Newlands is one of the northern suburbs of
Wellington
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,
New Zealand
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. It lies approximately 8.1 km north of the city centre and to the east of its nearest neighbour
Johnsonville. It has a long history of early settlement and originally was farmed including being the early source of Wellington's milk. Newlands is located in a valley and covers two ridgelines, the side of one of which overlooks
Wellington Harbour and up to the
Hutt Valley
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.
History
![Typical housing in Newlands, a suburb of Wellington (35016893683)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Typical_housing_in_Newlands%2C_a_suburb_of_Wellington_%2835016893683%29.jpg)
The area that modern Newlands occupies was originally known as Papararangi
which is
te reo Māori for "cluster of hills". A 40
ha area was sold during the 1840–41 land ballots run by the
New Zealand Company
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.
There are two theories to the suburb's name. The first is that it was named after Thomas Newland,
who arrived in New Zealand from London in 1875 aboard the ship ''Avalanche'' and ran a business making glue and oil in neighboring Johnsonville before becoming manager of the manure department of the Wellington Meat Export Company's works in 1892. Thomas Newland was close friends of Walter Futter who owned land in Newlands.
The second theory is that it was simply the "New Land" near Johnsonville.
The area was mostly used as a pig and dairy farm, providing
Wellington
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most of their town milk supply from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Dairy farms were run by Bill Miles of Newlands Dairy Limited who purchased James Purchase’s farm in Glanmire Rd and ran 100 cows, also Pearce and Tristram. After the Second World War Miles subdivided for housing; initially in Wakely Road, then in Miles Crescent, Lyndfield Lane, Black Rock Road and Glanmire Road. Ernest Hoskings grazed his dairy herd in Johnsonville, Newlands and Horokiwi.
Newlands was the location of the 1923 "Newlands Baby Farmers", where
Daniel Cooper was found guilty and executed for
murder
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, performing illegal
abortion
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s and
baby farming
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.
Brandon's Rock, the highest point in Newlands,
has a history of its own. Brandon's Rock was named after distinguished lawyer and politician Alfred de Bathe Brandon. Brandon also happened to be the father of the mayor of Wellington, who held the position from 1893 till 1894. Traces of gold were discovered on Brandon's Rock by prospectors in 1870, but tests showed that the gold was not pure enough and the search for the metal halted for many years. Although another group sought after gold on Brandon's Rock a decade later, this too proved unprofitable. It is thought by some that Gold could still be discovered in the area. Brandon's Rock was nicknamed Nun's Cap by sailors and those familiar with the harbour before the existence of harbour beacons. Sailors learned to use Brandon's Rock as a navigational point and also to avoid Barrett Reef by staying east of the imaginary line between it and Point Gordon.
A war memorial was erected after World War I at the crossroads of the gorge road; the original memorial was replaced after World War II because of road widening. Listing local dead from both world wars, it is now located on the corner of Newlands and Wakely road
Demographics
Newlands, comprising the statistical areas of Newlands North and Newlands South, covers .
It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Newlands had a population of 7,824 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 549 people (7.5%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 1,068 people (15.8%) since the
2006 census
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. There were 2,739 households. There were 3,879 males and 3,942 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 1,626 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 1,635 (20.9%) aged 15 to 29, 3,891 (49.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 669 (8.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 60.0% European/Pākehā, 11.5% Māori, 7.8% Pacific peoples, 28.7% Asian, and 5.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 35.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 44.4% had no religion, 32.8% were Christian, 7.5% were Hindu, 2.7% were Muslim, 2.4% were Buddhist and 3.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 2,067 (33.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 636 (10.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,720 (60.0%) people were employed full-time, 804 (13.0%) were part-time, and 267 (4.3%) were unemployed.
Geography
Newlands is approximately 138 m above sea level, with its highest point being Brandon's Rock, which lies along the Paparangi Ridge.
The Paparangi Ridge runs along the harbour and stretches from Ngauranga Gorge to Horokiwi. Gilberd Bush Reserve lies to the east of Newlands, towards State Highway 2, and is located where the topography is too steep and hilly for use. Newlands is situated not far from the
Wellington Fault, which is capable of producing earthquakes of magnitude 8.
Weather
The warmest month of the year for Newlands is February, while the coldest month is July. The average high temperature is 14.66 °C and the average low temperature is 11.95 °C, making the climate fairly moderate throughout the year without major fluctuations.
Facilities
Newlands town centre contains a
New World
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supermarket, a community centre and medical services along with several other stores.
Johnsonville mall and nearby public facilities are also a short distance away.
Community centre
The Newlands Community Centre was opened in 2009 and is home to a drop in centre, Newlands Toy Library and many community groups.
Volunteer fire brigade
Newlands Volunteer Fire Brigade was established in 1965 on Newlands Road and has 22 members and one appliance; a 2020 Iveco type 1 pumping appliance.
Parks and reserves
![Waihinahina Park](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Waihinahina_Park.jpg)
Newlands has a number of parks and reserves, including:
*Newlands Park and Pukehuia playground
*Pinkerton Park
*Seton Nossiter Park
*Waihinahina park
*Gilberd Bush Reserve
*Edgecombe Street play area
*Kenmore Street Play Area
*Lyndfield Lane play area
*Cheyne Walk play area
*Salford Street Play Area
Religious sites
* St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church
* St. Andrews Catholic Church
* Newlands Baptist Church
* Newlands Christian Assembly
* Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses
* Kurinchi Kumaran Temple
* Hare Krishna (ISKCON) Temple
Transport
Roads
Newlands is connected to
Ngauranga
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, and further
Wellington
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via the
Ngauranga Gorge
The Ngauranga Gorge is in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. New Zealand State Highway 1, State Highway 1 runs through the gorge, a vital link between central Wellington, Wellington City and its northern suburbs and Porirua City and the Kapiti ...
towards the South, and through Stewart Drive and Johnsonville to
Porirua
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to the North via
State Highway 1
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, constructed in the 1960s.
Bus services
Newlands is served by several bus services which link it to the wider Wellington area, operated by
Newlands Coach Services on behalf of
Metlink Wellington
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. Several of these services link Newlands with the nearby
Johnsonville, where further transport options are available.
Newlands Coach Services operates a bus depot next to the
State Highway 1
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overbridge.
Education
School enrollment zones
Newlands is within the enrollment zones for
Newlands College, Newlands School and
St Oran's College.
Secondary education
Newlands College is a state coeducational secondary school located on Bracken Road in Newlands. It has a roll of as of
Primary and intermediate education
Newlands has three primary schools and one intermediate school:
*Newlands Intermediate is located on Bracken road, next to
Newlands College, with a roll of as of
*Newlands School is a contributing primary school located on Newlands Road with a roll of
*Rewa Rewa School is a contributing primary school located on Padnell Crescent with a roll of
*Bellevue School is a contributing primary school located on Bancroft Terrace with a roll of
References
External links
''The Newlands baby farmers'' of 1923Newlands Primary SchoolNewlands Medical Centre
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Suburbs of Wellington City