Waterloo, New Zealand

Waterloo is an eastern suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington. It is named after the Battle of Waterloo won by the Duke of Wellington in 1815.[2]

Waterloo
Suburb
CountryNew Zealand
Local authorityLower Hutt City
Electoral wardEastern Ward
Population
 (2006 [1])
  Total5,142
Train station(s)Waterloo
Lower Hutt CBD Epuni Fairfield
Woburn
Waterloo
Waiwhetū

The Hutt City Council formally defines Waterloo as the area bounded by Waterloo Road and Burnside Street in the north, the Hutt Valley railway line in the west, Guthrie Street in the south, and the Wainuiomata hills in the east.[3]

It is the home suburb to Waterloo Primary School and the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. It is also home to Waterloo Interchange, a major train and bus station.

Education

Waterloo School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[4][5] with a roll of 519 as of March 2020.[6]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.