobello statistical area. It had a population of 564 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 9 people (1.6%) since the 2013 census , and a decrease of 6 people (−1.1%) since the 2006 census . There were 249 households, comprising 282 males and 285 females, giving
189-535: Is located on the Otago Harbour coast of Otago Peninsula , in the South Island of New Zealand. It is administered as part of the city of Dunedin , and is technically a suburb of that city, though its isolation and semi-rural nature make it appear as a settlement in its own right. Broad Bay is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the east of the city centre, but due to the shape of the peninsula's coastline,
210-753: The New Zealand Business Hall of Fame . On 20 December 1911 Fletcher married Charlotte Muir Cameron, daughter of merchant J M Cameron and niece of Rev Andrew Cameron of the Anderson's Bay Free Church. The ceremony took place at the Cameron house on Manor Place. Their first house was self-built and stood on Grove Street in Musselburgh . Two years later they moved to 72 Albert Street in Dunedin. In New Zealand in 1909 Fletcher established
231-511: The benefits of New Zealand. After pneumonia prevented him from moving to Canada as he originally had planned, he migrated instead to Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1908. He sailed on SS Bremen from Antwerp to Melbourne in Australia at a cost of £15. He then sailed on SS Ulimaroa to Port Chalmers , the harbour town serving Dunedin, arriving late in October 1908. Here he got a job as
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#1732771847001252-774: The election of the First Labour Government in 1935, Fletcher established an enduring friendship with the government. Fletchers' built some of the first state houses in New Zealand. Fletcher was seconded by the government in 1942. His second eldest son, also called James, took over the running of Fletcher Holdings at this time. Throughout the Second World War he held several positions, first as Commissioner of Defence Construction, then Superintendent of Military Works, and later Controller of Shipping. Fletcher had many other business interests, including
273-709: The equator, the Dominion Farmers' Institute in Wellington. From 1919 the company was called the Fletcher Construction Company. In 1940, the company was renamed Fletcher Holdings. Fletcher moved the businesses headquarters to Auckland in 1925. The company grew despite the difficult economic conditions, completing a number of major construction projects, such as the Chateau Tongariro and Dominion Museum in 1929. Following
294-438: The harbour. The settlement is home to the heritage-listed Fletcher House , constructed in 1909 and restored in 1992, the first house by Fletcher Construction founder Sir James Fletcher . Like several settlements on the peninsula - including Portobello and Macandrew Bay , which lies 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the southwest - Broad Bay is a commuter settlement and a haven for alternative lifestylers. These settlements have
315-607: The heart of the city cannot be seen from Broad Bay. A large bluff, Grassy Point, lies between Broad Bay and the harbourside settlements of Company Bay and Macandrew Bay to the west. The bluff is skirted by Portobello Road, the road which winds around the southeastern shore of the harbour between inner Dunedin and Portobello , 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northeast of Broad Bay, and by the Otago Harbour Cycleway , which runs alongside it. The Camp Road walking track connects Broad Bay with Larnach Castle , close to
336-444: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Broad_Bay&oldid=882412759 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Broad Bay, New Zealand The settlement of Broad Bay ( Māori : Whaka Oho Rahi )
357-408: The ridge of the peninsula. Broad Bay is situated on the shore of an aptly named wide bay (Broad Bay) and a smaller bay to the north east (Turnbulls Bay); between these lie a short peninsula (on which is sited the settlement's small historic cemetery), which terminates in the steep, finger-like headland of Yellowhead. The distinctive peak of Harbour Cone forms a backdrop to the settlement as seen from
378-529: Was $ 34,300, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 171 people (18.0%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 459 (48.3%) people were employed full-time, 168 (17.7%) were part-time, and 27 (2.8%) were unemployed. Broad Bay School is a state co-educational primary school for year 1 to 8 children, with a roll of 31 students as of August 2024. The school opened in 1877. James Fletcher (industrialist) Sir James Fletcher (29 March 1886 – 12 August 1974)
399-428: Was 25.2, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 66.2% had no religion, 22.9% were Christian , 0.5% had Māori religious beliefs , 0.5% were Buddhist and 3.4% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 381 (40.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 105 (11.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income
420-409: Was a New Zealand industrialist who founded Fletcher Construction , one of the country's largest firms. His son, Sir James Fletcher Junior, continued to build the corporation. He walked with a limp having broken his knee cap during his youth in Scotland. Fletcher was born at Kirkintilloch , Scotland, on 29 March 1886, the sixth son of John Shearer Fletcher and his wife Janet Montgomery Goodwin. He
441-526: Was educated in Glasgow , and worked for a time as a chemist’s assistant before being apprenticed as a carpenter. During the latter period he worked on a housing scheme in Springburn . The family spent holidays at Tarbert on Loch Fyne and spent weekends at their uncle David's Alton Farm which bred carriage horses. Early in 1908 he heard a lecture by New Zealand temperance advocate Rev Leonard Isitt on
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