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Te Aro (formerly also known as Te Aro Flat) is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.It comprises the southern part of the central business district including the majority of the city's entertainment district and covers the mostly flat area of city between The Terrace and Cambridge Terrace at the base of Mount Victoria.
The Aro Valley forms a small inner-city suburb of Wellington in New Zealand. It takes its name from the stream which originally flowed where modern Hōniana Te Puni (formerly Epuni) Street is. [3] The stream's Māori name was originally Wai-Mapihi, but it was commonly called Te Aro Stream due to it running through the Te Aro flat. [3]
Te Aro was a parliamentary electorate in Wellington, New Zealand, from 1881 to 1890. It covered the southern area of the central business district. During the three parliamentary terms of its existence, the electorate was represented by three Members of Parliament.
Te Aroha is a rural town in the Waikato region of New Zealand with a population of 3,906 people in the 2013 census, an increase of 138 people since 2006. [3] It is 53 km (33 mi) northeast of Hamilton and 50 km (31 mi) south of Thames .
Te Aro Wellington Central is an inner-city suburb of Wellington , and the financial heart of both the city and the Wellington Region . It comprises the northern part of the central business district , with the majority of Wellington's high-rise buildings.
The Te Aro Extension, also known as the Te Aro Branch, was a short branch line railway in Wellington, New Zealand, continuing the Wairarapa Line southwards. It operated from 1893 until 1917. It should not be confused with the Te Aro Tramway, which was a trestle causeway built in 1883 as part of foreshore reclamation work. 1919 map showing the line
Te Araroa (The Long Pathway) is New Zealand's long distance tramping route, stretching circa 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) along the length of the country's two main islands from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Officially opened in 2011, it is made up of a mixture of previously made tracks and walkways, new tracks, and link sections alongside roads. [ 1 ]
Te Papa was established in 1992 by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Act 1992. [10] Part of the remit for Te Papa was to explore the national identity of New Zealand. [ 11 ] Te Papa Tongarewa translates literally to 'container of treasures' or in full 'container of treasured things and people that spring from mother Earth here in New ...