Ngaio, New Zealand
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Ngaio, as seen from the hills above Ngaio.
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| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Wellington City |
| Electoral ward | Onslow-Western |
| Date established | 1908 |
| Land area | 300 ha (1.2 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 41°14′0″S 174°46′0″E / 41.23333°S 174.76667°ECoordinates: 41°14′0″S 174°46′0″E / 41.23333°S 174.76667°E |
| Population | 5,502(2013) |
| Postcode(s) | 6035 |
| Facilities | |
| Railway station(s) | Ngaio, Awarua Street |
| Surrounds | |
| North | Mount Kaukau |
| East | Khandallah |
| South | Kaiwharawhara, Wadestown |
| West | Crofton Downs |
Ngaio /ˈnaɪ.oʊ/ is an inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is situated on the slopes of Mount Kaukau, 3500 metres north of the city's CBD. It was settled in the 1840s and many of its streets are named after early settler families. Ngaio was originally a logging community known first as Upper Kaiwarra, then as Crofton until 1908. The area was administratively part of a separate local authority called the Onslow Borough Council which amalgamated with Wellington City in 1919.
Ngaio takes its name from a New Zealand native tree, the Ngaio.
Ngaio contains a library, multi-purpose hall, pharmacy, petrol station, café, Plunket rooms, dentist, medical center, tennis courts and a variety of small shops.
Ngaio's dwellings are a mix of ages and styles, including original colonial buildings built in the 1860s, railway cottages and bungalows built in the 1920s and 30's, and 1960s weatherboard houses. The Tarikaka Settlement is a small area of former railway cottages built in 1928 on Tarikaka Street, Bombay Street, Carroll Street, Khandallah Road, Ngata Street, Raihania Lane and Pomare Street.
Ngaio has had a number of notable inhabitants including James K Baxter and his family from the late 1950s until the 1980s.
Wellington City Libraries operates Cummings Park Library which is situated at the south entrance of Cummings Park on Ottawa Road. Opened in 1989, and refurbished in 2008, the library’s entrance is paved with 850 tiles made by local potters Paul Winspear and Paul Wotherspoon and decorated by children from Ngaio and Chartwell Schools.
The library’s Maori name is Korimako, named after the Korimako stream that runs through Ngaio.
The library offers internet access, free wifi, word processing, printing and faxing. The library collection includes a special collection of local oral history, detailing the memories of prominent Ngaio locals.
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