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Mount Cook, Wellington

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Local authority
  
Wellington City

North
  
Te Aro

East
  
Hataitai

Local time
  
Monday 11:31 AM

Population
  
5,112 (2013)

Northeast
  
Mount Victoria

Southwest
  
Brooklyn

South
  
Newtown, New Zealand

Mount Cook, Wellington

Weather
  
17°C, Wind N at 51 km/h, 77% Humidity

Points of interest
  
National War Memorial, New Zealand Dominion, The Great War Exhibition, New Zealand Cricket M, Nairn Street Cottage

The suburb of Mount Cook in Wellington in New Zealand stands on the southern fringe of the central city alongside Te Aro and to the north of Newtown. At the time of the 2013 census it had a population of 5,112, an increase of 261 people since 2006.

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Map of Mount Cook, Wellington, New Zealand

The suburb contains a small hill named Mount Cook, the origin-point of the original survey marks through Wellington. The hill took its name from Captain James Cook.

Mount Cook's institutions include the Colonial Cottage Museum, the Wellington campus of Massey University and the National War Memorial.

Education

  • Wellington High School and Community Education Centre is a state co-educational secondary (years 9-15) school. It has a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 998.
  • Mount Cook School is a state co-educational full (years 1-8) primary school. It has a decile rating of 5 and a roll of 177.
  • Universities

    Mount Cook has one university Massey University Wellington Campus with the main campus being in Palmerston North and with other campuses being in Auckland and in Christchurch

    References

    Mount Cook, Wellington Wikipedia