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,
New Windsor, New Zealand New Windsor, New Zealand New Windsor, founded in 1865, is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located from central Auckland, on the border to the former Waitakere City part of the city, between Mount Albert, Blockhouse Bay, Mt Roskill and Avondale. It is approximately 1.3 km² in size. The population of the New Windsor area unit was 5,787 at the 2001 New Zealand census, with 2,913 males and 2,874 females. The age of the population is distributed with 21.3% under 15 and 10% over 65. A third of New Windsor's population hold a post-high school qualification. New Windsor