Manor Park is the northern-most suburb of Lower Hutt City situated at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb is located on the western side of the Hutt River and State Highway 2.
At the end of 1925, W.H. George auctioned his Manor Park Estate, which at the time was part of Haywards. Much of it was subdivided and sold as township sections. Part of the land was purchased by Karori Golf Club, which renamed itself to Manor Park Golf Club after moving there and opening a course in 1926.
A flood in April 1931 swept away Manor Park Bridge, a private bridge that connected the suburb with Stokes Valley. The flood also caused damage to the Manor Park Golf Course.
Benmore Crescent in Manor Park, Lower Hutt, is named in homage to the Benmore Hydro Scheme in New Zealand’s South Island and its pivotal role in the country’s power infrastructure. The nearby Haywards Substation serves as a crucial hub in this network, receiving electricity via the Cook Strait cable directly from Benmore via the HVDC […]
Mary Huse Grove in Manor Park, Lower Hutt, is named after Mary Huse, born Mary Letitia Cottle (25 October 1894 – 23 March 1986). She was married to William Charles Edwill Huse. The Huse family were dairy farmers, and their Jersey herd supplied milk to Wellington Hospital in the 1930s. Mary was the daughter of […]
Cottle Heath Close, a private road serving a subdivision off Golf Road in Manor Park, was named by the Hutt City Council on 11th July 2005. The developer of the subdivision, who is the son-in-law of Shirley Heath and the late Ray Heath, requested that the private right of way be named “Cottle Heath Close.” […]
Annabell Grove is a residential street located in the Lower Hutt suburb of Manor Park. The street was named after the Annabell family, who were early settlers in the Hutt Valley region in the mid-19th century. The Annabell family, originally from Scotland, arrived in the Hutt Valley in 1853 and quickly became prominent members of […]
Named after Martha Brewin Moody nee Turnell. Hutt City Council decided on the new name on the 10th December 2019 (Report no: HCC2019/1(2)/234) The developer requested the name be considered after the developer’s client’s great-great-grandmother Matha Turnell. Martha was born on 28th Sept 1822 in Sheffield Yorkshire UK, was the youngest daughter of seven siblings. […]