Newlands, New Zealand

Newlands
Newlands
Basic information
Local authority Wellington City
Electoral ward Northern Ward
Land area 682 ha (2.63 sq mi)[1]
Coordinates 41°13′26″S 174°49′23″E / 41.224°S 174.823°E / -41.224; 174.823Coordinates: 41°13′26″S 174°49′23″E / 41.224°S 174.823°E / -41.224; 174.823
Population 7,278[1] (2013)
Postcode(s) 6037
Surrounds
North Paparangi, Woodridge, Grenada
Northeast Horokiwi
East Wellington Harbour
South Ngauranga
West Johnsonville

Newlands is one of the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand. It lies approximately 8 km north of the city centre and to the east of its nearest neighbour Johnsonville. It has a long history of early settlement and originally was farmed including being the early source of Wellington's milk. Newlands is located in a valley and covers two ridgelines, the side of one of which overlooks Wellington Harbour and up to the Hutt Valley.

History

The area that modern Newlands occupies was originally known as Pukehuia[2] which is Te Reo Māori for "cluster of hills".[3] A 40 ha area was sold during the 1840-41 land ballots run by the New Zealand Company.[4] There are two theories to the suburb's name. The first is that it was named after Thomas Newland[4] who arrived in New Zealand from London in 1875 aboard the ship “Avalanche” and ran a business making glue and oil in neighboring Johnsonville before becoming Manager of the Manure Department of the Wellington Meat Export Company's Works in 1892.[5] Thomas Newland was close friends of Walter Futter who owned land in Newlands.[4] The second theory is that it was simply the "New Land" near Johnsonville.[2]

The area was mostly used as a pig and dairy farm, providing Wellington most of their milk supply until the 1950s.[2]

Newlands was the location of the 1923 "Newlands Baby Farmers", where Daniel Cooper was found guilty and executed for murder, performing illegal abortions and baby farming.[6]

Facilities

Newlands has recently (2013) had a revamped shopping centre with a new supermarket, and a new community centre. It is close to services and a mall located in its near neighbour Johnsonville.

Community Centre

The Newlands Community Centre was opened in 2009[7] and is home to a drop in centre, Newlands Toy Library[8] and many community groups.

Volunteer Fire Brigade

Newlands Volunteer Fire Brigade was established in 1965 on Newlands Road and has 20 members and one appliance; a 2010 Iveco Eurocargo 6/1 light pumping appliance.[9]

Parks and Reserves

Newlands has a number of parks and reserves, including:

Transport

Newlands is served by buses to and from the city, run by Newlands Coach Services.

Newlands has good access to Lower Hutt, the main motorway north to the Kapiti Coast, and to Wellington's CBD.

Education

School enrollment zones

Newlands is within the enrollment zones for Newlands College, Newlands School and St Oran's College.[14]

Secondary education

Newlands College is a state coeducational secondary school located on Bracken Road in Newlands.

Main article: Newlands College

Primary and intermediate education

Newlands has three primary schools and one intermediate school:

References

  1. 1 2 "Community Profile: Newlands".
  2. 1 2 3 "Newlands - a bit of history".
  3. ↑ "Maori Language Week - 1000 Māori place names".
  4. 1 2 3 "Newlands Rd's shady past".
  5. ↑ "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand - Mr. Thomas Newland".
  6. ↑ "The Newlands baby farmers".
  7. ↑ "Newlands Community Centre".
  8. ↑ "Newlands Toy Library".
  9. ↑ "Newlands Volunteer Fire Brigade".
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Play parks and sports grounds".
  11. ↑ "Seton Nossiter Park".
  12. ↑ "Waihinahina Park".
  13. ↑ "Gilberd Bush Reserve".
  14. ↑ "eLearning Schools Search".
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ministry of Education School Rolls".
  16. ↑ "Newlands School - Our School".
  17. ↑ "Rewa Rewa School".
  18. ↑ "Bellevue School".
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