Maupuia

Maupuia
Aerial view of Maupuia from the west
Aerial view of Maupuia from the west
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Coordinates: 41°18′25″S 174°49′05″E / 41.307°S 174.818°E / -41.307; 174.818
CountryNew Zealand
CityWellington City
Local authorityWellington City Council
Electoral ward
  • Motukairangi/Eastern Ward
  • Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward
Established1970s
Area
 • Land196 ha (484 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total1,500
Wellington Harbour
Evans Bay
Maupuia
Wellington Harbour
Miramar Seatoun

Maupuia on the Miramar Peninsula is an eastern suburb of Wellington to the north-west of Miramar. Developed in the 1970s, it is in the Eastern Ward.

Maupuia had a usually resident population of 1,584 at the 2018 New Zealand census, similar to census figures from 2013 (1,599) and 2006 (1,557).[3] As of the 2013 census, 60% of residents were European/Pākehā, 23% were Asian, 10% were Māori, and 9% were Pacific peoples.[4]

The northern part of the peninsula, sometimes known as Crawford, includes Maupuia Park, the former Wellington Prison (also known as Mount Crawford Prison) and at the tip of the peninsula on Point Halswell the Massey Memorial, the mausoleum of former prime minister William Massey. Shelly Bay on the west side of the peninsula is a former military (navy and air force) base and is proposed to be developed for housing.[5][6]

Other bays on the west side of the peninsula are Karaka Bay, Shark Bay, Mahanga Bay and Kau Bay.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Data obtained from http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx#, 2018 Census
  4. ^ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place (Cultural diversity) : Maupuia
  5. ^ "$500m revamp for Shelly Bay Wellington". Stuff (Fairfax Media). 8 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Development of Shelly Bay re-confirmed after further iwi consultation". Stuff (Fairfax Media). 1 February 2017.