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Bideford is a small rural settlement, located in the Masterton district in the Wairarapa region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is located 35 kilometres northeast of Masterton and a similar distance southwest of Eketahuna. Bideford had a primary school until the Wairarapa school merge of 2004.

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Bideford
Coordinates: 40°53′S 175°53′E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Wairarapa
Territorial authority	Masterton District
Electorate	Wairarapa
Government
• MP	Alastair Scott (National)
• Mayor	Lyn Patterson
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Area code(s)	06

Name

The settlement is named after Bideford, Devon, and was previously known as Upper Taueru until 1878.[1]

Demographics

Bideford is part of the Whareama statistical area.[2]

Residents

• John Falloon, Member of Parliament lived in Bideford at the time of his death.
• Jack Williams, Member of Parliament farmed in Bideford

Notes

See also

• List of towns in New Zealand
• Regions of New Zealand

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