Heretaunga, Wellington

Heretaunga
Suburb
Coordinates: NZ 41°09′00″S 175°01′59″E / 41.150°S 175.033°E / -41.150; 175.033Coordinates: NZ 41°09′00″S 175°01′59″E / 41.150°S 175.033°E / -41.150; 175.033
Country New Zealand
Island North Island
City Upper Hutt
Population (2006)
 • Total 4,398

Heretaunga is a suburb of Upper Hutt located in the lower North Island of New Zealand. The suburb was established in the 1840s.[1] It takes its name from the Māori name for the nearby Hutt River, named after a Hawke's Bay district.[2][3] It is directly next to the suburb of Silverstream, and the two are commonly thought to be merged. It is served by Heretaunga Railway Station.

Heretaunga is a Māori name, and here means "to tie up", and taunga literally means "to be at home", i.e. it is a mooring place for canoes.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "History". Pinehaven Progressive Association. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling, ed. Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 163. ISBN 9780143204107.
  3. ↑ Maclean, Chris (13 July 2012). Wellington places – Hutt Valley – south. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 12 May 2015.


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