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Whitby, New Zealand

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Whitby, a large suburb of Porirua City, New Zealand,

located along much of the southern shore of the
Pauatahanui Inlet of Porirua Harbour was
comprehensively planned in the 1960s (when still in
Hutt County) and it has been continuously developed
since, with current landscaping and expansion in the
hills behind the eastern part of Whitby to facilitate the
future growth of the suburb.
The name of the suburb itself, as well as
neighbourhood and street names, have a nautical
theme based around the Pacific explorer James Cook.
The suburb is commercially centered on the Whitby
Shopping Centre, containing almost all the retail
businesses in Whitby.

Whitby
Basic information
Local authority

Porirua City

Date established

1960s
Facilities
Surrounds

North

Porirua Harbour

East

Pauatahanui

South

Ascot Park

West

Paremata

Contents
1 Educational Facilities
2 Public transport
3 References
4 External links
Southern Whitby, with the lower lake at centre

Educational Facilities
Preschool education is available from Discovery Kindergarten, Adventure Kindergarten[1] and Mana
Montessori Preschool.
There are three primary schools in Whitby (Discovery, Adventure and Postgate) all catering for years 1
through 8.
A private secondary school was established in 2004, which has operated as Samuel Marsden Collegiate
School since late 2005. The school has a roll of around 120 students[2] in years 7 through 12. A new
classroom block was completed in mid-2007 which includes a large art room.

Public transport
Buses servicing the area;[3]
Number 266
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Runs between The Crows Nest (Whitby) and Porirua Station (Porirua), stopping at following stops
(among others); Only operates Monday to Friday.
The Crows Nest
Spinnaker Drive at Hicks Close
Oak Avenue (opposite 10)
Kahu Road (near 68)
Eskdale Road at Forth Place (near 16)
RNZ Police College - Papakowhai Road
Porirua Station - Stop B
Number 235
Runs between Navigation Drive (Whitby) and Paremata Station (Paremata) on school days, stopping at
following stops (among others);
Navigation Drive
James Cook Drive at Discovery Drive (Park)
Whitby Lakes (Upper Lake)
Discovery Drive at Spinnaker Drive (near 4)
Leeward Drive at Bosun Terrace (near 25)
Spinnaker Drive at Hicks Close
Paremata Road (near 132)
Paremata Station (bus stop)
Number 230
Runs Between Navigation Drive (Whitby) and Porirua Station (Porirua), stopping at following stops
(among others);
Navigation Drive
Whitby Lakes (Upper Lake)
Spinnaker Drive at Hicks Close
Omapere Street at Adventure Drive
Warspite Avenue (near 431)
Aotea College
Porirua Station - Stop B

References
1. ^ Kindergartens in the Porirua Region (http://www.wn-kindergarten.org.nz/kindergartens/index.php?
region=2)
2. ^ Whitby Marsden announcement dated 27/6/2007
(http://www.marsden.school.nz/whitbyannouncement.htm)
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3. ^ MetLink (http://www.metlink.co.nz)

External links
Whitby (http://www.whitby.co.nz)
Whitby Coastal Estates Ltd. (http://www.whitbysections.co.nz/)
Profiled websites on Zeal (http://zeal.com/category/preview.jhtml?cid=10129762)
Educational facilities
Mana Montessori Preschool (http://www.manamontessori.school.nz/)
Adventure School (http://adventure.school.nz/)
Discovery School (http://discovery.school.nz/)
Postgate School (http://postgate.school.nz/)
Samuel Marsden Whitby (http://www.marsden.school.nz/whitbyhome.htm)
Whitby is divided into four communities by Statistics NZ for their reporting:
Discovery Community Profile
(http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/commprofiles.nsf/htmldocs/Discovery+Co
mmunity+Profile) (the north west, nearest to Paremata)
Endeavour Community Profile
(http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/commprofiles.nsf/htmldocs/Endeavour+Co
mmunity+Profile) (the north east, towards Pauatahanui)
Adventure Community Profile
(http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/commprofiles.nsf/htmldocs/Adventure+Co
mmunity+Profile) (the south west, including some rural areas)
Resolution Community Profile
(http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/commprofiles.nsf/htmldocs/Resolution+Co
mmunity+Profile) (the south east, including significant rural areas)
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