Korokoro, New Zealand

Korokoro
Native bush with tree ferns, a stream, and two men in right foreground, at Korokoro
Coordinates: 41°12′54″S 174°52′08″E / 41.215°S 174.869°E / -41.215; 174.869
CountryNew Zealand
CityLower Hutt
Local authorityHutt City Council
Electoral wardHarbour
Community boardPetone Community Board
Established1900s
Area
  Land185 ha (457 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)
  Total
1,630
Maungaraki
Korokoro
Alicetown, Ava
Horokiwi Petone

Korokoro, a suburb of Lower Hutt City, lies in the south of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb occupies part of the western hills of the Hutt Valley; its eastern slopes overlook Petone and the Wellington harbour.

Korokoro was established in the 1900s by the Liberal government (in office 1891–1912), and remained a relatively small settlement until the Lower Hutt City Council developed the area for private housing in the 1960s. Before 1989, Korokoro formed part of the Petone Borough, which amalgamated with Lower Hutt City in that year.