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Letting you know who's who and what's what in Tawa, NZ - a great community in which to live


12-15 minutes north of central Wellington - by both motorway or commuter train - lies the community of Tawa with around 14,000 residents (including Grenada North and the Takapu Valley), the northernmost suburb(s) of New Zealand's capital city, and geographically separated from the rest of Wellington.

Very much a family-oriented community, Tawa has a good range of schools including a highly regarded College (secondary school), a wide mix of sporting and recreational facilities, and a number of good churches on its Main Road.

All in all this is a very pleasant valley in which to live, with affordable housing and a strong community spirit. There is - at least in the opinion of the writer - something nice about going to the local supermarket, Tawa's one and only, and invariably seeing at least 3-4 lots of people you know - assuming, of course, you have nothing to hide.

"When I think about Tawa I think about a small community that isn't too small that everybody knows everybody, but small enough that everyone has a connection with someone. There's not an exclusive feel to Tawa. It's such a good place to grow up in."
- Kieren Gera, Tawa College head girl 2010 .



The TawaLink website is operated by Malcolm Sparrow who has lived in Tawa for more than 15 years. From May 2007 to November 2009 he was the coordinator for the Tawa Community Centre and is now chair of the Tawa Community Board. He is a committee member on the Tawa Ratepayers' Association under whose umbrella this website came into being in August 2002.

The website exists to provide information about Tawa, as well as to keep local people informed about events taking place in the community. There is no charge for charitable/non-profit clubs, groups and organisations to include their details in the Clubs & groups section on this site, and contributions for the Coming Events page are actively sought. Other contributions are also welcome - email here.

Frequent updates take place to give you sufficient reason to come back on a regular basis.

Unless indicated otherwise, all photographs appearing on this site have been taken exclusively for tawalink.com and should not be reproduced elsewhere without contacting us first. We're likely to agree to your request if it's for non-commercial purposes as long as you give us due credit.

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