Korokoro | |
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Coordinates: 41°12′54″S 174°52′08″E / 41.215°S 174.869°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Lower Hutt |
Local authority | Hutt City Council |
Electoral ward | Harbour |
Community board | Petone Community Board[1] |
Established | 1900s |
Area | |
• Land | 185 ha (457 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 1,620 |
Maungaraki | ||
Korokoro
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Alicetown, Ava | |
Horokiwi | Petone |
Korokoro, a suburb of Lower Hutt City, lies in the south of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb occupies part of the western hills of the Hutt Valley; its eastern slopes overlook Petone and the Wellington harbour.
Korokoro was established in the 1900s by the Liberal government (in office 1891–1912), and remained a relatively small settlement until the Lower Hutt City Council developed the area for private housing in the 1960s.[3][failed verification] Before 1989, Korokoro formed part of the Petone Borough,[4] which amalgamated with Lower Hutt City in that year.[5]
1989 Amalgamation of Lower Hutt, Petone, Wainuiomata and Eastbourne into Lower Hutt City