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popular place for new private housing. Land was at a premium in the steep terrain of the Wellington region and the flat areas and moderate hills of Tawa were attractive. The Tawa microclimate, sometimes up to five degrees Celsius warmer than Wellington when the foehn effect occurs at the tail end of a southerly wind, was an added attraction. It could be fine and warm in Tawa when Wellington was cold and overcast. New subdivisions followed and the population expanded rapidly. Tawa became one of the fastest-growing areas in the country. State housing subdivisions at Kenepuru and Hampton Hill in the late 1950s and early 1960s added to the population growth.
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for Tawa students to travel to Porirua or Wellington for Secondary Education. Tawa College was built on land that straddles the motorway, with the main school campus west of the motorway and additional playing fields to the east. A subway under the motorway links the two parts of Tawa College and provides public access. St. Francis Xavier School, a Catholic primary school, opened in Redwood in 1960. The demand for new primary schools continued in the 1960s: Hampton Hill School was opened in 1965 and Redwood School in 1966.
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north and south of the station to allow trains to terminate at Tawa Flat and return to Wellington or Porirua. A siding was provided to support local businesses. The new Tawa Flat station was equipped with an enclosed waiting room, toilets for men and women, and a stationmaster's office with a ticket sale window opening to the waiting room. A miniature lever frame allowed signals to be locally controlled. Trains between Kaiwharawhara and Tawa ran on
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Population growth and a need to ensure primary schools were within walking distance for children led to the opening of new schools. A new public primary school was opened in Linden in 1952 to take the pressure off the long-established Tawa School. Tawa College was opened in 1960, eliminating the need
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In 1939, northern Tawa valley residents seeking to give a separate name to the northern part of the Tawa district met. They chose "Linden", from "Linden Vale", the name of the home of Mr Stuart Duncan, but originally named by Mr. Charles Duncan, a nurseryman. The name "Linden" was adopted in 1940 and
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Two new railway stations were built in the 1960s to meet the growing demand for rail services: Kenepuru station opened on 8 April 1963 and Redwood station on 15 December 1963. Tawa was now served by five railway stations. A feature of the new Redwood station was the staggering of the platforms north
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The Commission did not accept this proposal but responded by giving the Tawa Flat-Linden area the status of a Town District able to elect its own Town Board. A roll of 1,700 electors was compiled and on 16 May 1951 the first Town board was elected. Urbanisation and population growth continued in the
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section of State Highway 1, follows a similar path. Both have played an important role in the suburb's development and in providing access. The literally named Main Road runs down the centre of the suburb and provides access to the smaller suburban streets. Main Road and Kenepuru Drive were part of
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Of those at least 15 years old, 2,325 (31.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 834 (11.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,806 people (24.2%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,978 (53.4%) people were employed
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was built through Tawa on the eastern side of the valley. The first section that broadly followed the line of the old North Island Main Trunk railway from Johnsonville to the Tawa turnoff at Takapu Road at the southern entrance to Tawa was opened on 15 December 1951. The second section, from Takapu
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was completed from Wellington to Paekakariki in 1940 and a modern automatic signalling system was installed to enable trains to operate at frequent intervals. From 1940, the shorter and faster train service to Wellington using passenger cars hauled by electric locomotives made Tawa a more desirable
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In 1851 the first church opened, and in 1855 the first school opened, but Tawa remained predominantly rural into the 20th century. While there were early efforts at housing subdivisions, first in 1896 and in 1906 with the establishment of the Tawa Land Company, they failed to attract much interest.
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Starting at the time of the Tawa Flat School and Tawa Flat District Centennial in 1955, there was a popular move to change the name of the "Borough of Tawa Flat" to the "Borough of Tawa" as more people now lived in the hilly areas on the sides of the valley or in Linden and only a minority lived in
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commenced work on a shared pedestrian/cycle trail through Tawa to Porirua City Centre. The trail comprises a combination of new paths following the Porirua Stream and rail corridor, and some widened existing footpaths. The Wellington City section of the trail, between Takapu Road railway station in
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Tawa has five suburban passenger railway-stations: Kenepuru, Linden, Tawa, Redwood and Takapu Road. A significant number of commuters travel daily by train into the Wellington CBD to work. As a result, trains are a significant component of Tawa's public transport, but the suburb is also served by a
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Along with Outlet City, much of Tawa's current retail and manufacturing businesses are located along the Main Road. The section of the Main Road between Lyndhurst Road and Lincoln Ave forms the village centre of Tawa and provides day-to-day retail services including supermarket, mail, and pharmacy
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During the 1970s, Tawa experienced significant residential growth, Redwood and parts of Sundale in particular expanded outward. To meet the growth, Greenacres primary school opened in 1972 and Tawa Intermediate in 1975. The opening of Tawa Intermediate took the pressure off the primary schools by
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was extended from Tawa to Porirua and the tablet system was removed. The miniature lever frame controlling the signalling in Tawa could now be "switched-out" to automatic double-track operation or "switched-in" when required for shunting of goods trains or other movements requiring the use of the
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The new deviation provided two new railway stations that opened on 20 June 1937, one at Takapu Road and a new Tawa Flat Railway Station on an island platform built on the valley floor, below and 400 metres north of the old railway station. A crossing loop was provided at Tawa Flat with crossovers
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network in December 1908. Tawa's first railway station, Tawa Flat station, opened on 24 September 1885. The station was located on the hillside above the valley floor on what is now Duncan Street, on the straight section of road about 180 metres north of the intersection of Duncan Street with the
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The development of Tawa, like many population centres, has been strongly tied to the development of transportation networks. It was initially a rural settlement established along the Old Porirua Road. During construction of the road in 1846-47, the road-making soldiers used two stockades, built a
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Tawa is also home to a number of other community run sporting facilities. Alongside the Tawa pool is the Tawa Bowls club. Tawa St is home to the North Wellington Badminton Association, which boasts a 6 court tournament class stadium. Also on Tawa St is the Tawa-Lyndhurst Tennis Club, which has 8
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when it closed its Tawa Branch. On November 13, 2004 the $ 2.4 million Tawa Recreation Centre was opened. The Centre is located at Tawa College and is a partnership between the College and the Wellington City Council. Located on Davies St is the Tawa Pool, which features a 25-metre heated indoor
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City with no option to remain an independent borough allowed. The proposal was opposed by the Tawa Borough Council and a majority of residents. Despite efforts by Porirua City to entice Tawa residents to amalgamate with Porirua City many Tawa citizens indicated a preference for amalgamation with
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the area previously known as Tawa Flat. The New Zealand Geographic Board decided on 24 November 1958 "that on and after the 23rd of February 1959 the name of the Borough of Tawa Flat shall be Borough of Tawa." From 1959, the area became known as Tawa and usage of Tawa Flat has been discontinued.
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Demand for new housing diminished in the 1930s and early 1940s, but from the mid-1940s a country-wide surge in marriage and birth rates occurred. With a shortage of suitable new housing areas in Wellington City, and with Tawa now more accessible with improved road and rail access, Tawa became a
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A much improved, faster, and more frequent, rail service resulted from the Tawa Flat deviation in the late 1930s, electrification of the railway line with an automatic signalling system in 1940, and the arrival of additional electric multiple units in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The first
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and two significant new tunnels to the Tawa valley to provide a shorter faster rail route with easier grades and higher speed curves. The new deviation reduced the travel time between Wellington and Tawa by 15 minutes. The old and new routes diverged in Thorndon and merged again north of the
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Since the 1990s, Tawa has been expanding more slowly. By the turn of the 21st Century, most of the greenfield residential growth in Tawa has occurred to the east of the Motorway, mainly spreading eastward up toward the parallel Takapu Valley in the direction of the Belmont Range.
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flows through a number of these parks. Community groups in Tawa, including the Friends of Tawa Bush Reserves, have increasingly worked in partnership with the local council to take interest and ownership of protecting Tawa's bush-clad environment, waterways and community parks.
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Tawa has a number of community facilities. Upgraded in 2002 at a cost of NZ$ 1.6 million, the Mervyn Kemp Library is located on the corner of the Main Rd and Cambridge St. Also on Cambridge St is the Tawa Community Centre, which now also occupies the space vacated by the
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Tawa lies in a wide section of a roughly north/south valley which opens up on the north into the Porirua Basin. The valley is about 4.5 km in length (north-south) and 2.5 km wide (east-west). The Belmont range, to the east, separates the Tawa valley from the
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that grew there and the flat and arable floor of the valley as it widened out in the Tawa area. The first known use of the name "Tawa Flat" was by John Woodman who used it as his address in the Electoral Roll for the Wellington Country District, published in the
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near the front entrance to Tawa College. Part of the old rail route through Tawa, from Tawa Street to Tawa College, became the southern part of Duncan Street while the old railway alignment from Tawa Street to Takapu Road remained as a pleasant walking track.
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In 2011 the Exclusive Brethren in Wellington relocated to Tawa from Crofton Downs and a number of their membership moved into the area. The Samoan Methodist Parish now occupies the property previously occupied by the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
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It was now quicker and easier for residents of Tawa to commute to Wellington to work in the central Wellington area. Travel time by rail from Tawa to central Wellington was now less than from many Wellington City suburbs and the fares were competitive.
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which established six provinces with Tawa included in the Wellington Province. Provincial Government was abolished in 1876 and replaced with 36 borough councils and 63 county councils. The Tawa area became part of the Porirua Riding of the
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about the same time. The first section, from Johnsonville to Takapu Road, reduced road travel times and considerably improved access to Wellington by eliminating the need to use the narrow winding road through the bottom of the valley and
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Tawa, comprising the statistical areas of Tawa North, Tawa South and Tawa Central, covers 5.52 km (2.13 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 9,500 as of June 2023, with a population density of 1,721 people per km.
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Tawa now contributes, as part of Wellington city's Northern Ward, to elect three Wellington city councillors. Tawa retains a Community Board, which represents the suburb in matters of local and community affairs. The former
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Wellington City. On 3 October 1988, the Local Government Commission decreed that the Borough of Tawa would amalgamate with Wellington City. The Tawa Community Board was set up in 1989 to replace the Borough Council.
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kilometre apart from each other, to sleep in and for protection from potential attacks. The initial settlers had to clear the surrounding heavy forests before they could begin building and farming on the land.
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services. Also present in along the Main Road are the Mervyn Kemp Library, medical centre, dentists, banks, many restaurants and takeaway shops. A secondary retail centre is located alongside Linden Station.
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On 15 December 1957, the duplication of the railway line from Tawa to Porirua was completed and a new Linden railway station on an island platform replaced the old shelter. With the duplication to Porirua,
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With the completion of the deviation, the railway connection between Johnsonville and Tawa was severed on 19 June 1937. The original line from Wellington to Johnsonville was electrified and reopened as the
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facilities provided at Takapu Road, Redwood, and Tawa railway stations are normally full on weekdays and parking near Linden station is at a premium, with all on-street parks close to the station occupied.
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sections, subdivide their properties. Along with infill housing, the turn of the 21st century has seen the redevelopment of some of Tawa's previously industrial areas including the development of
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operated on the line from 5 September 1949 but electric locomotive-hauled trains continued to operate in peak periods as there were insufficient multiple units until the arrival of the first
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Tawa valley and in 1953 the population had reached 3,900, sufficient for an upgrade of the Town District to a borough. The upgrade to the Borough of Tawa Flat was approved in October 1953.
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the south and Kenepuru railway station in the north, was completed in 2013. The Porirua City section of the trail was built on an existing unsealed trail and completed about March 2014.
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St Francis Xavier School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 163 as of 28 May 2019. It was founded in 1960.
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Tawa historical society is one of the active historical societies of Aotearoa New Zealand, the society published those books: I remember Tawa, the streets of Tawa, etc.
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of 28 August 1854. As others living in the area gave their address in the 1854 roll as "Porirua Road", it is possible that John Woodman was the originator of the name.
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connected Tawa to Wellington from September 1885, and to Palmerston North from November 1886. It followed a circuitous route from Wellington via the Ngaio Gorge and
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and south of the level crossing at Tawa Street to avoid the excessive operation of the warning lights and bells and barrier arms at the Tawa Street level crossing.
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grounds for different grades in Tawa, including the use of the College grounds, the clubroom is shared with the Tawa Softball Club. Tawa is also home to the Tawa
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Redwood School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 372 as of 18 April 2017. It was founded on 2 February 1966.
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people had not previously settled in the Tawa valley, they would have passed through it when travelling between the centuries-old established populations at
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is located to the west of Tawa. The northern entrance to Tawa is where Kenepuru Drive becomes Main Road, and its southern entrance is the Tawa exit of the
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which included that part of the North Island south of the Patea River and the whole of the South Island. In 1846 the British Parliament passed the first
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Along with built facilities, Tawa also boasts a large number of landscaped and natural parks, many of which contain play areas and open spaces. The
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Whilst greenfield residential growth has slowed, there has been significant infill housing as property owners, particularly owners of older
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Tawa Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school for Year 7 to 8 students, with a roll of 517. It was founded in 1975.
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Road to Porirua, was opened about five years later and the Johnsonville bypass connecting the south end of the motorway to the top of
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Hampton Hill School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 145. It was founded in 1965.
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Greenacres School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 175. It was founded in 1972.
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that lay outside of Wellington City. As the population of local areas grew, a number of local boroughs were split off from the
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plexipave tennis courts. Tawa-Lyndhurst Tennis Club is also where Tennis Inc coaching academy is based. There are a number of
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Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.6% had no religion, 41.3% were
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was opened on 30 April 1941. In 1948, the Tawa Flat and Linden Progressive Associations and Porirua interests, led by
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Tawa School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 430 as of August 2024.
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is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students, with a roll of 1196. It was founded in 1961.
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of an upside-down bucket. Tawa is also known for its large number of churches, representing a wide range of
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ovals in Tawa, including Linden Park. The Tawa Squash club is located on the Main Rd. There are several
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Club, which hosts the Wellington Mah Jong Tournament each June, as well as the Kapi Mana Bridge Club.
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crossovers. This meant that Tawa station only require manning for occasional train movements.
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catering for year 7 and 8 education that was previously provided by the primary schools.
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which now included all of the North Island. The provinces were reformed again with the
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grounds in Tawa, with Tawa Rugby located at Lyndhurst park. There are a number of
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Elected in a by-election in 2023, following the resignation of Janryll Fernandez.
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The percentage of people born overseas was 30.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.
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1950s and 60s: improved train service, motorway opening, rapid population growth
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Before 1959, "Tawa" was known as "Tawa Flat", thought to be a reference to the
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A Buddhist Dhamma Gavesi Meditation Centre was established in Tawa in 2011.
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city boundary, located roughly 15 km north of Wellington's CBD between
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In 1988 the Local Government Commission proposed that Tawa amalgamate with
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Loosely following the path of the Porirua Stream through the valley is the
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full-time, 1,056 (14.2%) were part-time, and 321 (4.3%) were unemployed.
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Within Tawa, there are a number of named areas: Lindenvale, Westhaven,
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State Highway 1 before the building of the motorway in the 1950s.
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There is also a Christadelphian Ecclesia in Linden, as well as a
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remained in use on the single line section from Tawa to Porirua.
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which reformed the provinces and the Tawa area became part of
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swimming pool, learner pool, toddler pool, spa and sauna.
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As with the rest of Wellington, Tawa was colonised by the
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Tawa's main shopping centre, photographed in April 2020
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Tawa Flat, from The tyclopedia of New Zealand, 1897
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This line was incorporated into the 538:the Tawa Community Board members are: 285:is the northernmost suburb within the 16:Suburb of Wellington City, New Zealand 2812: 2303:"Tawa School Official School Website" 2236:2018 Census place summary: Tawa South 2225:2018 Census place summary: Tawa North 2182:New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas 1480:opening batsman and historian of Tawa 917:On 27 November 1999 Tawa, along with 2197:. Stuff (Fairfax). 4 September 2015. 2085: 1307: 456:New Zealand Constitution Act of 1852 2123: 1939:Tawa's amalgamation angst in 1989 1888:. 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Wright and Carman. p. 235. 860:During the 1950s, the high-speed 23:Suburb in Wellington, New Zealand 3386:Samuel Marsden Collegiate School 2732:"Wellington Mah Jong Tournament" 1274:chapel, run by priests from the 1012:Ethnicities were 73.2% European/ 850:double line automatic signalling 784:double line automatic signalling 656: 418:Name origin and local government 255: 248: 240: 233: 45: 2756: 2746: 2724: 2707: 2240: 2229: 2218: 2187: 2174: 2147: 2060: 2030: 2004: 1972: 1946: 1933: 1922: 1907: 1892: 1886:Tawa - Enterprise and Endeavour 1853: 1586: 745:New Zealand Railways Department 642: 630: 617: 607: 597: 587: 577: 562: 442:. The Tawa area became part of 3416:Wellington East Girls' College 1786: 1771: 1750: 1733: 1711: 1685: 1606: 1054:and 2.1% had other religions. 718: 397:bus route linking Porirua and 332:and Southgate to the west and 163:552 ha (1,364 acres) 137:Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward 1: 2124:Cox, Elizabeth (April 2018). 1695:. Wcl.govt.nz. Archived from 1599: 1549:TAWA Enterprise and Endeavour 1503: 1406:- cricket and hockey player, 1288: 1062:Individual statistical areas 928: 862:Johnsonville–Porirua Motorway 665:with mana whenua in Tawa are 429:Wellington Provincial Gazette 386:Johnsonville-Porirua Motorway 384:). Slightly to the east, the 355:Johnsonville-Porirua Motorway 305:. It takes its name from the 256: 234: 1859:The break-up of Hutt County 1486:- former Mayor of Wellington 1384:- Director-General of Health 1185: 527:, originally came on to the 448:New Zealand Constitution Act 340:Geography and transportation 313:is the Bucket Tree, a large 249: 241: 7: 3457:New Zealand School of Music 1798:Retrieved 30 December 2016. 1519: 1258:Tawa Samoan Assembly of God 1234:Tawa-Linden Anglican Church 10: 3515: 3499:Suburbs of Wellington City 2693:"Tawa's community website" 2135:. Bay Heritage Consultants 1918:. Retrieved 22 August 2016 1903:. Retrieved 22 August 2016 1864:. Retrieved 22 August 2016 1783:Retrieved 30 December 2016 1765:Wellington Lifelines Group 1531: 1229:Churches in Tawa include: 651: 80:41.1715667°S 174.8247861°E 3434: 3421:Wellington Girls' College 3303: 3296: 3270: 3229: 3139: 3078: 3017: 2946: 2870: 2863: 2850: 2718:October 14, 2008, at the 2162:. Tawa Historical Society 1901:Wellington City Libraries 1818:. Tawa Historical Society 990: 964:—     549: 180: 172: 167: 159: 154: 144: 127: 115: 103: 95: 60: 56: 44: 35: 28: 3316:Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu 1884:Cassells, K. R. 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