History of Plimmerton

Plimmerton has been home to families for hundreds of years. In the 1830's, it was known as Taupo and was inhabited by Ngati Toa and Te Awaiti.

The focal point of the area was Taupo Pa, presided over by Matene Tewhiwhi, Nohorua, Te Rangihaeta and Te Rauparaha. It was located where the Fire Station, Pavilion and Kindergarten now stand and is believed to have protected about two hundred people within its double palisades.

With the arrival of the Europeans, Taupo was renamed Plimmerton, after John Plimmer, known as the "Father of Wellington". Mr Charles Plimmer, the son of John Plimmer, was the proprietor of Plimmerton House.

Plimmerton is still a popular place for families to live. Its proximity to the city of Wellington (25km by motorway) and to Porirua (6km) means that it has all the advantages of city life, yet retains its own village-style flavour. As well as a beautiful beach, it offers some interesting local shops and restaurants, various cultural and sporting clubs, doctors, churches and a kindergarten.

The Plimmerton School community extends from Hongoeka in the Northwest through Karehana Bay, Plimmerton Village and east over the railway and highway to include Camborne, Mana and outlying areas of Gray's Road.

Plimmerton School

Plimmerton School was opened in 1904 on a site between the Railway Station and State Highway 1. The public school was a successor to a family school established in 1898 by Mrs L.B. Hanna. In 1913 the school moved to the site now occupied by the Plimmerton Kindergarten and in 1954 moved to its present position. In recent years the school has expanded to include 21 classrooms, a modern Library/Information Centre, a large hall and a smaller community hall, a 3 room Technology Centre, a covered heated swimming pool and pleasant expansive grounds that includes 2 modular playground structures.