Rato Rise is a private road that was formed as part of the subdivision and development of the Rato Rosanna Home located off Tyndall Street. The house was renamed Rato after the te reo word for sunset, rātō (rā = sun & tō = to set). The house sits on the Eastern Hills of Lower […]
Awamutu Grove is located in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt. The name “Awamutu” means “end of the river” in Maori. In the 1800s, the Awamutu River was a large and swampy river that enclosed both Udy’s Island and Frethey’s Island, the latter of which is now Hutt Park Raceway. Awamutu Grove is situated on the site of […]
Atiawa Crescent is named after Te Āti Awa, a Māori iwi with strong historical and cultural ties to the Taranaki and Wellington regions of New Zealand. The iwi has a rich cultural heritage and a deep connection to the land, waterways, and natural resources of the region. There are a number of other streets in Lower […]
Puketapu Grove in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, derives its name from the Puketapu hapū. Their most prominent member was Īhāia Pōrutu Puketapu, O.B.E. (1887-1971) of Te Ati Awa. Īhāia Pōrutu Puketapu was a respected Māori leader who made significant contributions to the community, culture, and history of the area. The decision to name the street after him […]
Kauamo was the wife of Joseph Robinson, who had been in NZ since 1823. Together this couple lived and raised a family in Waiwhetu. Joe Robinson had a well-established shipbuilding business on the Hutt River near the Waiwhetu Pa. It is recorded that William Wakefield was somewhat surprised to find an Englishman already living here […]
Named after Wi Hapi Pakau, the Te Ati Awa Chief. He belonged to Ngati Te Whiti and Te Matehou hapu of Te Ati Awa. He was born in 1797 and died 22 April 1897. Wi Hapi Pakau is buried at Owhiti Urupa, Seaview. Wi Hapi Pākau fought at the defence of Otaka in 1832 against […]
Thank you to Hutt City Libraries for sharing this information. Whites Line was the second road established in the Hutt Valley and the first road to slice across the Valley. It’s now a major thoroughfare. Some suggest it was called ‘Whites Line’ because it was an ‘aukati’ or ‘line which no (white) man could […]