Hokowhitu

Hokowhitu
Suburb
Corner Te Awe Awe Street and Albert Street, Hokowhitu
Corner Te Awe Awe Street and Albert Street, Hokowhitu
Map
Coordinates: 40°21′45″S 175°38′00″E / 40.36250°S 175.63333°E / -40.36250; 175.63333
CountryNew Zealand
CityPalmerston North
Local authorityPalmerston North City Council
Electoral ward
  • Te Hirawanui General Ward
  • Te Pūao Māori Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land528 ha (1,305 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total11,670
Postcode(s)
4410
Palmerston North Central Terrace End
West End
Hokowhitu

Hokowhitu is a riverside suburb of the New Zealand city of Palmerston North, with some of the highest property values in the city.

The Palmerston North Teachers' College was built in Hokowhitu in the 1960s. Massey University took over the college in 2009. The New Zealand Defence Force began using some of the buildings in 2011.[3]

Massey relocated the college to Turitea campus in 2013 and sold the land in 2016. When the site was sold, the land consisted of 20 buildings; including halls, offices, a library, a marae and sporting facilities.[4] The site began to be redeveloped into housing in 2018.[5]

The Hokowhitu Lagoon, Caccia Birch House, Jickell Street Reserve and Manawatu Golf Course are located next to the former education campus. Wallace Park, the home of the Ruahine Association Football Club and local cricket teams, is located nearby. Other local features include the Hokowhitu Domain, Crewe Crescent Reserve, Franklin Reserve, Fitzroy Bend Park, Milverton Park and playground, Awatea Reserve and stream, Hardie St Park and Centennial Drive Reserve.[6]

Hokowhitu is part of the Palmerston North and Te Tai Hauāuru electorates.

Until 2013, it had its own ward councilors on the Palmerston North City Council.

  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. ^ "Defence and Massey join forces in the Manawatu". New Zealand Defence Force. 16 March 2011.
  4. ^ Winter, Chloe (8 April 2016). "Massey University sells Hokowhitu campus in Palmerston North to Wallace Development Company". stuff.co.nz. Manawatu Standard.
  5. ^ Mitchell, Paul (29 November 2018). "Manawatū's $1.5 billion development boom continues a steady ramp up". stuff.co.nz. Manawatu Standard.
  6. ^ "Parks and reserves - Hokowhitu". pncc.govt.nz. Palmerston North City Council.