When was Naenae built?

When was Naenae built?

Address: In 1945 the Labour Government which had in 1937 initiated the building of state houses selected Naenae as the location for a designer community. Naenae’s success and failures invite comparison with the twenty first century example, Hobsonville Point.

Is naenae a suburb?

Naenae (/ˈnaɪnaɪ/, occasionally spelled NaeNae) is a suburb of the city of Lower Hutt, New Zealand. A small tributary of the Hutt, the Waiwhetu Stream, flows through the suburb.

What is the meaning of Nae Nae?

The Nae Nae /ˈneɪ neɪ/ is a hip-hop dance that involves placing one arm in the air and swaying from side to side. The dance was based on a character from the 1990s sitcom Martin. In the series, Martin Lawrence cross-dressed to play Sheneneh Jenkins, an exaggerated, sassy “ghetto girl”.

How old is naenae college?

Naenae College

Naenae College Naenae Kāreti
Established 1953
Ministry of Education Institution no. 259
Principal Nic Richards
Years offered 9–13

Is nae a real word?

NAE is a valid scrabble word.

What does Kāpiti mean in English?

According to local iwi Kāpiti is a variant form of āpiti, meaning “to put together” or “place side by side”.

What is the population of Waikanae NZ?

Projected 2020–50 population by Statistical Area 2

Statistical Area 2 2020 2050
Waikanae Park 2,154 6,874
Ōtaki 3,605 9,329
Waikanae West 4,523 8,247
Paraparaumu Central 4,133 7,967

When did Naenae railway station open in New Zealand?

Naenae station opened on 7 January 1946 when a single line of the then Hutt Valley Branch was extended from Waterloo to Naenae. The station served as the branch’s terminus until the extension to Taita opened fifteen months later in April 1947; at the same time the line south of Naenae was double tracked.

Who was the architect of the Naenae shopping centre?

Ernst Plischke, an Austrian architect, designed plans for the new community centre between 1942 and 1943. However, government architect Gordon Wilson later drastically changed the design. Naenae Railway Station (opened 1946), on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, adjoins Naenae’s shopping centre.

Where is the post office in Naenae New Zealand?

Naenae Railway Station (opened 1946), on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, adjoins Naenae’s shopping centre. Naenae’s post-modern Post Office building (officially opened in 1966, closed as a postal centre in 2016) pays homage to the Art Deco era Main Post Office in Lower Hutt town centre.

When did the Hutt Valley branch to Naenae open?

Naenae station opened on 7 January 1946 when a single line of the then Hutt Valley Branch was extended from Waterloo to Naenae. The station served as the branch’s terminus until the extension to Taitā (then known as Taita) opened fifteen months later in April 1947; at the same time the line south of Naenae was double-tracked.