Whitby, a large suburb of Porirua

Porirua

Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds...

 City, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

, located along much of the southern shore of the Pauatahanui Inlet of Porirua Harbour

Porirua Harbour

Porirua Harbour is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The city of Porirua, one of the four cities in the Wellington conurbation, surrounds it. The city centre is to the south of the 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

James Cook

Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...

.

The suburb is commercially centered on the Whitby Shopping Centre, containing almost all the retail businesses in Whitby.

Educational Facilities

Preschool education is available from Discovery Kindergarten, Adventure Kindergarten 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

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School is located in the Wellington suburb of Karori in New Zealand. It has a socio-economic decile of 10 and provides private preschool to year 13 education for girls, but with co-educational kindergarten facilities...

 since late 2005. The school has a roll of around 120 students 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;

Number 236

Runs between The Crows Nest (Whitby) and Porirua Station (Porirua

Porirua

Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds...

), 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

Paremata

Paremata is a suburb of Porirua, on the Tasman Sea coast to the north of Wellington, New Zealand.-Early history:The modern suburb, just south of Plimmerton, derives its name from the "Parramatta Barracks", erected on the north shore of Porirua Harbour in about 1846 when the infant government was...

) 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

Porirua

Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds...

), 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

External links

• Whitby
• Whitby Coastal Estates Ltd.
• Profiled websites on Zeal
• Educational facilities
  • Mana Montessori Preschool
  • Adventure School
  • Discovery School
  • Postgate School
  • Samuel Marsden Whitby
• Whitby is divided into four communities by Statistics NZ
  Statistics New Zealand
  Statistics New Zealand is the national statistical office of New Zealand.-Organisation:New Zealand's Minister of Statistics is Maurice Williamson who serves as a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and holds several other posts within government...
  
  for their reporting:
  • Discovery Community Profile (the north west, nearest to Paremata)
  • Endeavour Community Profile (the north east, towards Pauatahanui)
  • Adventure Community Profile (the south west, including some rural areas)
  • Resolution Community Profile (the south east, including significant rural areas)