
Paremata is a suburb of
Porirua
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, on the
Tasman Sea
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coast to the north of
Wellington
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,
New Zealand
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.
History
Early history
The modern suburb, just south of
Plimmerton
The suburb of Plimmerton lies in the northwest part of the city of Porirua in New Zealand, adjacent to some of the city's more congenial beaches. State Highway 59 and the North Island Main Trunk railway line pass just east of the main shoppi ...
, derives its name from the "Paremata Barracks", erected on the north shore of
Porirua Harbour
Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour, commonly known as Porirua Harbour, is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
The harbour is within the main urban area of the Wellington Region, and is surrounded by the city ...
in about 1846 when the British Empire was nervous about the local
Ngāti Toa
Ngāti Toa, also called Ngāti Toarangatira or Ngāti Toa Rangatira, is a Māori people, Māori ''iwi'' (tribe) based in the southern North Island and the northern South Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Toa remains a small iwi with a population of ...
tribe under its leader
Te Rauparaha
Te Rauparaha ( – 27 November 1849) was a Māori rangatira, warlord, and chief of the Ngāti Toa iwi. One of the most powerful military leaders of the Musket Wars, Te Rauparaha fought a war of conquest that greatly expanded Ngāti Toa south ...
. The stone barracks were largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1848.
The
Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company built a station nearby, towards the end of the 19th century. In 1936 a road bridge finally spanned the entrance to the
Pāuatahanui Inlet, greatly easing access to
Wellington
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for the growing suburb. After a coast road was built between
Pukerua Bay
Pukerua Bay is a small seaside suburb at the southern end of the Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand. In local government terms it is the northernmost suburb of Porirua City, in the Wellington Region. It is 12 km north of the Porirua City Centre o ...
and
Paekākāriki
Paekākāriki () is a town in the Kāpiti Coast District in the south-western North Island, New Zealand, and one of the northernmost Commuter town, towns of the wider Wellington region. It lies north of Porirua and northeast of Wellington Cent ...
further north, the route through Paremata became part of
State Highway 1. Later developments to ease congestion included the Paremata Roundabout, just south of the road bridge, reducing some of the distress that was occasionally caused at what came to be known as "Glass Corner".
During
World War II
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, United States soldiers were stationed near the barracks, on land that later became the Ngatitoa Domain.
Recent history
With the building of the new
Paremata Railway Station across the inlet, the locality south of the road and rail bridges took on the name Paremata as well. The street along the original shoreline had been known as "The Crescent" for decades, but by the end of the 20th century it was commonly called "Paremata Crescent".
The area to the north, which included a subdivision called "Dolly Varden" (named after a
Charles Dickens
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character), is now called
Mana
Mana may refer to:
Religion and mythology
* Mana (Oceanian cultures), the spiritual life force energy or healing power that permeates the universe in Melanesian and Polynesian mythology
* Mana (food), archaic name for manna, an edible substance m ...
because the new
Mana Railway Station
Mana railway station on the Kapiti Line section of the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) in the locality of ''Mana'' in the Paremata suburb of the city of Porirua, New Zealand is part of Wellington's Metlink suburban rail network.
It ...
a little further north was given that name; probably because it is the first point on the rail journey north at which travellers get a view of
Mana Island. Current maps identify the areas to the north of the road and rail bridges as 'Mana' and the areas to the south as 'Paremata', matching the naming of the railway stations and streets.
By the start of the 21st century, several members of the Ngāti Toa iwi had served on the
Porirua
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City Council, and the whole locality around the Ngatitoa Domain had become a busy suburb and
fishing
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base with housing and commerce. A new suburb,
Papakōwhai, has grown on the hills to the south, while the large suburb of
Whitby
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From the Middle Ages, Whitby ...
has developed to the east, with its main access via from the Paremata Roundabout.
In August 2004, a new road bridge was opened for northbound traffic, allowing southbound traffic to use both lanes of the old bridge. This is part of an ongoing project by Transit New Zealand to solve congestion issues and improve safety of motorists, pedestrians and local residents accessing SH 1 from side-roads and driveways. By July 2006 a series of traffic lights had been installed along Mana Esplanade, along with two
transit lanes. A second feeder roundabout had been constructed on SH 58 allowing easier access to
Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the Yorkshire Coast at the mouth of the River Esk, North Yorkshire, River Esk and has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy.
From the Middle Ages, Whitby ...
.
The SH 1 route through Paremata was renumbered on 7 December 2021, due to SH 1 being shifted to the
Transmission Gully Motorway
The Transmission Gully motorway () is a , four-lane motorway north of Wellington, New Zealand; it is part of the State Highway 1 (New Zealand), State Highway 1. Construction began on 8 September 2014, with completion originally scheduled for Apr ...
.
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Demographics
Paremata statistical area covers .
It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Paremata had a population of 2,463 at the
2018 New Zealand census
The 2018 New Zealand census, which took place on Tuesday 6 March 2018, was the thirty-fourth national census in New Zealand. The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,699,755 – an increase of 457,707 (10.79%) over the 2013 census.
Resu ...
, an increase of 90 people (3.8%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 183 people (8.0%) since the
2006 census. There were 972 households, comprising 1,185 males and 1,275 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 46.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 411 people (16.7%) aged under 15 years, 360 (14.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,218 (49.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 474 (19.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.6% European/
Pākehā
''Pākehā'' (or ''Pakeha''; ; ) is a Māori language, Māori-language word used in English, particularly in New Zealand. It generally means a non-Polynesians, Polynesian New Zealanders, New Zealander or more specifically a European New Zeala ...
, 11.9%
Māori, 5.8%
Pasifika, 4.1%
Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 22.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.4% had no religion, 35.3% were
Christian
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, 0.4% were
Hindu
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, 0.2% were
Muslim
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, 0.5% were
Buddhist
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and 2.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 699 (34.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 183 (8.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $47,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 660 people (32.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,140 (55.6%) people were employed full-time, 288 (14.0%) were part-time, and 66 (3.2%) were unemployed.
Education
Paremata School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,
with a roll of as of .
See also
*
Fort Parramatta
References
External links
Paremata Roundabout WebcamMap of Paremata Region - ZoomIn.co.nzParemata-Postgate Community Profilefrom
Statistics NZ
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Paremata in the ''Cyclopedia of New Zealand'' (1897, ETC)
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