Talk:Ngaio, New Zealand

More information

• Ngaio Gorge history, including info about the toll booth responsible for creation of Onslow borough: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/the-wellingtonian/10458390/Ngaio-Gorge-Road-Only-for-the-most-daring
• Slip closes gorge road: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4007578/Slip-closes-Wellingtons-Ngaio-Gorge
• Trelissick park: http://www.trelissickpark.org.nz/
• Walking tracks: http://ngaio.org.nz/about-ngaio/walking-tracks/
• History - Creation of the Kai Warra Warra saw mill (where current Trelissick park is): http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=WXBhKYXi61kC&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=Kai+Warra+Warra&source=bl&ots=QewetnO3VI&sig=rYVJ6U6QOXrufQokRaPNXFiTKuw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LeY-VOOuOMGmigLd4YHgAg&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Kai%20Warra%20Warra&f=false
• Drawing of the Kai Warra Warra saw mill (1843) http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/the-collection/browse-artwork/6715/kai-warra-warra-sawmill
• National Library search results for Ngaio Gorge with interesting photos: http://natlib.govt.nz/items?i%5Bsubject%5D=Ngaio+Gorge
• Water quality and ecological health data on Kaiwharawhara stream: http://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/wellington-region/kaiwharawhara-stream/kaiwharawhara-stream-at-ngaio-gorge/

Roue2 (talk) 21:38, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Useful websites / information for expanding this article

Cummings Park Library

• About: http://www.wcl.govt.nz/about/branches/cummings/about.html

Ngaio residents association

• http://ngaio.org.nz/
• History of Ngaio http://ngaio.org.nz/history/

Ngaio Medical Centre

• http://www.ngaiomedicalcentre.co.nz/
• Health / medical stats of Ngaio http://www.ngaiomedicalcentre.co.nz/about/whats-new/44-statistics
• History http://www.ngaiomedicalcentre.co.nz/about/history-and-heritage

Ngaio tree (Myoporum laetum)

• http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/ngaio

Ngaio town hall

• http://wellington.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/council-venues-for-hire/ngaio-town-hall

Ngaio Scouts

• http://www.ngaioscouts.wellington.net.nz/

Ngaio Tennis club

• http://www.ngaiotennis.co.nz/

NZ History

• Railway houses in Ngaio http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/railway-houses-in-ngaio
• Ngaio War Memorial http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/ngaio-war-memorial

Suburb profile

• http://northernsuburbs.co.nz/local-business-directory/suburb-profiles/ngaio/

Roue2 (talk) 02:59, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

To Do list

• Add history of when the Land changed hands to Pākeha from Whenua Kaitiaki and pre-european history exapnd (IIRC it was the additional settlement after the failed Petone Wellington Company settlement with Ngati Tama. It then was sold to Cpt Daniel Edwards as a parcel from the relevant iwi) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.180.95.96 (talk) 22:07, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
• Add information about parks (Trelissick Park and Cummings park). Also consider creating a new page for Trelissick.
• Education: add information about school enrollment zones
• Add information about kindergarten / plunket
• Photos of
  • Ngaio shops / Ottawa road
  • Town hall
  • Library
• expand history section with
  • railway building and railway houses http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/railway-houses-in-ngaio
  • Growth part - http://ngaio.org.nz/about-ngaio/history/
  • key dates: http://ngaio.org.nz/about-ngaio/history/ngaio-a-brief-look-back/
  • go through this page - heaps more info in there. I have only used a bit about street names so far: http://www.wcl.govt.nz/wellington/streetspart3chap1.html
• Demographic info - start here: http://profile.idnz.co.nz/wellington/tenure?WebID=340

Roue2 (talk) 02:34, 22 February 2015 (UTC)