| Kaiwharawhara | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Wellington City Council |
| Population | 63 (2006 [1]) |
| Facilities | |
| Train station(s) | Kaiwharawhara Railway Station |
| Surrounds | |
| North | Te Kainga |
| Northeast | Cashmere |
| East | Wellington Harbour |
| Southwest | Highland Park |
| West | Wadestown |
| Northwest | Ngaio |
Kaiwharawhara, formerly known as Kaiwarra, is an urban seaside suburb of Wellington in New Zealand's North Island. It is located north of the centre of the city on the western shore of Wellington Harbour, where the Kaiwharawhara Stream reaches the sea from its headwaters in Karori. It is a largely commercial and industrial area and thus has little residential population. The 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings gave the suburb's resident population as merely 15.[1] A recent housing development up the hillside towards Te Kainga has increased the resident population.
Kaiwharawhara contains some major transport infrastructure. Both State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk Railway pass through Kaiwharawhara on their routes from central Wellington northwards. Just north of Kaiwharawhara Railway Station, the Wairarapa Line (including the commuter Hutt Valley Line) diverges from the North Island Main Trunk Railway. Due to its waterfront location, Kaiwharawhara also has shipping activity, with the Wellington Interislander Ferry terminal located on the boundary of Kaiwharawhara and Pipitea.
In sport, Kaiwharawhara was previously represented in soccer by Waterside, a club formed by dock workers in 1921. In 1988, they merged with the Karori Swifts to form Waterside Karori AFC.
The suburb (and the station) was renamed from Kaiwarra to Kaiwharawhara from 9 February 1951 by a decision of the New Zealand Geographic Board [2]