Rongotai

This article is about the suburb. For the parliamentary electorate, see Rongotai (New Zealand electorate).

Rongotai
Suburb
The north-west part of Rongotai.
The north-west part of Rongotai.
Map
Coordinates: 41°19′26″S 174°48′14″E / 41.324°S 174.804°E / -41.324; 174.804
CountryNew Zealand
CityWellington City
Local authorityWellington City Council
Electoral ward
  • Motukairangi/Eastern Ward
  • Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land194 ha (479 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
40
AirportsWellington International Airport
Evans Bay (suburb) Evans Bay (bay) Maupuia
Kilbirnie
Rongotai
 Miramar
Lyall Bay (suburb) Lyall Bay (bay) Moa Point

Rongotai is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, located southeast of the city centre. It is on the Rongotai isthmus, between the Miramar Peninsula and the suburbs of Kilbirnie and Lyall Bay. It is known mostly for being the location of the Wellington International Airport. It is roughly in the centre of the Rongotai electorate, which is much bigger than the suburb.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "sound of the sea" for Rongotai.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.