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Wingate, New Zealand
Wingate is a mixed residential and industrial neighbourhood of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. Served by Wingate Railway Station, the area comprises parts of the suburbs of Taitā, Avalon and Naenae. The area is home to many of Lower Hutt's manufacturing and export-oriented businesses.[2]
Wingate | |
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| Coordinates: 41°11′17″S 174°57′11″E / 41.188°S 174.953°ECoordinates: 41°11′17″S 174°57′11″E / 41.188°S 174.953°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Lower Hutt |
| Electoral ward | Central, Northern |
| Population (2006[1]) | |
| • Total | 3,036 |
| Train station(s) | Wingate Railway Station |
The area was named after the British general, Orde Wingate,[3] who was killed in an air crash in Burma in 1944.[4] Wingate Railway Station was opened in 1950.[5]
References
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Wingate". Hutt City Council. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Place name detail: Wingate". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Memorial to war leader". The Press. Vol. 87, no. 26370. 14 March 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Wingate station". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 December 2021.