Taitā, New Zealand

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Taitā
Basic information
Local authority Lower Hutt City
Electoral ward Northern Ward
Population 3,036 (2006 [1])
Facilities
Train station(s) Taitā Railway Station
Surrounds
Northeast Pomare
East Stokes Valley
South Wingate
Southwest Avalon
West Kelson

Taitā (/ˈtaɪtə/, spelled Taita on most signs) is one of the easternmost suburbs of Lower Hutt City in New Zealand, situated toward the northern end of the city. It is considerably south of the Taita Gorge which separates Lower Hutt City from Upper Hutt City.

Its urban development began around the middle of the 20th century as part of the Labour Government's State housing scheme.

The main road through the western part of the suburb, Taita Drive, has its southern end in the suburb of Avalon near the Kennedy-Good Bridge.

On the eastern side of Taitā, above Taita College stand the buildings of the former Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) Soil Bureau. Soil Bureau became Landcare Research New Zealand Limited in 1992 and much of the function at Taitā has moved to the Turitea campus of Massey University in Palmerston North.

Education

Taita has four schools.

  • Pomare School is a state contributing primary (Year 1 to 6) school. It has 98 students as of November 2013.[2]
  • Saint Michael's School is a state-integrated Catholic full primary (Year 1 to 8) school. It has 114 students as of November 2013.[2]
  • Taita Central School is a state contributing primary (Year 1 to 6) school. It has 175 students as of November 2013.[2] The school opened in 1948.
  • Taita College is a state secondary (Year 9 to 13) school, and has 471 students as of November 2013.[2] The school opened in 1957.

State intermediate (Year 7 and 8) students are served by Avalon Intermediate School, in the neighbouring suburb of Avalon.

References

  1. ↑ Hutt City Council - 2006 Hutt City Demographic Profile Retrieved: 7 January 2009
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Directory of Schools - as at 4 December 2013". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 10 December 2013. 

Coordinates: 41°12′S 174°57′E / 41.200°S 174.950°E / -41.200; 174.950


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