Ngauranga is a suburb of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington, in the lower North Island. Situated on the western bank of Wellington Harbour, it lies to the north of the centre of the city. For other uses, see Wellington (disambiguation). ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... Johnsonville is a large suburb in northern Wellington, New Zealand. ... Newlands is one of the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand. ... Wellington Habour is the large natural habour at the south-eastern tip of the North Island, on which New Zealands capital stands. ... Khandallah is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. ... For other uses, see Wellington (disambiguation). ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... Wellington Habour is the large natural habour at the south-eastern tip of the North Island, on which New Zealands capital stands. ...

It is lowly populated, and for statistical purposes is divided into Ngauranga East and Ngauranga West by Statistics New Zealand. At the 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, Ngauranga West registered a population of zero,^[1] while Ngauranga East had a population of 39. This represented an increase of 18.2% or 6 people since the previous census in 1996.^[2] Statistics New Zealand (Te Tari Tatau) is a New Zealand government department, and the source of the countrys official statistics. ... The New Zealand government Department Statistics New Zealand conducts a census of population and dwellings every five years. ...

The low population is due to Ngauranga's rugged terrain. It includes the Ngauranga Gorge, through which State Highway 1 passes on its route out of Wellington to Porirua and the west coast. To the east, State Highway 2 runs wedged between hills and Wellington Harbour on its route from Wellington to the Hutt Valley, Wairarapa, and beyond. Alongside State Highway 2 is the Hutt Valley Line portion of the Wairarapa Line railway, which includes a station in Ngauranga, Ngauranga Train Station. The North Island Main Trunk Railway also passes through Ngauranga but mainly via two tunnels, with a bridge across the Ngauranga Gorge. The Ngauranga Gorge is in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. ... State Highway 1 State Highway 1 is the most significant single element of the New Zealand roading network State Highway 1 can be considered as a single highway running the length of both main islands, a total of 2027 km. ... Porirua is a city in New Zealand, 20 km north of Wellington. ... The New Zealand State Highway Shield. ... The Hutt Valley is the large area of fairly flat land in the Hutt River valley in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. ... The Wairarapa is a district or subregion of New Zealand occupying the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of Wellington and south-west of Hawke Bay. ... The Wairarapa line is a section of secondary railway line in the south-east of the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city Wellington with the Wairarapa region. ... The North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) is the railway line connecting Auckland and Wellington, the two major cities of New Zealands North Island. ...

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