Petone
Petone | |
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Aerial view of Petone and Seaview | |
| Coordinates: 41°13′30.00″S 174°52′40.80″E / 41.2250000°S 174.8780000°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Lower Hutt |
| Local authority | Hutt City Council |
| Electoral ward | Harbour |
| Community board | Petone Community Board |
| Established | 1840 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 390 ha (960 acres) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 8,370 |
| Postcode(s) | 5012 |
| Train stations | Petone Railway Station Ava Railway Station |
| Korokoro | Maungaraki | Alicetown |
| Horokiwi |
Petone
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Moera |
| Wellington Harbour | Seaview |
Petone (Māori: Pito-one) is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. It stands at the southern end of the Hutt Valley, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour. Europeans first settled in Petone in January 1840, making it the oldest European settlement in the Wellington Region. It became a borough in 1888, and merged with Lower Hutt (branded as "Hutt City") in 1989.