Masterton East | |
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Coordinates: 40°57′30″S 175°39′56″E / 40.958202°S 175.665622°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Masterton |
Local authority | Masterton District Council |
Area | |
• Land | 240 ha (590 acres) |
Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 4,300 |
Masterton West | Masterton Central | Lansdowne |
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Masterton East (also known as Eastside or Cameron Block) is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island.
It is a low socio-economic area with social housing, with about 15% of Masterton's population. About 30% of the population are Māori, primarily belonging to Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu.[3]
A central feature of the park is McJorrow Park, a soccer park. Playgrounds, an asphalt basketball court, a sunshade, seating and outside tables were installed in the park between 2015 and 2017.[4]
The park features Te Awhina Cameron Community House, a community centre that hosts English as a Second Language classes, playgroup, cooking classes and furniture workshops. The building was renovated between 2013 and 2014.[5]
In 2018, Masterton District Council and the Eastside Community Group worked on a project to slow vehicles through the area. Some cars were significantly damaged by one steep obstacle installed on River Road.[6]
Later the same year, Massey University students developed ideas to improve the area, including further road changes and turning graffiti into public art.[3] The ideas was passed on to the Eastside Community Group to consider.[7]
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