Population 2,634 (2001) | Name Palmerston North City | |
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K mu te papaioea
Papaioea is a suburb of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
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M ori place names te whanganui a tara kapiti papaioea whanganui ng motu
Name
Its name comes from the name of the original settlement in a clearing in forest which was purchased from local Māori (Ngāti Rangitāne) in 1864. The name was used to describe Palmerston North also. Somewhat later, the name had become forgotten with the transliteration of Pamutana being preferred (especially by the Native Land Court). The name Papaioea did not resurface until the 1920s. Many organisations favour the name Papaioea to represent Palmerston North as a whole.
Papaioea
Papaioea is bounded on the N by Palmerston North Hospital Area and Featherston Street, on the W by Palmerston North Central (Victoria Avenue), on the S by Hokowhitu West and Ferguson Street, and E by Terrace End, Roslyn (Ruahine Street).
Population
Papaioea had a usually resident population in 2001 of 2,634.[1]
Features
Papaioea has many shops, food outlets and supermarkets. Terrace End Shopping Centre (Broadtop) on Broadway Avenue is one such example here. Carncot School (Private) is present here also. There are many real estate agencies, a veterinarian clinic, many medical clinics and churches; the most striking of which being the Broadway Methodist Church.
Aorangi Hospital, formerly known as Mercy Hospital, is a private hospital which is present in the extreme NW of the suburb (between Alan and Grey Sts).
Horizons Regional Council office is located here also (Victoria Avenue)
Parks and Reserves
Local government
Palmerston North adopted city-wide representation in 2013.
Schools in Papaioea Ward
Central Government
General
Māori