Ngaio, New Zealand
Ngaio | |
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Ngaio, as seen from the hills above Ngaio. | |
Interactive map of Ngaio | |
| Coordinates: 41°15′00″S 174°46′23″E / 41.250°S 174.773°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Wellington |
| Local authority | Wellington City Council |
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| Established | 1908 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 219 ha (540 acres) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 5,650 |
| • Density | 2,580/km2 (6,680/sq mi) |
| Postcode | 6035 |
| Railway stations | Ngaio, Awarua Street |
| Mount Kaukau | ||
| Crofton Downs |
Ngaio
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Khandallah |
| Kaiwharawhara, Wadestown |
Ngaio (Māori: [ˈŋaio], colloquially /ˈnaɪoʊ/ NY-oh,) is an inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is situated on the slopes of Mount Kaukau, 3500 metres north of the city's CBD. It was settled in the 1840s and many of its streets are named after early settler families. Ngaio was originally a logging community known first as Upper Kaiwarra, then as Crofton until 1908. The area was administratively part of a separate local authority called the Onslow Borough Council which amalgamated with Wellington City in 1919.
Ngaio takes its name from a New Zealand native tree, the ngaio.