A rural place beside streams in the folds of hills.

The green space between Johnsonville and Tawa along the old Porirua Road

A short guide to Glenside

Glenside is a suburb located between Wellington and Porirua, centrally located at the southern end of New Zealand's North Island. It is mainly rural zoned and is between the neighbouring communities of Johnsonville and Tawa on the old Porirua Road. Hills, streams and rural landscape characterise the area. The resident population is 336 (NZ Statistics, 2006 Census).

Rural sector

The rural sector has eighteen rural landowners with 21 rural titles.

Glenside village area

Glenside Village is built around the streams. The main streams of Belmont Gully, Paparangi, Churton Park and Stebbings Valley converge here. The village area consists of:

Monterey Apartments – there are 91.
A small settlement of about 36 houses.
An economic hub.

Glenside Village is the economic hub of the suburb. The largest employers are the regional head office of Fletcher Construction and OfficeMax. Twigland Gardeners World is complemented by the popular Café Thyme. All these business’ are adjacent to the Glenside Reserve.

Glenside Reserves

The Glenside Reserves comprise of three parcels of land. The largest reserve, of about 12 hectares, is currently leased to the Newland’s Paparangi Riding Club. The historic Halfway House is located here.

History

European settlement dates back to 1840 when the area was called The Halfway, being located halfway between Wellington and Porirua.

Ngati Toa are the mana whenua.