Trams in New Zealand characterised by inflexible routes and expensive infrastructure maintenance. In Wellington there was significant opposition to the closure of the last tramway system in New Zealand, and the final decision to disestablish the remaining lines followed on a public referendum in 1959. All trolleybus systems in New Zealand have now been closed: Christchurch (1956), New Plymouth (1967), Auckland (1980), Dunedin (1982) and Wellington (2017). Auckland City had a private company operating horse-drawn trams from 1884. The Auckland Electric Tram Company's system was officially opened on 17 November 1902, but public service was delayed because three of the motormen, from Sydney, Australia,
Penrose, New Zealand of the Onehunga Branch railway line from the North Auckland Line is also located in Penrose. The Auckland Japanese Supplementary School (AJSS; オークランド日本語補習学校 "Ōkurando Nihongo Hoshūgakkō"), a Japanese supplementary school, holds its classes at One Tree Hill College. Penrose is home to the New Zealand Warriors, who are based at Mount Smart Stadium. Penrose, New Zealand Penrose is an industrial suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of the city centre, at a distance of about nine kilometres, between the suburbs of Oranga and Mount Wellington, and close to the Mangere Inlet, an arm of the