Pomare, Lower Hutt

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Pomare
Suburb of Lower Hutt
Aerial view of Pomare from the north in 1963
Aerial view of Pomare from the north in 1963
Coordinates: 41°10′12″S 174°57′58″E / 41.170°S 174.966°E / -41.170; 174.966Coordinates: 41°10′12″S 174°57′58″E / 41.170°S 174.966°E / -41.170; 174.966
CountryNew Zealand
CityLower Hutt
Electoral wardNorthern
Train station(s)Pomare Railway Station
Manor Park
Pomare
 Stokes Valley
Taitā Taitā

Pomare is a residential neighbourhood of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It comprises the northern part of the suburb of Taitā, and includes the Pomare Railway Station and Pomare School.[1][2]

The suburb is named after either Māui Pōmare (Ngāti Mutunga), who served as Minister of Health from 1923 to 1926, or an early Māori chief in the area.[1][3] Pomare Railway Station opened in 1954.[4] State housing in the area has been redeveloped by Housing New Zealand since 2011 after years of social neglect and gang problems.[5][6]

Education[]

There is one primary school in the area. Pomare School is a state contributing primary (years 1 to 6) school with 65 students as of November 2021.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Place name detail: Pōmare". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Place name detail: Pomare Railway Station". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ Butterworth, Graham. "Pōmare, Māui Wiremu Piti Naera". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Newly built Pomare Railway Station". National Library of New Zealand. December 1954. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. ^ Macdonald, Nikki (12 June 2015). "Rebirth of Pomare's state housing enclave - ganglands ghetto to suburban dream?". Dominion Post. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Housing NZ, police meet over gang intimidation". RNZ News. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.


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