List of mosques in New Zealand

The following is a non-exhaustive list of mosques in New Zealand. As of 2019 there were about 60 mosques and Islamic centres in the country.[1]

Region City Suburb Name Images Year Group Remarks
Auckland Auckland Avondale Avondale Islamic Centre 1998 Briefly closed in 2014 until 2015[2][3]
Auckland Manurewa Baitul Muqeet Mosque 2013 Ahmadiyya At the time of opening, the ahmadiya mosque was the largest in the country.[4]
Auckland Glen Eden Masjid-e-Bilal [5][6]
Auckland Ponsonby Ponsonby Mosque 1979 New Zealand's first mosque[7]
Auckland Rānui West Auckland Mosque and Islamic Centre 1995 [8]
Bay of Plenty Tauranga Tauranga South Tauranga Mosque [9]
Canterbury Christchurch Riccarton Al Noor Mosque 1985 Sunni First mosque in the South Island[10]
Christchurch Linwood Linwood Islamic Centre 2018 Sunni
Timaru Parkside Bilal Mosque and Timaru Islamic Centre 2021 [11]
Hawke's Bay Hastings Parkvale Baitul Mokarram Masjid and Islamic Centre 2010 [12]
Manawatū-Whanganui Palmerston North West End Palmerston North Islamic Centre 1995 Originally established in 1985 at a different location[13][14]
Taihape Ad-Deen Mosque Taihape Islamic Centre 2014 Claimed to be the highest mosque in New Zealand[15][16][17]
Whanganui Whanganui East Masjid-E-Bilal 2003 [18]
Marlborough Blenheim Blenheim Central Blenheim Masjid and Community Centre 2022 [19]
Northland Whangārei Morningside Northland Islamic Centre [1][20]
Otago Dunedin Dunedin North Al-Huda Mosque 2000 [21][22]
Dunedin South Dunedin Al-Maryam Islamic Centre 2020 [23]
Queenstown Queenstown Central Queenstown Masjid 2020 [24][25][26]
Southland Invercargill Hawthorndale Southland Muslim Association Masjid 2010 Claimed to be the southernmost mosque in the world[27][28]
Mataura Mataura Masjid and community centre Services Muslim workers at the Mataura meat works.[29]
Taranaki Hāwera Hāwera Islamic Centre [30]
New Plymouth Hillsborough Taranaki Islamic Centre 2016 [31][32]
Waikato Taupō Taupō Central Taupo Islamic Centre 2015 [33]
Wellington Lower Hutt Taitā Lower Hutt Islamic Centre 1997 [34][35]
Wellington Kilbirnie Wellington Islamic Centre Before 1999 [36][37]

See also

References

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  30. ^ Coster, Deena (17 March 2019). "Prayer continues in Taranaki under watchful eye of armed police". Stuff. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  31. ^ Baker, Brittany (11 December 2016). "New Plymouth's Islamic Centre opens doors". Stuff. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
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  33. ^ Shand, Matt (15 March 2017). "Taupo perfect place for prayer for travellers". Stuff. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  34. ^ Tso, Matthew (6 May 2019). "Muslim community thanks police for work following Christchurch shootings". Stuff. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  35. ^ "About the Community". Lower Hutt Islamic Center. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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