Pinehaven

Last updated

Pinehaven
Suburb
Pinehaven Reserve.jpg
Pinehaven Reserve taken c.1980
Pinehaven
Coordinates: 41°09′36″S175°00′50″E / 41.160°S 175.014°E / -41.160; 175.014
Country New Zealand
Region Wellington Region
Territorial authority Upper Hutt
Electorates
Government
  Territorial Authority Upper Hutt City Council
  Regional council Greater Wellington Regional Council
   Mayor of Upper Hutt Wayne Guppy
   Remutaka MP Chris Hipkins
   Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel
Area
[1]
  Total
5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024) [2]
  Total
2,050
  Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)

Pinehaven is a suburb of Upper Hutt City in the lower North Island of New Zealand, established in 1927. It is at the southern end of the city, within the pine covered hills east of Silverstream. [3]

Contents

Pinehaven is a valley centred on a large reserve and area of native bush. Clustered around the reserve are a number of community facilities.

History

The hills of Pinehaven were first planted with their trademark pine trees in 1928 by Sir Francis Chichester and Mr G.D.M Goodwin. Most of the streets in Pinehaven are named after members of their families, Wyndham (Road) was Goodwin's son, Jocelyn (Crescent) his daughter and Elmslie (Road) his mother's maiden name. Of course, Chichester Drive is named after Sir Francis himself.

Originally Pinehaven was a community of small baches where residents of Wellington city escaped to for weekends and holidays. Pinehaven has a strong history of community togetherness and since the 1940s the residents' association, the Pinehaven Progressive Association, has actively fought for local issues and organised social functions. [3]

During the December 1976 Wellington Storm, a state of emergency was declared at Pinehaven after slips blocked drains and streams, causing flooding and damage to properties. [4] :40 [5]

Demographics

Pinehaven statistical area covers 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi). [1] It had an estimated population of 2,050 as of June 2024, with a population density of 367 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,848    
20131,890+0.32%
20181,983+0.97%
Source: [6]

Pinehaven had a population of 1,983 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 93 people (4.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 135 people (7.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 708 households, comprising 996 males and 987 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 39.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 462 people (23.3%) aged under 15 years, 285 (14.4%) aged 15 to 29, 1,020 (51.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 213 (10.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.2% European/Pākehā, 7.1% Māori, 3.3% Pasifika, 3.8% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 25.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.1% had no religion, 34.9% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 528 (34.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 132 (8.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $47,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 459 people (30.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 909 (59.8%) people were employed full-time, 225 (14.8%) were part-time, and 42 (2.8%) were unemployed. [6]

Facilities

Pinehaven Community Hall in 2004 PPA Hall.jpg
Pinehaven Community Hall in 2004

The Pinehaven Progressive Association Community Hall was built with recycled materials by Pinehaven locals during the 1940s. The land was gifted to the community in perpetuity by a local man, Mr Goowdin.

Pinehaven has a library, which started in 1954 with a small collection of books kept in a resident's home.

It also has a Scout Hall, built in 1972. [3]

Education

Pinehaven School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, [7] with a roll of 201 as of August 2024. [8] It opened in 1954. [9]

Pinehaven Playcentre, opened in the 1970s, provides preschool education for 0 to 6-year-olds. [10]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eastbourne, New Zealand</span> Suburb of Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Eastbourne is a suburb of Lower Hutt, a part of Wellington, New Zealand. Lying beside the sea, it is a popular local tourist destination via car from Petone or from ferry crossings from central Wellington. An outer suburb, it lies on the eastern shore of Wellington Harbour, five kilometres south of the main Lower Hutt urban area and directly across the harbour from the Miramar Peninsula in Wellington city. A narrow exposed coastal road connects it with the rest of Lower Hutt via the Eastern Bays and the industrial suburb of Seaview. It is named for Eastbourne in England, another seaside town known as a destination for day-trips.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foxton, New Zealand</span> Town in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

Foxton is a town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand - on the lower west coast of the North Island, in the Horowhenua district, 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Palmerston North and just north of Levin. The town is located close to the banks of the Manawatū River. It is situated on State Highway 1, roughly in the middle between Tongariro National Park and Wellington.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trentham, New Zealand</span> Suburb of Upper Hutt City, New Zealand

Trentham is the most populous suburb of Upper Hutt, a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. The suburb is located in a widening of the Hutt Valley, five kilometres to the southwest of the Upper Hutt city centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ōtaki, New Zealand</span> Settlement in Wellington Region, New Zealand

Ōtaki is a town in the Kāpiti Coast District of the North Island of New Zealand, situated halfway between the capital city Wellington, 70 km (43 mi) to the southwest, and Palmerston North, 70 km (43 mi) to the northeast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raumati South</span> Settlement in Wellington Region, New Zealand

Raumati South is a coastal community on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is 50 km north-west of Wellington, and immediately south of Raumati Beach and south-west of Paraparaumu. The Maungakotukutuku area is located inland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hataitai</span> Suburb of Wellington City, New Zealand

Hataitai is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, 3.5 kilometres southeast of the city centre. The suburb extends over the southeastern flank of Mount Victoria and down a valley between the Town Belt and a ridge along the shoreline of Evans Bay. Hataitai is bounded by Hepara Street, Grafton Road and the suburb of Roseneath in the north, Wellington Harbour in the east, Cobham Drive, Wellington Road and Crawford Road in the south, and Alexandra Road in the west.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ngaio, New Zealand</span> Suburb of Wellington City, New Zealand

Ngaio 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macandrew Bay</span> Suburb in Dunedin, New Zealand

Macandrew Bay is located on the Otago Peninsula in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Otago Harbour, and is named for pioneer Scottish settler James Macandrew who lived here during his later life. The Te Reo Māori name for the bay, Te Roto Pāteke, refers to the Brown teal formerly prevalent in the area. Early European residents of the area called the bay "The Hundreds", due to the large number of boulders which covered the foreshore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Houghton Bay</span> Suburb of Wellington City, New Zealand

Houghton Bay, or Houghton Valley, is one of the southern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand. It is located between Island Bay and Lyall Bay, on the rocky shores of the Cook Strait. It has two beaches, Houghton Bay and Princess Bay, used by surfers, swimmers and divers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Te Horo</span> Settlement in Wellington Region, New Zealand

Te Horo and Te Horo Beach are two localities on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. Te Horo Beach is the larger of the two settlements and, as its name implies, is located on the Tasman Sea coast. Te Horo is located to the east, a short distance inland. They are situated between Peka Peka and Waikanae to the south and Ōtaki to the north. "Te Horo" in the Māori language means "the landslide".

Heretaunga is a suburb of the city of Upper Hutt, located in the lower (southern) North Island of New Zealand. Heretaunga adjoins the suburb of Silverstream to its southwest and the two are commonly thought of associated with each other. To the northeast lies Trentham. The Heretaunga Railway Station on the Hutt Valley Line serves the suburb.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coatesville, New Zealand</span> Place in Auckland, New Zealand

Coatesville is an affluent, rural community situated approximately 30 km north-west of Auckland, New Zealand. Albany lies to the east, Paremoremo to the south, Riverhead to the south-west, and Dairy Flat to the north.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kilbirnie, New Zealand</span> Suburb of Wellington City, New Zealand

Kilbirnie is a suburb of Wellington in New Zealand, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the south-east of the city centre. Travellers can reach Kilbirnie from the Wellington central business district via the Mount Victoria Tunnel and Hataitai, or over Mount Victoria, or around the coast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Epuni</span> Suburb of Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Epuni is a suburb of Lower Hutt, situated in the Wellington region of New Zealand. The suburb lies around one kilometre east of the Lower Hutt CBD.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Normandale, New Zealand</span> Suburb of Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Normandale is a semi-rural suburb of Lower Hutt City, New Zealand, on the western hills of the Hutt Valley. It consists of two main roads – Normandale Road and Miromiro Road – and the hills between, and is a five minute drive from the Lower Hutt city centre.

Maungaraki is a suburb of Lower Hutt. It is one of several Lower Hutt suburbs on the western hills of the Hutt Valley. It contains the largest suburban development on the Hutt Valley's western escarpment that runs along the Wellington Fault.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newtown, New Zealand</span> Suburb of Wellington City, New Zealand

The suburb of Newtown lies in the southern part of Wellington in New Zealand. It lies east of Vogeltown, between Mount Cook and Berhampore. The main thoroughfares of Newtown are Riddiford St, leading from Mount Cook to Berhampore and Melrose, and Constable St, leading from Newtown to Kilbirnie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crofton Downs</span> Suburb of Wellington City, New Zealand

Crofton Downs is an inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is situated between Ngaio to the northeast, Wilton to the south-west, and Wadestown to the south. Its border runs on the Korimako Stream that flows south into the Kaiwharawhara Stream and then flows down the Ngaio Gorge into Wellington Harbour.

Pukeatua is a rural farming community in Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is situated at the south-western foot of the Pukeatua hill, of the Maungatautari mountain range.

Manawaru or Manawarū is a rural community in the Matamata-Piako District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

References

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Pinehaven History". ppa.org.nz. Pinehaven Progressive Association.
  4. Bishop, R G (3 February 1977). Report on storm of 20 December, 1976. Wellington Regional Water Board.
  5. "December 1976 Wellington Flooding ( 1976-12-20 )". Niwa Historic Weather Events Catalogue. 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Pinehaven (242800). 2018 Census place summary: Pinehaven
  7. "Pinehaven School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  8. "Pinehaven School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  9. "Pinehaven School Official School Website". pinehaven.school.nz.
  10. "Pinehaven Playcentre". playcentre.org.nz. Playcentre.