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late 19th century. In the early days the area was part of
Kilbirnie in the Evans Bay district ā so the school opened in Moxham Ave in 1884 was called Kilbirnie School. In 1901 the Hataitai Land Company was formed to sell sections on the hillsides north from Waitoa Road, and the area became known as Hataitai. In 1902 the new suburb was advertised by the cutting of gigantic letters spelling 'HATAITAI' in the turf of the town side of Mount Victoria. Many of the streets in Hataitai are named after native trees: Hinau Road, Konini Road, Matai Road, Rata Road, Rewa Road etc.
350:, the waters rushed out, leaving his older brother WhÄtaitai stranded on the rocks as he tried to escape after him. An earthquake later lifted WhÄtaitai's body completely out of the water, causing him to dry out and pass away. With his body having turned to earth, WhÄtaitai's spirit manifested into a bird that flew to the top of Tangi Te Keo (Mount Victoria) to mourn never being able to be with his brother again.
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A small shopping village is centred on Moxham Avenue and Waitoa Road. In 2011 Wellington City
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Of those at least 15 years old, 2,388 (51.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 222 (4.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,449 people (31.4%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,943 (63.7%) people were employed
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Colonial settlement of the area dates from 1841, with land used mainly for farming and grazing. Robert
Jenkins acquired a hundred acres of hill pasture. In order to reach it he made a road up Mount Victoria, fenced much of his land and used it for breeding horses. Population was minimal until the
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Sports facilities include the
Badminton Hall on Ruahine Street and Hataitai Park on the Town Belt. Hataitai Park has a velodrome, tennis courts and rugby fields. Other community facilities include a community centre and bowling club, both of which offer venues for community activities, a medical
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Significant development took place from the early 20th century into the 1950s, spurred by improved access via the
Hataitai bus tunnel (opened in 1907) and the Mt Victoria tunnel (1931). The population increased slightly between 2001 and 2006, a result of new dwellings being added to the area.
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the outside of listed buildings, or demolition of them, would require resource consent. Most of the buildings at the village date from the 1910s and 1920s and together they form a historic streetscape that is rare in
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Hataitai covers 1.49 km (0.58 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 5,600 as of June 2023, with a population density of 3,758 people per km.
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Hataitai School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 233 as of August 2024.
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808:"Hataitai Shopping Centre ā Wellington Heritage ā Absolutely Positively Wellington City Council Me Heke Ki Poneke"
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Kilbirnie School is also a co-educational state primary school, for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 192.
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833:"Hataitai School Official School Website"
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972:"Find schools in Wellington City"
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1589:St Patrick's College
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1319:Houghton Bay
1258:Oriental Bay
1226:Lambton Ward
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1701:Categories
1479:Government
1425:Worser Bay
1334:Åwhiro Bay
1329:Mornington
1304:Island Bay
1299:Berhampore
1253:Mount Cook
1233:Aro Valley
1182:Khandallah
741:25 October
687:References
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590:37.4 years
571:34.3 years
548:31.7 years
523:Median age
520:Households
512:Population
354:Settlement
260:Wellington
194:Mount Cook
156:Population
68:41Ā°18ā²12ā³S
1505:Education
1445:Evans Bay
1415:Roseneath
1405:Moa Point
1370:Kilbirnie
1365:Lyall Bay
1355:Evans Bay
1339:Southgate
1314:Vogeltown
1212:Wadestown
1207:Northland
1202:Ngauranga
1146:Woodridge
1131:Paparangi
713:6 October
651:Kilbirnie
625:Education
615:Methodist
600:Amenities
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574:$ 47,600
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473:Christian
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242:Kilbirnie
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185:Roseneath
1643:Tertiary
1410:Rongotai
1360:Hataitai
1324:Kingston
1294:Brooklyn
1273:Highbury
1268:Thorndon
1121:Newlands
1106:Horokiwi
1091:Glenside
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662:Rongotai
611:Anglican
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489:Buddhist
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1512:Schools
1400:Melrose
1395:Maupuia
1380:Seatoun
1375:Miramar
1309:Newtown
1278:Pipitea
1238:Kelburn
1072:Suburbs
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264:capital
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1187:MÄkara
1177:Karori
1126:Ohariu
1116:Linden
869:7 June
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1491:Mayor
1197:Ngaio
565:3,398
562:1,461
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398:5,169
307:trams
164:5,600
1136:Tawa
1061:Seat
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