What is "paparangi"

Paparangi is one of the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand. It lies approximately 10 km north of the city centre, north-east of Johnsonville, north-west of Newlands and south of Grenada and Woodridge. The population was 2,841 at the time of the 2013 census, an increase of 96 from the 2006 census population.

The area, originally farms and part of Newlands became a dormitory suburb of Wellington with major subdivisions in the early 1960s. Some of the street names (like Mark Avenue) are the first names of children living in the area then.

The suburb has a local shopping centre and a primary school, Paparangi School.