Category: Normandale, Lower Hutt

Normandale is a semi-rural suburb of Lower Hutt City, on the western hills of the Hutt Valley. It consists of two main roads – Normandale Road and Miromiro Road – and the hills between.

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Pae Ariki Place

Pae Ariki Place is the name of a new street running through a  subdivision at 76 Normandale Road, Normandale, and is named after the hill range around it called Puke Ariki. “Pae” and “Puke” both refer to the hill range, and “Ariki” means chief/high leader, so it’s direct translation is “hill of chiefs”. The name […]

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Normandale, Lower Hutt

Christina Grove

Subdivided in 1960 by Arthur Hugo Peter Petterson and named after his wife, Christina Annabel Petterson.  

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Normandale Road

Named by Richard John Seddon (Prime Minister 1893-1906} after his wife’s mother’s maiden name, Ann Norrnandale.