341:; Located off of Akatarawa Road and Norbert Street, Harcourt Park is a large, major park in Upper Hutt. This large park contains a small playground and a large playground, along with a toddler's pool and public toilets at its eastern end. It has a soundstage in the south-western end near the Norbert Street entrance, which is used for small local concerts and events. There is a learn-to-ride cycle track on the park's northern side, as well as many wide lawns throughout the park for picnicking or relaxing. Wellington's Kiwi Holiday Park is located on its northern side off of Akaratawa Road. The Hutt River Trail runs along the western edge of the park. Harcourt Park is a very good spot to witness
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Haukaretu Park; Located at the end of Norbert Street next to the Harcourt Park Bridge, this picturesque park runs along the eastern bank of the Hutt River. There is a playground and duck pond located at its southern end, and a large football field at its northern end. It has pedestrian access from
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Of those at least 15 years old, 477 (16.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 552 (19.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $ 39,500, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 558 people (19.7%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of
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On the south-western side of
Emerald Hill are four streets which contain houses that offer expansive views across the Upper Hutt Valley. The main street, Sunnyview Drive, regularly contains a Christmas lights exhibition annually in December; many of the residents light up their houses and the street
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subdivision. This modern subdivision, developed between the early 1990s and mid-2000s, contains large executive homes; with many of these homes having views across Te
Haukaretu Park towards the Hutt River.
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Brown Owl used to have a school (Brown Owl School), but this school closed in 2002. The nearest primary schools are
Maoribank School and Birchville School. The nearest secondary school is
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with extensive lights displays. It can be seen right across the Upper Hutt Valley. This area was mainly developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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those at least 15 was that 1,620 (57.3%) people were employed full-time, 393 (13.9%) were part-time, and 111 (3.9%) were unemployed.
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The main central part of Brown Owl was mostly developed between 1970 and 1990, and contains all of the businesses in Brown Owl.
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Brown Owl Park; Located off of SH2 (access point from
Speargrass Grove, Timberlea also), contains some bush and a small trail.
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Birchville-Brown Owl statistical area covers 8.99 km (3.47 sq mi) and includes
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just past the northern side of
Harcourt Park on Akatarawa Road.
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SH2. A section of the Hutt River Trail runs through this park.
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Judith A. Collins; drawings by
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Birchville-Brown Owl had a population of 3,519 at the
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Upper Hutt City
Library Digital Archive item 64/14238
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Suburb in Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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269:at the base of the Eastern Hutt Valley Hills and
265:The suburb is located on the eastern side of the
1198:Populated places on Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River
630:2018 Census place summary: Birchville-Brown Owl
307:Next to the river and Te Haukaretu Park is the
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677:, Upper Hutt, N.Z: Upper Hutt City Council,
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328:There are three public parks in Brown Owl:
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281:to the south of SH2 at Moeraki Road, and
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16:Suburb of Upper Hutt City, New Zealand
656:"Metlink Bus Route Through Brown Owl"
608:"Lord Of The Rings Filming Locations"
349:trilogy was filmed in Harcourt Park.
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228:8.99 km (3.47 sq mi)
175:Greater Wellington Regional Council
1167:St Patrick's College, Silverstream
161: ā¢ Territorial Authority
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345:. The Gardens of Isengard in the
439:Ethnicities were 87.7% European/
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1162:Hutt International Boys' School
675:Maoribank and the old Brown Owl
481:and 2.0% had other religions.
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171: ā¢ Regional council
948:Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River
49:Akatarawa Road in Brown Owl
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1004:Royal Wellington Golf Club
957:Facilities and attractions
1014:St John's Anglican Church
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1141:Wellington Naturist Club
994:May Morn Estates Tramway
526:"ArcGIS Web Application"
530:statsnz.maps.arcgis.com
467:MÄori religious beliefs
426:2018 New Zealand census
165:Upper Hutt City Council
1024:Trentham Military Camp
1019:Trentham Memorial Park
555:Statistics New Zealand
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214:Cushla Tangaere-Manuel
1193:Suburbs of Upper Hutt
1034:Upper Hutt Blockhouse
1009:Silver Stream Railway
984:Kaitoke Regional Park
365:Historical population
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117:Territorial authority
246: ā¢ Density
78:41.1049Ā°S 175.0983Ā°E
1070:Silverstream Bridge
1029:Trentham Racecourse
916:Geographic features
837:Riverstone Terraces
596:on 25 January 2016.
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1172:Upper Hutt College
1157:Heretaunga College
938:Mawaihakona Stream
867:Upper Hutt Central
751:Upper Hutt Central
497:, some 6 km away.
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979:Hutt Valley Line
964:Akatarawa Forest
943:Moonshine Valley
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857:Totara Park
738:New Zealand
535:29 December
465:, 0.4% had
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287:TÅtara Park
196:Remutaka MP
188:Wayne Guppy
129:Electorates
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69:175Ā°05ā²54ā³E
1187:Categories
1103:Government
1085:Upper Hutt
1050:Heretaunga
802:Heretaunga
772:Birchville
734:Upper Hutt
560:25 October
509:References
359:Birchville
309:Riverglade
283:Birchville
267:Hutt River
260:Upper Hutt
233:Population
156:Government
122:Upper Hutt
66:41Ā°06ā²18ā³S
923:Akatarawa
852:Timberlea
832:Pinehaven
822:Moonshine
817:Maoribank
792:Elderslea
787:Ebdentown
777:Brown Owl
693:21957910M
463:Christian
279:Maoribank
275:Timberlea
256:Brown Owl
28:Brown Owl
1080:Trentham
1060:Mangaroa
862:Trentham
847:Te Marua
827:Parkdale
812:Mangaroa
479:Buddhist
449:Pasifika
443:, 13.6%
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137:Remutaka
1150:Schools
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903:Maymorn
898:Kaitoke
765:Suburbs
489:Schools
451:, 5.1%
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379:Ā±% p.a.
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316:Parks
241:3,850
146:MÄori
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374:Pop.
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