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WhitbyBasic information

Local authority Porirua CityDate established 1960s

Facilities

Surrounds

North Porirua Harbour

East Pauatahanui

South Ascot Park

West Paremata

Southern Whitby, with the lower lake at centre

Whitby, New ZealandFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Whitby , a large suburb of Porirua City, New Zealand,located along much of the southern shore of thePauatahanui Inlet of Porirua Harbour wascomprehensively planned in the 1960s (when still inHutt County) and it has been continuously developedsinc e, with current landscaping and expansion in thehills behind the eastern part of Whitby to facilitate thefuture growth of the suburb.

The name of the suburb itself, as well asneighbourhood and street names, have a nauticaltheme based around the Pacific explorer James Cook.

The suburb is commercially centered on the WhitbyShopping Centre, containing almost all the retailbusinesses in Whitby.

Conte nts

1 Educational Facilities

2 Public transport

3 References4 External links

Educational Facilities

Preschool education is available from Discovery Kindergarten, Adventure Kindergarten [1] and ManaMontessori Preschool.

Ther e are three pri mary schools in Whitby (Discovery, Adventure and Postgate) all catering for years 1through 8.

A private secondary school was established in 2004, which has operated as Samuel Marsden Collegiate

School since late 2005. The school has a roll of around 120 student s[2] in years 7 through 12. A newclassroom block was completed in mid-2007 which includes a large art room.

Public transport

Buses servicing the area; [3]

Number 266

Coordinates: 4107 01 S 17453 35 E
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Runs between The Crows Nest (Whitby) and Porirua Station (Porirua), 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) on school days, stopping atfollowing 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), stopping at following stops(among others);

Navigation Drive

Whitby Lakes (Upper Lake)

Spinnaker Drive at Hicks CloseOmapere Street at Adventure Drive

Warspite Avenue (near 431)

Aotea College

Porirua Station - Stop B

References

1. ^ Kindergartens in the Porirua Region (http://www.wn-kindergarten.org.nz/kindergartens/index.php?region=2)

2. ^ Whitby Marsden announcement dated 27/6/2007

(http://www.marsden.school.nz/whitbyannouncement.htm)
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3. ^ MetLink (http://www.metlink.co.nz)

External links

Whitby (http://www.whitby.co.nz)

Whitby Coastal Estates Ltd. (http://www.whitbysections.co.nz/)

Profiled websites on Zeal (http://zeal.com/category/preview.jhtml?cid=10129762)Educational facilities

Mana Montessori Preschool (http://www.manamontessori.school.nz/)

Adventure School (http://adventure.school.nz/)

Discovery School (http://discovery.school.nz/)

Postgate School (http://postgate.school.nz/)

Samuel Marsden Whitby (http://www.marsden.school.nz/whitbyhome.htm)

Whitby is divided into four communities by Statistics NZ for their reporting:

Discovery Community Profile

(http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/commprofiles.nsf/htmldocs/Discovery+Co

mmunity+Profile) (the north west, nearest to Paremata)

Endeavour Community Profile

(http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/commprofiles.nsf/htmldocs/Endeavour+Co

mmunity+Profile) (the north east, towards Pauatahanui)

Adventure Community Profile

(http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/commprofiles.nsf/htmldocs/Adventure+Co

mmunity+Profile) (the south west, including some rural areas)

Resolution Community Profile

(http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/commprofiles.nsf/htmldocs/Resolution+Co

mmunity+Profile) (the south east, including significant rural areas)

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