| Suburb: | Paremata |
| City: | Porirua |
| Island: | North Island |
| Surrounded by - to the north |
Paremata is a suburb of Porirua, on the Tasman Sea coast to the north of Wellington, New Zealand. History The name "Porirua" is of Māori origin It is possibly a variant of "Pari-rua" ("two tides" a reference to the two arms of the Porirua for the electorate see Mana (NZ electorate Suburb Suburb Porirua Harbour is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand. History The name "Porirua" is of Māori origin It is possibly a variant of "Pari-rua" ("two tides" a reference to the two arms of the Porirua The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, some 2000 Kilometres (1250 Miles across Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
Early history
The modern suburb, just south of Plimmerton, derives its name from the "Parramatta Barracks", erected on the north shore of Porirua Harbour in about 1846 when the infant government was nervous about the local Ngati Toa tribe under its great leader Te Rauparaha. Parramatta (ˈpærɑːmætɑː is a suburb in the west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Porirua Harbour is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Toa ( Ngāti Toarangatira) an Iwi ( New Zealand Māori tribe traces its descent from the eponymous ancestor Toarangatira Te Rauparaha (1760s-1849 was a Māori chief and war leader of the Ngati Toa tribe who took a leading part in the Musket Wars. The stone barracks were largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1847.
The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company built a station nearby, towards the end of the 19th century. The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company ( WMR or W&MR) was a private railway company that operated a line between Thorndon in Wellington, In 1936 a road bridge finally spanned the entrance to the Pauatahanui Inlet, greatly easing access to Wellington for the growing suburb. Pauatahanui is a village in New Zealand 's North Island. It is at the far eastern end of the Pauatahanui Inlet, an arm of the Porirua Harbour Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the After a coast road was built between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki further north, the route through Paremata became part of State Highway 1. Suburb Paekakariki is a town in the Kapiti Coast District in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. Later developments to ease congestion included the Paremata Roundabout, just south of the road bridge, reducing some of the distress that was occasionally caused at what came to be known as "Glass Corner".
During World War II, United States soldiers were stationed near the barracks, on land that later became the Ngatitoa Domain. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Recent history
With the building of a new railway station across the inlet, the locality south of the road and rail bridges took on the name Paremata as well. The street along the original shoreline had been known as "The Crescent" for decades, but by the end of the 20th century it was commonly called "Paremata Crescent". The area to the north, which included a subdivision called "Dolly Varden" (named after a Charles Dickens character), has now come to be called Mana because the new railway station a little further north was given that name (probably because it is the first point on the rail journey north at which travellers get a view of Mana Island). Numerous islands have the name Mana Island: Mana Island is a resort in Fiji Mana Island is a small island off the coast of Current maps identify the areas to the north of the road & rail bridges as 'Mana' and the areas to the south as 'Paremata', matching the naming of the railway stations and streets.
By the start of the 21st century, several members of the Ngati Toa tribe had served on the Porirua City Council, and the whole locality around the Ngatitoa Domain had become a busy suburb and fishing base with housing and commerce. History The name "Porirua" is of Māori origin It is possibly a variant of "Pari-rua" ("two tides" a reference to the two arms of the Porirua For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. A new suburb, Papakowhai, has grown on the hills to the south, while the large suburb of Whitby has developed to the east, with its main access via SH58 from the Paremata Roundabout. Suburb
In August 2004 a new road bridge was opened for northbound traffic, allowing southbound traffic to use both lanes of the old bridge. This is part of an on-going project by Transit New Zealand to solve congestion issues and improve safety of motorists, pedestrians and local residents accessing SH1 from side-roads and driveways. By July 2006 a series of traffic lights had been installed along Mana Esplanade, along with two transit lanes and to the south. A second feeder roundabout had been constructed on SH58 allowing easier access to Whitby. Suburb
External links
- Paremata Roundabout Webcam
- Map of Paremata Region - ZoomIn.co.nz
- SH1 Plimmerton - Paremata Upgrade Information
- Paremata-Postgate Community Profile from Statistics NZ
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