Flaxmere
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Flaxmere is a suburb in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand
's North Island
.
It is located North-west to the town of Hastings City
, and is regarded as a suburb of its larger neighbor. It had a (2010) population of 10,400 according to the Hastings Council.
It is located in the Hastings Metropolitan Area
. It is also known by the Maori
name of Paharakeke.
Flaxmere was built to cater to the housing demand of Hastings. Flaxmere was intended to be an upper-middle class subdivision but because land was subdivided into smaller lots it turned into a low income neighbourhood. Flaxmere has one of the highest social deprivation index values of the Napier-Hastings metropolitan area, only being exceeded by the suburbs of Camberley and Maraenui.
The suburb is typical of modern suburbs with a long avenue (Flaxmere Ave.) running its length with curved streets and cul-de-sacs radiating from it. Parks and reserves are abundant and Flaxmere has primary schools and a major high school (Flaxmere College) which was formed from the old Flaxmere Intermediate School.
It has a small shopping centre with a supermarket, petrol station, post office, bakery, video store, butchery, indoor rock climbing centre, and various other businesses offering necessities and/or leisure. Other amenities include a library, police station, several churches and an indoor swimming complex (Flaxmere Waterworld).
A plan to upgrade the Flaxmere shopping centre is due to start in the late 2010. It is proposed that the Hastings Council will upgrade Flaxmere park and it is scheduled to re-size the main supermaket (New World). They will add residential housing and some new commercial areas in an empty space behind the village, unused for over 34 years.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
.
It is located North-west to the town of Hastings City
Hastings, New Zealand
The city of Hastings is a major urban settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, and it is the largest settlement by population in Hawke's Bay. Hastings city is the administrative centre of the Hastings District...
, and is regarded as a suburb of its larger neighbor. It had a (2010) population of 10,400 according to the Hastings Council.
It is located in the Hastings Metropolitan Area
Hastings, New Zealand
The city of Hastings is a major urban settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, and it is the largest settlement by population in Hawke's Bay. Hastings city is the administrative centre of the Hastings District...
. It is also known by the Maori
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
name of Paharakeke.
Flaxmere was built to cater to the housing demand of Hastings. Flaxmere was intended to be an upper-middle class subdivision but because land was subdivided into smaller lots it turned into a low income neighbourhood. Flaxmere has one of the highest social deprivation index values of the Napier-Hastings metropolitan area, only being exceeded by the suburbs of Camberley and Maraenui.
The suburb is typical of modern suburbs with a long avenue (Flaxmere Ave.) running its length with curved streets and cul-de-sacs radiating from it. Parks and reserves are abundant and Flaxmere has primary schools and a major high school (Flaxmere College) which was formed from the old Flaxmere Intermediate School.
It has a small shopping centre with a supermarket, petrol station, post office, bakery, video store, butchery, indoor rock climbing centre, and various other businesses offering necessities and/or leisure. Other amenities include a library, police station, several churches and an indoor swimming complex (Flaxmere Waterworld).
A plan to upgrade the Flaxmere shopping centre is due to start in the late 2010. It is proposed that the Hastings Council will upgrade Flaxmere park and it is scheduled to re-size the main supermaket (New World). They will add residential housing and some new commercial areas in an empty space behind the village, unused for over 34 years.