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The Royal Wellington Golf Club , (formerly Wellington Golf Club ) founded on 30th April,1895 is one of New Zealand 's golf courses . The Golf Club is situated in Heretaunga , Upper Hutt , just north of Wellington and alongside the Hutt River between Silverstream and Trentham .

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25-527: The Wellington Golf Club was first established in 1895 at Miramar by David Howden (younger brother of Charles Ritchie Howden founder of Otago Golf Club) and Ethel Duncan. It experienced difficulties in renewing its lease in 1904. The Barton family of Trentham and Wairarapa owned extensive land in the Heretaunga area in the Upper Hutt Valley and offered to sell club 48.5 hectares of their estate. This offer

50-444: A few weeks before census day. It was rescheduled for March 2013, so the 2013 census is the previous census completed before this one. In July 2018, it was estimated that the 2018 census had a "full or partial" response for 90 percent of individuals, down from 94.5 percent in the 2013 census and the planned release date for census information was changed from October of the same year to March 2019. This drop, which already amounted to

75-707: A population density of 828 people per km . Trentham had a population of 9,606 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 1,077 people (12.6%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 1,341 people (16.2%) since the 2006 census . There were 3,330 households, comprising 5,040 males and 4,560 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.11 males per female, with 1,674 people (17.4%) aged under 15 years, 2,010 (20.9%) aged 15 to 29, 4,308 (44.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,614 (16.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 72.7% European/ Pākehā , 21.1% Māori , 7.2% Pasifika , 10.7% Asian , and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas

100-462: A roll of 650. It was founded in 1991. 2018 New Zealand census The 2018 New Zealand census , which took place on Tuesday 6 March 2018, was the thirty-fourth national census in New Zealand . The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,699,755 – an increase of 457,707 (10.79%) over the 2013 census . Results from the 2018 census were released to the public on 23 September 2019, from

125-623: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Trentham, New Zealand Trentham ( / ˈ t r ɛ n θ ə m / ) is the most populous suburb of Upper Hutt , a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand . The suburb is located in a widening of the Hutt Valley , five kilometres to the southwest of the Upper Hutt city centre. The suburb includes the Trentham Racecourse ,

150-454: Is for the census usually-resident population count. New Zealanders who declare Māori descent. 18.5% of New Zealanders have at least some Māori descent. Data is for the census usually-resident population count. The largest age group is people aged 25 to 29, who comprise 7.3% of the population. Data is the census usually-resident population count. Data is the census usually-resident population count. Declared sex of New Zealanders Data

175-411: Is for the census usually-resident population count. Results add up to over 100% due to people declaring multiple ethnicities. Most New Zealanders, 48.5% of the population, identify as being irreligious. Data is for the census usually-resident population count. The vast majority of New Zealanders, 95.4%, speak English; in second place is Māori, with 4.0% of the population being able to speak it. Data

200-502: Is within the reserve now known as Trentham Memorial Park. Richard Barton was interred in the grounds of St John's Church , and there are also memorials to him in the form of brass plaques within the Church building. Trentham, comprising the statistical areas of Poets Block, Brentwood (Upper Hutt City), Trentham North and Trentham South, covers 11.37 km (4.39 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 11,960 as of June 2024, with

225-484: The State Services Commissioner , reporting that too little attention had been paid to the non-digital aspects of the census, but also blamed operational complexity and flaws in management. Due to a decision to conduct the census primarily online, the census attracted only an 83% response rate, even lower than the 90% earlier reported, and well short of the 94% census percent target and a nine percent drop from

250-706: The Statistics New Zealand website. The most recent New Zealand census was held in March 2023. The Census Act 1877 required censuses to be held every fifth year and is well embedded in legislation and government systems. Since 1881, censuses have been held every five years, with the exceptions of those in 1931 and 1941 and the one in 2011 which was cancelled due to the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch , which displaced many Canterbury residents from their homes only

275-533: The added data into account. Population counts for regions of New Zealand . All figures are for the census usually-resident population count. In 2018, 3,370,122 people (71.7%) were born in New Zealand, with 1,329,633 (28.3%) born overseas. Data is for the census's usually-resident population. Birthplace of New Zealanders There was no change in the top five ethnicities between the 2013 and 2018 censuses, which are New Zealand European (64.1%), Māori (16.5%), Chinese (4.9%), Indian (4.7%), and Samoan (3.9%). Data

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300-659: The base of the Wellington Racing Club , the site of Hutt International Boys' School , and the Trentham Railway Station . The Trentham Military Camp was used extensively for training soldiers in preparation for World War I and World War II . It is still a base for the New Zealand Defence Force . A General Motors - Holden assembly plant operated in Trentham between 1967 and 1990. The area

325-530: The club's property. Royal Wellington Golf Course is the host venue for the 2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. Seven New Zealand Opens have been held at Heretaunga, the first in 1912, followed by 1932, 1954, 1976, 1981, 1987 and most recently in 1995, when Australian Lucas Parsons was the winner of the sixth and last open held at the club. 41°08′23.30″S 175°1′15.16″E  /  41.1398056°S 175.0208778°E  / -41.1398056; 175.0208778 This golf club or course-related article

350-414: The country on census night (6 March 2018), and excludes overseas visitors and New Zealand residents who are temporarily overseas. Due to the high rate of non-response in the census, the published results combine answers from census forms with data from the 2013 Census and from government administrative data. Reports from an External Data Quality Review Panel include quality ratings for each variable, taking

375-592: The lowest census response rate for fifty years, was blamed on a 'digital-first' policy for the census. An independent review was initiated by the Government Statistician in October 2019, and in November Statistics NZ announced that release of census data would be pushed back to at least April 2019 due to "the complex nature of the task". In early April 2019, the Government Statistician, Liz MacPherson

400-420: The previous 2013 New Zealand census . On 13 August 2019 the report was released to the public and Liz MacPherson offered her resignation, taking ultimate responsibility for the results, stating "I'm sorry, the buck stops with me." State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes agreed with her assessment, and asked MacPherson to remain in her role until Christmas of 2019, noting that "she is the best person to finish

425-466: The remediation work". The 2018 census collected data on the following topics: Statistics New Zealand annually conducts population projections for New Zealand as a whole, which are based on data from the previous census (in this case, the 2013 census) and calculated using a cohort-component method. Population projections also take into consideration births, deaths, and net migration. In 2016, New Zealand's population at

450-421: The time of the 2018 census was projected to be between 4,807,000 and 4,944,000. Data uses fixed random rounding to protect confidentiality; each data point is rounded either to the nearest multiple of 3 ( 2 ⁄ 3 chance) or the next-nearest multiple of 3 ( 1 ⁄ 3 chance). The census usually-resident population count of New Zealand is a count of all people who usually live in and were present in

475-567: Was 21.2, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.3% had no religion, 39.3% were Christian , 1.8% had Māori religious beliefs , 2.6% were Hindu , 0.7% were Muslim , 1.1% were Buddhist and 3.3% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,317 (16.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,563 (19.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,203 people (15.2%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15

500-406: Was accepted in a Club meeting on 20 November 1906 and subsequently much of the land was cleared and marshes drained to construct the rudimentary course. Some club members donated trees and shrubs in these early years. By 1908 the club had completed its move to Heretaunga and an 18-hole course had been completed along with a tennis court, croquet and putting green. Its historic and elegant clubhouse

525-433: Was closed in 2004 and merged with Trentham School. Fergusson Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school for Year 7 to 8 students, with a roll of 343. Upper Hutt College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 15 students, with a roll of 1148. It was founded in 1962. Hutt International Boys' School is a state-integrated Christian secondary school for Year 7 to 13 students, with

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550-410: Was designed by architects Crichton and MacKay. The club was opened in a ceremony on 25 April 1908, by Joseph Ward , Prime Minister and president of the club. The course was expanded from 18 to 27 holes in 1972–73. The present championship course was redesigned by Greg Turner and Scott Macpherson and opened in 2013. There is also a nine-hole Terrace course, which takes in some of the most scenic parts of

575-464: Was facing possible charges of contempt of parliament. She had twice refused, on 13 February and in early April, to disclose the number of partially and fully completed responses. On 9 April, she reported that one in seven New Zealanders, 700,000 people, failed to complete the census. In July 2019 the independent inquiry returned its findings to the Government Statistician, the Minister of Statistics and

600-582: Was settled in the 1840s. The name "Trentham" was initially given by Richard Barton , the first European Settler in the area, in honour of his former employer, the Duke of Sutherland . One of the Duke of Sutherland's subsidiary titles was Viscount Trentham, of Trentham in the County of Stafford. The Barton family memory lives on in the area, with Barton Road, Barton Avenue and an area of native trees called Barton's Bush , which

625-400: Was that 3,618 (45.6%) people were employed full-time, 888 (11.2%) were part-time, and 363 (4.6%) were unemployed. Trentham School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 367 as of August 2024. Brentwood School, a co-educational state primary school for year 1 to 6 students, opened in 1955 to deal with the overflow from Trentham School. The school

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