Pomare, Lower Hutt Explained

Pomare is a residential neighbourhood of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It comprises the northern part of the suburb of Taitā, and includes the Pomare Railway Station and Pomare School.

The suburb is named after either Māui Pōmare (Ngāti Mutunga), who served as Minister of Health from 1923 to 1926, or an early Māori chief in the area. Pomare Railway Station opened in 1954.^{[1] [2]} State housing in the area has been redeveloped by Housing New Zealand since 2011 after years of social neglect and gang problems.^{[3] [4]}

Education

There is one primary school in the area. Pomare School is a state contributing primary (years 1 to 6) school with students as of

Notes and References

1. Web site: Newly built Pomare Railway Station . December 1954 . National Library of New Zealand . 21 December 2021.
2. News: 11 April 1945 . [untitled] ]. Hutt News . 23 September 2022 . Paperspast.
3. News: Rebirth of Pomare's state housing enclave - ganglands ghetto to suburban dream? . Nikki . Macdonald . 12 June 2015 . Dominion Post . 21 December 2021.
4. News: Housing NZ, police meet over gang intimidation . 20 February 2009 . RNZ News . 21 December 2021.