Plimmerton
| Plimmerton | ||
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 5 ′ S , 174 ° 52 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-WGN | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Wellington | |
| District | Porirua City | |
| Ward | Northern Ward | |
| Residents | 2 118 (2013) | |
| height | 2 m | |
| Post Code | 5062 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 4 | |
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Plimmerton is a suburb of Porirua City in the Wellington region ofthe North Island of New Zealand .
geography
Plimmerton is located about 6 km south-southwest of the city center of Porirua directly on the northern part of the entrance to Porirua Harbor . The New Zealand State Highway 1 connects the suburb directly with the city center of Porirua and is separated by it to the east from the Camborne district . The Hongoeka district adjoins it to the north . 6 km to the north-northeast can be reached via the State Highway Pukerua Bay .
history
The area around Plimmerton was settled early by the Māori , because according to tradition, the Polynesian navigator and explorer Kupe landed here with his canoe Matahorua around 950 AD . The anchor stone of his canoe can be seen today in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa , the National Museum of New Zealand in Wellington . In the 1840s the place was the seat of Te Rauparaha , the leader of the Ngāti Toa , who was captured here by the British on July 23, 1846. Near the south end of Motuhara Road is a tiny sanctuary with a cabbage tree ( Cordyline australis ), possibly a descendant of the tree near which it was caught, and a plaque.
The original street layout and street names go back to the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company , which built a rail link between Wellington and Longburn , which is near Palmerston North . Several cities were founded along the route, which should benefit the line economically. Wellington Provincial Council member John Plimmer was a key organizer of the company. In the late 1890s, Plimmerton was a well-known resort.
For a long time Plimmerton was administratively part of Hutt County until the place became a suburb of Porirua on April 1, 1973 .
population
In the 2013 census, the town had 2,118 inhabitants, 2.9% more than in the 2006 census.
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Plimmerton . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 590 f .
Web links
- Joyce West : The Storied Shores of ... Plimmerton . In: The New Zealand Railways Magazine . Volume 15, Issue 3 , June 1, 1940, pp. 47 f . (English, online [accessed September 29, 2017]).
- Louis E. Ward : Early Wellington . Whitcombe and Tombs Limited , Auckland 1928 (English, online [accessed September 29, 2017] Fig. 7 - Taupo Pa ( Plimmerton Beach , 1840)).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Plimmerton . Statistics New Zealand , accessed September 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed September 29, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Neubauer: Plimmerton . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 590 .