Wingate, New Zealand Explained

Wingate
City1:	Lower Hutt
Council:	Hutt City Council
Ward:	Central, Northern
Map:	Coord: -41.188°N 174.953°W Zoom: 13
Coordinates:	-41.188°N 174.953°W
Population:	3,036
Popdate:	2006^[1]
Trainstations:	Wingate Railway Station

Wingate is a mixed residential and industrial neighbourhood of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. Served by Wingate Railway Station, the area comprises parts of the suburbs of Taitā, Avalon and Naenae. The area is home to many of Lower Hutt's manufacturing and export-oriented businesses.^[2]

The area was named after the British general, Orde Wingate, who was killed in an air crash in Burma in 1944.^[3] Wingate Railway Station was opened in 1950.^[4]

Demographics

Wingate is included in the Taitā statistical areas.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006 Hutt City demographic profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20100602101218/http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/Our-City/Hutt-City-Demographic-Profile/ . 7 January 2009. 2 June 2010 .
2. Web site: Wingate . Hutt City Council . 11 December 2021.
3. News: Memorial to war leader . 14 March 1951 . The Press . 7 . 87 . 26370 . 11 December 2021.
4. Web site: Wingate station . National Library of New Zealand . 11 December 2021.