Ngaumutawa | |
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Coordinates: 40°56′31″S 175°38′17″E / 40.942°S 175.638°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Masterton |
Local authority | Masterton District Council |
Area | |
• Land | 116 ha (287 acres) |
Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 1,770 |
Fernridge | Mikimiki | Ōpaki |
Ngaumutawa
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Masterton Central | |
Solway | Kuripuni | Masterton West |
Ngaumutawa is a suburb of Masterton, New Zealand.
Ngaumutawa is a Māori language word meaning an oven of the tawa tree.[3] Ngaumutawa was a Māori village or pā in 1853.[4] The Native Land Court assigned title to the land in 1866, and most was sold to pākehā settlers by the end of the decade.[5] Ngaumutawa Road was created about 1904.[6] The area was still rural in 1973[7] but was under development in 1980.[8]
The rural area southeast of Ngaumutawa is marked as a "Future Development Area" by the Masterton District Council.[9] The plan was criticised for not explicitly including provision for affordable housing.[10]
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