72-632: Redwood is a subdivision of Tawa , the northernmost suburb of Wellington, New Zealand . Redwood lies at the southern end of Tawa, to the west of the Tawa Main Road and the North Island Main Trunk Railway . Redwood is named after the first Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Francis Redwood , who was ordinary from 1874 until 1935 (bishop from 1874 and archbishop from 1887). It is located on 108 acres of land given in 1855 by Sir George Grey , Governor of New Zealand , to Philippe Viard ,
144-510: A commercial shopping centre. Since being established, it is one of the fasted growing subdivisions in Wellington , with the population expected to grow to over 12,000 over the next two decades. In 2018, Wellington City Council purchased the 268 Ohariu Valley Rd property adding much of the ridge line overlooking Churton Park (from Ohariu Valley Rd to west of the Erlestoke Cres cul-de-sac) to
216-553: A housing partnership with the Crown . Though Māori people had not previously settled in the Tawa valley, they would have passed through it when travelling between the centuries-old established populations at Porirua and Te Whanganui a Tara . A Māori track, later developed in the 1840s for the Old Porirua Road , ran between the two harbours, while another such track ran from Willowbank to
288-497: A lengthy period with few occupants and has since been mooted as a location for another retirement village. On 27 November 1999 Tawa, along with Mount Eden and Mount Roskill , became the last place in New Zealand to vote in favour of becoming "wet" in local restoration polls. Voting to become "wet" allowed the purchase of alcohol within the suburb for the first time and since then several pubs and bars have opened. Tawa, comprising
360-452: A need to ensure primary schools were within walking distance for children led to the opening of new schools. A new public primary school was opened in Linden in 1952 to take the pressure off the long-established Tawa School. Tawa College was opened in 1960, eliminating the need for Tawa students to travel to Porirua or Wellington for Secondary Education. Tawa College was built on land that straddles
432-517: A parish priest of the area. Several streets in Redwood have names connected with Oxford and Cambridge University colleges, including Balliol Drive after Balliol College , Gonville Street after Gonville and Caius College , Oriel Avenue after Oriel College , and Achilles Close after the Achilles Club . Redwood is bounded by Larsen Crescent and the northern section of Redwood Avenue to the north, by
504-591: A preference for amalgamation with Wellington City. On 3 October 1988, the Local Government Commission decreed that the Borough of Tawa would amalgamate with Wellington City. The Tawa Community Board was set up in 1989 to replace the Borough Council. Tawa now contributes, as part of Wellington city's Northern Ward, to elect three Wellington city councillors. Tawa retains a Community Board, which represents
576-466: A roll of 158. This Wellington Region -related geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tawa, New Zealand Tawa is the northernmost suburb within the Wellington city boundary, located roughly 15 km north of Wellington's CBD between Churton Park and Porirua in the North Island of New Zealand . It takes its name from the broadleaf tree , which
648-403: A roll of 175. It was founded in 1972. Redwood School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 372 as of 18 April 2017. It was founded on 2 February 1966. St Francis Xavier School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 163 as of 28 May 2019. It was founded in 1960. Tawa Intermediate
720-472: A sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 1,806 people (19.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,893 (20.4%) aged 15 to 29, 4,314 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,251 (13.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 73.2% European/ Pākehā , 9.9% Māori , 8.1% Pasifika , 17.6% Asian , and 3.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 30.4, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer
792-749: A smaller boundary, covering 5.96 km (2.30 sq mi). Using that boundary, Churton Park had a population of 7,254 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 735 people (11.3%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 1,401 people (23.9%) since the 2006 census . There were 2,409 households, comprising 3,522 males and 3,735 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 1,587 people (21.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,218 (16.8%) aged 15 to 29, 3,696 (51.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 759 (10.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 59.2% European/ Pākehā , 5.0% Māori , 2.4% Pasifika , 37.8% Asian , and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
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#1733093318730864-603: A substantial area on Tawa's fringes remains over 400 metres from public transport, particularly in Redwood, Greenacres and Linden. Measured this way, while the parts of Tawa near the railway and Main Road are among the best-served suburbs in Wellington in terms of public transport, these areas on the fringes are among the worst served. As a result, park-and-ride facilities provided at Takapu Road, Redwood, and Tawa railway stations are normally full on weekdays and parking near Linden station
936-414: Is a co-educational state intermediate school for Year 7 to 8 students, with a roll of 517. It was founded in 1975. Tawa College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students, with a roll of 1196. It was founded in 1961. Churton Park Churton Park is a suburb 1.5 km north of Johnsonville in Wellington , the capital city of New Zealand . It was established in
1008-447: Is a sixteen-minute service during peak periods and thirty minutes at other times. The Railway line through southern Tawa was originally built on a different route slightly further east by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company . It followed a gradient on the contour of the hills from Takapu Road to Duncan Street below the present day Taylor Terrace. The Wellington to Paremata section opened on 24 September 1885 without stations in
1080-495: Is an established school, and the roll has rapidly increased over the years. To accommodate these increases, there were many renovations to the buildings between 1997 and 2007. In 2006, and even more major renovations from 2019–2023, to help manage roll growth, the School Board proposed an amendment to the zoning policy/area. This was heatedly debated in the community as the proposal would have removed several long-standing streets from
1152-535: Is at a premium, with all on-street parks close to the station occupied. In 2009 the Wellington City Council commenced work on a shared pedestrian/cycle trail through Tawa to Porirua City Centre. The trail comprises a combination of new paths following the Porirua Stream and rail corridor, and some widened existing footpaths. The Wellington City section of the trail, between Takapu Road railway station in
1224-456: Is now Churton Park. The suburb was developed by "John Dick Walker" (1926–1981). It was named after Jock Churton; Churton was a director of Fletchers which undertook a number of development projects in the 1960s and 1970s. Rodney Callender now (2024) owns much of the adjacent land awaiting development. The area of Churton Park near current Lakewood Avenue was originally a swamp and has been recently developed into residential housing and
1296-711: Is where Kenepuru Drive becomes Main Road, and its southern entrance is the Tawa exit of the Johnsonville-Porirua Motorway ( State Highway 1 ). The Porirua Stream flows northwards along the valley, fed by a number of tributaries, including the Takapu Stream . Loosely following the path of the Porirua Stream through the valley is the North Island Main Trunk line; the Kapiti Line of the Wellington suburban railway, operated by Transdev Wellington (under
1368-590: The Horokiwi Ridge and Petone . As with the rest of Wellington, Tawa was colonised by the New Zealand Company in the mid-19th century under the direction of Edward Gibbon Wakefield . The Company claimed to have purchased the land from local Māori - this claim "did not take into account of Maori existing land use, and was further undermined by the New Zealand Company and later by the government." It
1440-809: The New Zealand Constitution Act of 1852 which established six provinces with Tawa included in the Wellington Province. Provincial Government was abolished in 1876 and replaced with 36 borough councils and 63 county councils. The Tawa area became part of the Porirua Riding of the Hutt County , formed in 1877. The Hutt County covered all the area south of the Waikanae River and West of the Remutaka Ranges that lay outside of Wellington City. As
1512-511: The Outer Green Belt . The topography is quite hilly and has regenerating bush in some areas that has not been excavated for housing sub-divisions. Steep hills extend west over to Ohariu Valley. Extensive cut and fill earthworks have been required in the construction of the subdivisions for housing. The micro-climate is only slightly different from that of Johnsonville, but is warmer and less windy than Wellington due to being sheltered from
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#17330933187301584-590: The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company connected Tawa to Wellington from September 1885, and to Palmerston North from November 1886. It followed a circuitous route from Wellington via the Ngaio Gorge and Johnsonville . This line was incorporated into the New Zealand Railways Department network in December 1908. Tawa's first railway station, Tawa Flat station, opened on 24 September 1885. The station
1656-574: The 1930s and early 1940s, but from the mid-1940s a country-wide surge in marriage and birth rates occurred. With a shortage of suitable new housing areas in Wellington City, and with Tawa now more accessible with improved road and rail access, Tawa became a popular place for new private housing. Land was at a premium in the steep terrain of the Wellington region and the flat areas and moderate hills of Tawa were attractive. The Tawa microclimate, sometimes up to five degrees Celsius warmer than Wellington when
1728-438: The 1970s, Tawa experienced significant residential growth, Redwood and parts of Sundale in particular expanded outward. To meet the growth, Greenacres primary school opened in 1972 and Tawa Intermediate in 1975. The opening of Tawa Intermediate took the pressure off the primary schools by catering for year 7 and 8 education that was previously provided by the primary schools. Since the 1990s, Tawa has been expanding more slowly. By
1800-467: The 1970s. The suburb includes Churton Park Reserve which includes a recreational sports field, two primary schools and a kindergarten . The Churton Park Community Centre, which is managed and staffed by Wellington City Council , is also located in the Village. Churton Park is one of the youngest suburbs in Wellington and was farmland until 1970. In the 1850s Thomas Drake was running 200 sheep in what
1872-509: The Main Road to the east, and Oriel Avenue and the southern section of Redwood Avenue to the south. Redwood is served by two railway stations, Takapu Road Railway Station in the south of Redwood and Redwood Railway Station in the north of Redwood. Travel times to Wellington by train are twelve minutes from Takapu Road and fourteen minutes from Redwood. Travel times to Porirua are nine minutes from Takapu Road and seven minutes from Redwood. There
1944-474: The North Island Main Trunk was completed from Wellington to Paekakariki in 1940 and a modern automatic signalling system was installed to enable trains to operate at frequent intervals. From 1940, the shorter and faster train service to Wellington using passenger cars hauled by electric locomotives made Tawa a more desirable place to live. Arohata Women's Prison , located at the southern end of Tawa,
2016-675: The Redwood area. The railway line was incorporated into the New Zealand Railways Department network in December 1908. The station at Takapu Road opened on 19 June 1937, the same day as the new railway station in Wellington, when the present-day route on the Tawa Flat deviation was opened for passenger traffic and the Johnsonville to Tawa section of the older, more circuitous, railway route from Wellington through Johnsonville closed. Redwood Railway Station opened on 15 December 1963 to meet increased demand for passenger services in south Tawa following
2088-714: The Royal Charter established three provinces . The Tawa area became part of New Munster which included that part of the North Island south of the Patea River and the whole of the South Island. In 1846 the British Parliament passed the first New Zealand Constitution Act which reformed the provinces and the Tawa area became part of New Ulster which now included all of the North Island. The provinces were reformed again with
2160-466: The Tawa valley to provide a shorter faster rail route with easier grades and higher speed curves. The new deviation reduced the travel time between Wellington and Tawa by 15 minutes. The old and new routes diverged in Thorndon and merged again north of the present-day Tawa Railway Station near the front entrance to Tawa College. Part of the old rail route through Tawa, from Tawa Street to Tawa College, became
2232-585: The Zone. The associated community concern, protest action and lobbying by the Campaign for Local Schooling and parent feedback resulted in the announcement by the Ministry of Education in 2007 that a new, larger, school site would be developed in the area. On 17 March 2009, Minister of Education Anne Tolley announced that a second primary school would be built in the area instead. Amesbury School on Amesbury Drive opened at
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2304-510: The area became known as Tawa and usage of Tawa Flat has been discontinued. In 1988 the Local Government Commission proposed that Tawa amalgamate with Porirua City or Wellington City with no option to remain an independent borough allowed. The proposal was opposed by the Tawa Borough Council and a majority of residents. Despite efforts by Porirua City to entice Tawa residents to amalgamate with Porirua City many Tawa citizens indicated
2376-423: The area. Tawa Flats All Luck Gold Mining Company shafts of 1881 included one now buried beneath Erlestoke Crescent. The suburb consists of two routes operated by Tranzurban. The Route 1 connects Churton Park to Johnsonville, the city centre, Newtown and Island Bay. The Route 19 acts as a Johnsonville loop. A separate service along Middleton Road connects Johnsonville to Tawa and Porirua. A 2017 report said that
2448-486: The building of the motorway in the 1950s. Tawa has five suburban passenger railway-stations: Kenepuru, Linden, Tawa, Redwood and Takapu Road. A significant number of commuters travel daily by train into the Wellington CBD to work. As a result, trains are a significant component of Tawa's public transport, but the suburb is also served by a bus route linking Porirua and Johnsonville . Despite these bus and train services,
2520-480: The census's question about religious affiliation, 44.6% had no religion, 41.3% were Christian , 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs , 3.2% were Hindu , 1.3% were Muslim , 1.8% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 2,325 (31.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 834 (11.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,806 people (24.2%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
2592-422: The development of the Redwood and Taylor Terrace subdivisions. Redwood School is a coeducational state contributing primary school, for Year 1 to 6 students, established in 1966. It has a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 346 as of August 2024. St Francis Xavier Schoolis a coeducational integrated Catholic contributing primary school, for year 1 to 6 students, established in 1960. It has a decile rating of 9 and
2664-476: The development of transportation networks. It was initially a rural settlement established along the Old Porirua Road. During construction of the road in 1846-47, the road-making soldiers used two stockades, built a kilometre apart from each other, to sleep in and for protection from potential attacks. The initial settlers had to clear the surrounding heavy forests before they could begin building and farming on
2736-572: The east of the central Tawa area. Tawa lies in a wide section of a roughly north/south valley which opens up on the north into the Porirua Basin. The valley is about 4.5 km in length (north-south) and 2.5 km wide (east-west). The Belmont range, to the east, separates the Tawa valley from the Hutt Valley , while the Ohariu Valley is located to the west of Tawa. The northern entrance to Tawa
2808-554: The fares were competitive. On 15 December 1957, the duplication of the railway line from Tawa to Porirua was completed and a new Linden railway station on an island platform replaced the old shelter. With the duplication to Porirua, double line automatic signalling was extended from Tawa to Porirua and the tablet system was removed. The miniature lever frame controlling the signalling in Tawa could now be "switched-out" to automatic double-track operation or "switched-in" when required for shunting of goods trains or other movements requiring
2880-534: The first Roman Catholic Bishop of Wellington for the establishment of a school. The land was used for farming purposes until 1960 when Saint Francis Xavier School, a primary school, was opened. The remainder of the land became a housing subdivision named "Redwood" in honour of Archbishop Redwood. The Catholic connection is further highlighted in the Redwood area by several street names, including McKeefry Grove named after Cardinal McKeefry, third Archbishop of Wellington , and Lane Crescent, which commemorates Fr John Lane,
2952-428: The foehn effect occurs at the tail end of a southerly wind, was an added attraction. It could be fine and warm in Tawa when Wellington was cold and overcast. New subdivisions followed and the population expanded rapidly. Tawa became one of the fastest-growing areas in the country. State housing subdivisions at Kenepuru and Hampton Hill in the late 1950s and early 1960s added to the population growth. Population growth and
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3024-525: The land. In 1851 the first church opened, and in 1855 the first school opened, but Tawa remained predominantly rural into the 20th century. While there were early efforts at housing subdivisions, first in 1896 and in 1906 with the establishment of the Tawa Land Company, they failed to attract much interest. Tawa didn't grow significantly until just before World War II , when it began to lose its semi-rural character. A single-track railway line built by
3096-525: The level crossing at Tawa Street to avoid the excessive operation of the warning lights and bells and barrier arms at the Tawa Street level crossing. During the 1950s, the high-speed Johnsonville–Porirua Motorway was built through Tawa on the eastern side of the valley. The first section that broadly followed the line of the old North Island Main Trunk railway from Johnsonville to the Tawa turnoff at Takapu Road at
3168-441: The line from 5 September 1949 but electric locomotive-hauled trains continued to operate in peak periods as there were insufficient multiple units until the arrival of the first Ganz Mavag EM/ET units in 1982. It was now quicker and easier for residents of Tawa to commute to Wellington to work in the central Wellington area. Travel time by rail from Tawa to central Wellington was now less than from many Wellington City suburbs and
3240-414: The motorway, with the main school campus west of the motorway and additional playing fields to the east. A subway under the motorway links the two parts of Tawa College and provides public access. St. Francis Xavier School, a Catholic primary school, opened in Redwood in 1960. The demand for new primary schools continued in the 1960s: Hampton Hill School was opened in 1965 and Redwood School in 1966. During
3312-618: The name "Tawa Flat" was by John Woodman who used it as his address in the Electoral Roll for the Wellington Country District, published in the Wellington Provincial Gazette of 28 August 1854. As others living in the area gave their address in the 1854 roll as "Porirua Road", it is possible that John Woodman was the originator of the name. When New Zealand became a separate Colony from New South Wales in 1841,
3384-410: The need to use the narrow winding road through the bottom of the valley and Glenside . The second section allowed through traffic to bypass Tawa reducing traffic on the Main Road in Tawa. The southern and northern accesses to Tawa were improved by straightening and widening narrow sections of the Main Road at Takapu Road and Kenepuru Drive between Linden and Porirua. Demand for new housing diminished in
3456-417: The new and independent boroughs of Miramar, Karori, Onslow, and Johnsonville. In 1939, northern Tawa valley residents seeking to give a separate name to the northern part of the Tawa district met. They chose "Linden", from "Linden Vale", the name of the home of Mr Stuart Duncan, but originally named by Mr. Charles Duncan, a nurseryman. The name "Linden" was adopted in 1940 and the first Linden railway station
3528-592: The population of local areas grew, a number of local boroughs were split off from the Hutt County . In 1908, a smaller Makara County with offices in Porirua was formed from the Mākara and Porirua Ridings or the south-western part of the Hutt County. The new Makara County included Porirua, Tītahi Bay , and Tawa Flat, and all of the area to the south lying to the west of Wellington City outside the areas covered by Wellington City and
3600-515: The single line section from Tawa to Porirua. With the completion of the deviation, the railway connection between Johnsonville and Tawa was severed on 19 June 1937. The original line from Wellington to Johnsonville was electrified and reopened as the Johnsonville Branch . The railway line from Tawa to Porirua remained single track with no stations between Tawa and Porirua until the new Linden station opened on 28 July 1940. Electrification of
3672-448: The south and Kenepuru railway station in the north, was completed in 2013. The Porirua City section of the trail was built on an existing unsealed trail and completed about March 2014. Before 1959, "Tawa" was known as "Tawa Flat", thought to be a reference to the Tawa trees that grew there and the flat and arable floor of the valley as it widened out in the Tawa area. The first known use of
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#17330933187303744-473: The southerly winds that come from the Cook Strait . It rarely snows, but during winter 2011 snowfalls briefly shut down buses and closed roads, causing some students and workers to stay home for a few days. Churton Park covers 6.06 km (2.34 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 8,290 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,368 people per km . Before the 2023 census, Churton Park had
3816-408: The southern entrance to Tawa was opened on 15 December 1951. The second section, from Takapu Road to Porirua, was opened about five years later and the Johnsonville bypass connecting the south end of the motorway to the top of Ngauranga Gorge about the same time. The first section, from Johnsonville to Takapu Road, reduced road travel times and considerably improved access to Wellington by eliminating
3888-455: The southern part of Duncan Street while the old railway alignment from Tawa Street to Takapu Road remained as a pleasant walking track. The new deviation provided two new railway stations that opened on 20 June 1937, one at Takapu Road and a new Tawa Flat Railway Station on an island platform built on the valley floor, below and 400 metres north of the old railway station. A crossing loop was provided at Tawa Flat with crossovers north and south of
3960-584: The start of 2012. It has about 350 pupils and is growing. The Amesbury Hall at the school was opened in May by Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown. The construction of the hall was funded in part by the proceeds from the sale of part of the school site (which was held as a Reserve) by WCC to the Ministry of Education. The Amesbury Hall is available for community use. There is a little school on Melksham Drive off Westchester Drive and Churton Park Kindergarten next to Churton Park School. There are historic gold mining shafts in
4032-508: The station to allow trains to terminate at Tawa Flat and return to Wellington or Porirua. A siding was provided to support local businesses. The new Tawa Flat station was equipped with an enclosed waiting room, toilets for men and women, and a stationmaster's office with a ticket sale window opening to the waiting room. A miniature lever frame allowed signals to be locally controlled. Trains between Kaiwharawhara and Tawa ran on double line automatic signalling . The tablet system remained in use on
4104-484: The statistical areas of Tawa North, Tawa South and Tawa Central, covers 5.52 km (2.13 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 9,670 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,752 people per km . Tawa had a population of 9,258 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 360 people (4.0%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 393 people (4.4%) since the 2006 census . There were 3,159 households, comprising 4,455 males and 4,803 females, giving
4176-522: The suburb in matters of local and community affairs. The former Mayor of Wellington , Kerry Prendergast , originally came on to the Wellington City Council following time as a Tawa Borough councillor. As of the 2022 local elections the Tawa Community Board members are: The iwi with mana whenua in Tawa are Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Taranaki Whānui . Ngāti Toa Rangatira have had parcels of land in Tawa and Linden returned to them as part of
4248-432: The trading name Metlink ). Slightly to the east, the Johnsonville-Porirua Motorway , a dual-carriageway section of State Highway 1, follows a similar path. Both have played an important role in the suburb's development and in providing access. The literally named Main Road runs down the centre of the suburb and provides access to the smaller suburban streets. Main Road and Kenepuru Drive were part of State Highway 1 before
4320-552: The turn of the 21st Century, most of the greenfield residential growth in Tawa has occurred to the east of the Motorway, mainly spreading eastward up toward the parallel Takapu Valley in the direction of the Belmont Range. Whilst greenfield residential growth has slowed, there has been significant infill housing as property owners, particularly owners of older quarter acre sections, subdivide their properties. Along with infill housing,
4392-557: The turn of the 21st century has seen the redevelopment of some of Tawa's previously industrial areas including the development of Dress Smart - an outlet shopping centre - and the retirement village, Redwood village. Tawa's latest retail development is located on what is colloquially known as "Takapu Island"; a site located alongside the Tawa motorway off-ramp where a new supermarket was opened in September 2012. Conversely, one of Tawa's other shopping centres, Tawa Junction, closed in 2008 after
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#17330933187304464-425: The use of the crossovers. This meant that Tawa station only require manning for occasional train movements. Two new railway stations were built in the 1960s to meet the growing demand for rail services: Kenepuru station opened on 8 April 1963 and Redwood station on 15 December 1963. Tawa was now served by five railway stations. A feature of the new Redwood station was the staggering of the platforms north and south of
4536-564: Was 41.3, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.2% had no religion, 36.1% were Christian , 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs , 6.7% were Hindu , 1.8% were Muslim , 2.9% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 2,448 (43.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 408 (7.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,983 people (35.0%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
4608-427: Was a popular move to change the name of the "Borough of Tawa Flat" to the "Borough of Tawa" as more people now lived in the hilly areas on the sides of the valley or in Linden and only a minority lived in the area previously known as Tawa Flat. The New Zealand Geographic Board decided on 24 November 1958 "that on and after the 23rd of February 1959 the name of the Borough of Tawa Flat shall be Borough of Tawa." From 1959,
4680-498: Was built in 1944 and was originally a women's borstal . It became a youth prison in 1981 and a women's prison in 1987. A much improved, faster, and more frequent, rail service resulted from the Tawa Flat deviation in the late 1930s, electrification of the railway line with an automatic signalling system in 1940, and the arrival of additional electric multiple units in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The first multiple units operated on
4752-568: Was compiled and on 16 May 1951 the first Town board was elected. Urbanisation and population growth continued in the Tawa valley and in 1953 the population had reached 3,900, sufficient for an upgrade of the Town District to a borough. The upgrade to the Borough of Tawa Flat was approved in October 1953. Starting at the time of the Tawa Flat School and Tawa Flat District Centennial in 1955, there
4824-560: Was divided into 100-acre blocks, providing some of the 100-acre "in the country" blocks that accompanied the one-acre "in town" (i.e., central Wellington) blocks, similar to other Company settlements. Much of the eastern side of the Tawa valley came to be owned by a single family until the demand for housing land overtook the benefits of farming the land. In 1951, a Town District was established covering Tawa and Linden. Within two years this had become Tawa Flat Borough. The development of Tawa, like many population centres, has been strongly tied to
4896-404: Was located on the hillside above the valley floor on what is now Duncan Street, on the straight section of road about 180 metres north of the intersection of Duncan Street with the junction of Tawa Street and Tawa Terrace. From June 1937, the double-tracked Tawa Flat deviation diverted the North Island Main Trunk railway from Thorndon through Kaiwharawhara and two significant new tunnels to
4968-470: Was once prolific throughout the area, although its most famous tree is the Bucket Tree, a large macrocarpa with the topiary of an upside-down bucket. Tawa is also known for its large number of churches, representing a wide range of Christian denominations . Within Tawa, there are a number of named areas: Lindenvale, Westhaven, Redwood and Southgate to the west and Linden , Greenacres and Sundale to
5040-524: Was opened on 30 April 1941. In 1948, the Tawa Flat and Linden Progressive Associations and Porirua interests, led by Arthur Carman and Percy Clark , made a representation to the Local Government Commission asking for a single borough covering the whole of the Porirua Basin. The Commission did not accept this proposal but responded by giving the Tawa Flat-Linden area the status of a Town District able to elect its own Town Board. A roll of 1,700 electors
5112-441: Was that 3,222 (56.9%) people were employed full-time, 756 (13.3%) were part-time, and 180 (3.2%) were unemployed. Churton Park is within the enrolment zones for Onslow College , Newlands College , Newlands Intermediate , St Oran's College , Raroa Normal Intermediate Amesbury School, and Churton Park School . Churton Park has two state primary schools that cater for pupils up to Year 6. Churton Park School on Churton Drive
5184-468: Was that 3,978 (53.4%) people were employed full-time, 1,056 (14.2%) were part-time, and 321 (4.3%) were unemployed. Tawa School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 430 as of August 2024. Hampton Hill School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 145. It was founded in 1965. Greenacres School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with
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