Hokowhitu


Hokowhitu is riverside suburb of the New Zealand city of Palmerston North.
The Palmerston North Teachers' College was built in Hokowhitu in the 1960s. Massey University took over the college in 2009. The New Zealand Defence Force began using some of the buildings in 2011.
Massey relocated the college to Turitea campus in 2013 and sold the land in 2016. When the site was sold the land consisted of 20 buildings, including halls, offices, a library, a marae and sporting facilities. The site began to be redeveloped into housing in 2018.
The Hokowhitu Lagoon, Caccia Birch House, Jickell Street Reserve and Manawatu Golf Course are located next to the former education campus. Wallace Park, the home of the Ruahine Association Football Club and local cricket teams, is located nearby. Other local features include the Hokowhitu Domain, Crewe Crescent Reserve, Franklin Reserve, Fitzroy Bend Park, Milverton Park and playground, Awatea Reserve and stream, Hardie St Park and Centennial Drive Reserve.
Hokowhitu is part of the Palmerston North and Te Tai Hauāuru electorates.
Until 2013, it had its own ward councilors on the Palmerston North City Council.

Education

Hokowhitu has three co-educational state primary schools: Hokowhitu School in the north, with a roll of, College Street Normal School in the east, with a roll of, and Winchester School in the north, with a roll of.
St James School, a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school located just south of Hokowhitu School, has a roll of.
Manukura is a co-educational designated charter school for Year 9 to 13 students located on the old Massey University campus site, with a roll of.