Whitemans Valley | |
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Suburb | |
Location in New Zealand | |
Coordinates: 41°09′58″S 175°05′06″E / 41.166°S 175.085°ECoordinates: 41°09′58″S 175°05′06″E / 41.166°S 175.085°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Island | North Island |
City | Upper Hutt |
Whitemans Valley is a rural suburb of Upper Hutt located in the lower North Island of New Zealand. Situated roughly 4 kilometers south of the Upper Hutt city centre, the area has a variety of farms and lifestyle blocks.
The valley was discovered in 1846 by George Whiteman while he was pig-hunting. Settlement in the valley was founded by the Whiteman family in 1871.