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]
Pomare | |
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 Aerial view of Pomare from the north in 1963 | |
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| Coordinates: 41°10′12″S 174°57′58″E / 41.170°S 174.966°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Lower Hutt |
| Local authority | Hutt City Council |
| Electoral ward | Northern |
| Train stations | Pomare Railway Station |
| Manor Park | ||
  Pomare  |
Stokes Valley | |
| Taitā | Taitā |
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][5] State housing in the area has been redeveloped by Housing New Zealand since 2011 after years of social neglect and gang problems.[6][7]
Education
editThere is one primary school in the area. Pomare School is a state contributing primary (years 1 to 6) school with 90 students as of August 2024.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Place name detail: Pōmare". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Place name detail: Pomare Railway Station". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Butterworth, Graham. "Pōmare, Māui Wiremu Piti Naera". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Newly built Pomare Railway Station". National Library of New Zealand. December 1954. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "[untitled]". Hutt News. 11 April 1945. Retrieved 23 September 2022 – via Paperspast.
- ^ Macdonald, Nikki (12 June 2015). "Rebirth of Pomare's state housing enclave - ganglands ghetto to suburban dream?". Dominion Post. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Housing NZ, police meet over gang intimidation". RNZ News. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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