Miramar, New Zealand
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| Suburb: | Miramar |
| City: | Wellington |
| Island: | North Island |
| Surrounded by - to the north |
Karaka Bay |
Miramar is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, located southeast of the city centre. It is on the Miramar Peninsula, directly to the east of the isthmus of Rongotai, which is the site of Wellington International Airport.
'Miramar' means "Behold the sea" or "Wonderful Sea" and was named by the first settler on Watt's peninsula area, resident James Coutts Crawford, who arrived in Wellington in 1840. In 1872 he changed the name of Watt's Peninsula to Miramar on the advice of local prospector James Edlin, thus creating a great lineage of Miramar fame. Miramar was the name of a house built for him by his brother-in-law, Major McBarnett. The original Māori name of the area was Whataitai. On 18 November 1904, Miramar Borough was formed. (source: Wellington City Library). In April 1921, Miramar was incorporated into the City of Wellington.
Film director Peter Jackson and his colleagues Richard Taylor (VFX) and Jamie Selkirk (Editor) have built a multi-million dollar series of studios, sound stages, and pre- and post-production facilities in Miramar where he filmed The Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong.
Miramar is the home of the AFC football club and the Miramar Rangers.
Rangers club legend Nicholas "Reggie" Edlin, a local resident of New Zealand fame and a descendent of the aforementioned James Edlin, played over 100 consecutive games for the club in the late 90s and established himself as the Central League's most dependable centre-back. As a descendent the aforementioned James Edlin, recent public proposals have opted to change his street of residence, Totara Road, to "Edlin Road". This would honour the Edlins of Miramar and their achievements. The results of this proposal and others in a similar vain are pending. For instance the amalgamation of their names Janic.
