Taitā, New Zealand
Taita, officially Taitā, is one of the northernmost suburbs of the city of Lower Hutt in New Zealand, situated toward the northern end of the city. It lies considerably south of the Taitā Gorge which separates Lower Hutt City from Upper Hutt City, and to the west of the Taitā Cemetery in the suburb of Naenae.
The historic Christ Church, erected in 1853, is the oldest surviving church building in the Wellington region.
Taitā's urban development began around the middle of the 20th century as part of the Labour Government's state-housing scheme. The Taita Railway Station opened in 1947 to serve the developing suburb.
The main road through the western part of the suburb, Taita Drive, has its southern end in the suburb of Avalon, south of the Kennedy-Good Bridge.
On the eastern side of Taitā, above Taita College, stand the buildings of the former Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Soil Bureau. The Soil Bureau became part of Landcare Research New Zealand Limited in 1992 and much of the functionality formerly carried out at Taitā has moved to the Turitea campus of Massey University in Palmerston North.
In December 2019, the approved official geographic name of the suburb was gazetted as "Taitā".Education
Taita has four schools:
Intermediate students from Taitā can attend Avalon Intermediate School, in the neighbouring suburb of Avalon.
