Te Aro
| Te Aro | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Wellington City |
| Population | 11,313 (2016 ) |
| Surrounds | |
| North | Wellington Central |
| East | Oriental Bay |
| Southeast | Mount Victoria |
| South | Mount Cook |
| West | Aro Valley |
| Northwest | Kelburn |
Te Aro is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, 1 km from the centre. It comprises the southern part of the central business district including the majority of the city's entertainment district and covers the mostly flat area of city between The Terrace and Cambridge Terrace at the base of Mount Victoria.
Te Aro is an alternative Māori language name for the Taranaki Pā that means "The facing", in reference to the site of the pā facing Mount Taranaki.
The population of Te Aro roughly doubled between 1991 and 1996 and again between 1996 and 2001. The rapid growth rate of population in the area has become particularly evident in the last five years as apartment buildings have been erected (or converted out of former office buildings) all over the suburb. Particularly characteristic are new rooftop apartments on existing buildings. These can be attributed to the relaxation of city by-laws governing commercial building-zones in the early 1990s. As of 2016 there are many apartment blocks planned for the area, some of which are at least 15 floors high.
At the 2001 census:
(Caution: statistical areas do not always coincide with the local council's definitions of suburbs.)
Te Aro is New Zealand's largest entertainment district and thrives at night when the business district to the north closes down. Much of the nightlife is in the north of the suburb around Courtenay Place, Dixon Street, and lower Cuba Street. Saturdays are the biggest nights when most bars and clubs stay open to at least 3am.
Movies are a popular pastime in Te Aro, which boasts five commercial cinema complexes including the iconic Embassy Theatre, symbolic home of The Lord of the Rings (film series); the Paramount, a popular art-house film venue; and Reading Cinemas, the largest multiplex in central Wellington.
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