![Paremata Bridge](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Paremata_Bridge.jpg)
Paremata is a suburb of
Porirua
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, on the
Tasman Sea
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coast to the north of
Wellington
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,
New Zealand
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.
History
Early history
The modern suburb, just south of
Plimmerton
The suburb of Plimmerton lies in the northwest part of the city of Porirua in New Zealand, adjacent to some of the city's more congenial beaches. State Highway 59 and the North Island Main Trunk railway line pass just east of the main shopping an ...
, derives its name from the "Paremata Barracks", erected on the north shore of
Porirua Harbour
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The harbour is within the main urban area of the Wellington Region, and is surrounded by the city of ...
in about 1846 when the British Empire was nervous about the local
Ngati Toa
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Production
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tribe under its leader
Te Rauparaha
Te Rauparaha (c.1768 – 27 November 1849) was a Māori rangatira (chief) and war leader of the Ngāti Toa tribe who took a leading part in the Musket Wars, receiving the nickname "the Napoleon of the South". He was influential in the original ...
. The stone barracks were largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1848.
The
Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company
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built a station nearby, towards the end of the 19th century. In 1936 a road bridge finally spanned the entrance to the
Pauatahanui Inlet, greatly easing access to
Wellington
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for the growing suburb. After a coast road was built between
Pukerua Bay
Pukerua Bay is a small seaside suburb at the southern end of the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand. In local government terms it is the northernmost suburb of Porirua City, in the Wellington Region. It is 12 km north of the Porirua City Centre on ...
and
Paekakariki further north, the route through Paremata became part of
State Highway 1
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. Later developments to ease congestion included the Paremata Roundabout, just south of the road bridge, reducing some of the distress that was occasionally caused at what came to be known as "Glass Corner".
During
World War II
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, United States soldiers were stationed near the barracks, on land that later became the Ngatitoa Domain.
Recent history
With the building of the new
Paremata Railway Station across the inlet, the locality south of the road and rail bridges took on the name Paremata as well. The street along the original shoreline had been known as "The Crescent" for decades, but by the end of the 20th century it was commonly called "Paremata Crescent".
The area to the north, which included a subdivision called "Dolly Varden" (named after a
Charles Dickens
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character), is now called
Mana
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because the new
Mana Railway Station a little further north was given that name; probably because it is the first point on the rail journey north at which travellers get a view of
Mana Island. Current maps identify the areas to the north of the road & rail bridges as 'Mana' and the areas to the south as 'Paremata', matching the naming of the railway stations and streets.
By the start of the 21st century, several members of the Ngati Toa tribe had served on the
Porirua
Porirua, ( mi, Pari-ā-Rua) a city in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. The name 'Porirua' is a corruption of 'Pari-rua', meaning "the tide swee ...
City Council, and the whole locality around the Ngatitoa Domain had become a busy suburb and
fishing
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base with housing and commerce. A new suburb,
Papakowhai, has grown on the hills to the south, while the large suburb of
Whitby
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has developed to the east, with its main access via from the Paremata Roundabout.
In August 2004 a new road bridge was opened for northbound traffic, allowing southbound traffic to use both lanes of the old bridge. This is part of an ongoing project by Transit New Zealand to solve congestion issues and improve safety of motorists, pedestrians and local residents accessing SH 1 from side-roads and driveways. By July 2006 a series of traffic lights had been installed along Mana Esplanade, along with two
transit lanes
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. A second feeder roundabout had been constructed on SH 58 allowing easier access to
Whitby
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.
The SH 1 route through Paremata was renumbered on 7 December 2021, due to SH 1 being shifted to the
Transmission Gully Motorway
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.
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Demographics
Paremata statistical area covers .
It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
![Mana Marina, Paremata - panoramio](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Mana_Marina%2C_Paremata_-_panoramio.jpg)
Paremata had a population of 2,463 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 90 people (3.8%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 183 people (8.0%) since the
2006 census
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. There were 972 households. There were 1,185 males and 1,275 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 46.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 411 people (16.7%) aged under 15 years, 360 (14.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,218 (49.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 474 (19.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.6% European/Pākehā, 11.9% Māori, 5.8% Pacific peoples, 4.1% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 22.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 55.4% had no religion, 35.3% were Christian, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 699 (34.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 183 (8.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $47,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,140 (55.6%) people were employed full-time, 288 (14.0%) were part-time, and 66 (3.2%) were unemployed.
Education
Paremata School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,
with a roll of as of .
See also
*
Fort Parramatta
Fort Parramatta was the name was given to a fort north of Wellington, New Zealand, in the 1840s. The remains of the fort are still visible on the Ngatitoa Domain in Porirua City, but the surrounding suburb name has been changed to "Paremata
...
References
External links
Paremata Roundabout WebcamMap of Paremata Region - ZoomIn.co.nzParemata-Postgate Community Profilefrom
Statistics NZ
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Paremata in the ''Cyclopaedia of New Zealand'' (1897, ETC)
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