Waitangirua

Waitangirua

Suburb:Waitangirua
City:Porirua
Island:North Island
Surrounded by
- to the north
- to the east
- to the south
- to the west
Ascot Park, New Zealand
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Cannons Creek, New Zealand
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Waitangirua is a suburb of Porirua City approximately 22km north of Wellington in New Zealand.

Waitangirua was established during the 1960s, almost exclusively as a Government housing development for New Zealand's burgeoning working class immigrant population. As such the ethnic demographic of Waitangirua at the time of establishment comprised primarily of Pacific Island, Scottish, Indian, Irish, English and Chinese as well as Māori. Many of the original settling families still live in Waitangirua today.

The hilly suburb until the late 90s was almost semi-rural surrounded by farmland with Whitby to the North East, Pauatahanui Inlet and Estuary further to the North, and the Belmont hills and Hutt Valley to the East.

The diverse multi-racial nature of Waitangirua makes for a colourful community dominated by a vibrant and exuberant youth culture.

Several scenes from the Taika Waititi movie "Eagle vs Shark" were shot on location in Waitangirua.

External links

* [http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/commprofiles.nsf/htmldocs/Waitangirua+Community+Profile Waitangirua Community Profile] at Statistics NZ


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