Masterton East

Masterton East (also known as Eastside or Cameron Block) is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island.

It is a low socio-economic area with social housing, with about 15% of Masterton's population. About 30% of the population are Māori, primarily belonging to Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu.[1]

A central feature of the park is McJorrow Park, a soccer park. Playgrounds, an asphalt basketball court, a sunshade, seating and outside tables were installed in the park between 2015 and 2017.[2]

The park features Te Awhina Cameron Community House, a community centre that hosts English as a Second Language classes, playgroup, cooking classes and furniture workshops. The building was renovated between 2013 and 2014.[3]

In 2018, Masterton District Council and the Eastside Community Group worked on a project to slow vehicles through the area. Some cars were significantly damaged by one steep obstacle installed on River Road.[4]

Later the same year, Massey University students developed ideas to improve the area, including further road changes and turning graffiti into public art.[1] The ideas was passed on to the Eastside Community Group to consider.[5]

Education

Makoura College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students,[6] with a roll of 308 as of March 2020.[7] It was founded in 1968.[8]

The Wairarapa Teen Parent Unit is attached to the school.[9]

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa is a co-educational state Māori language immersion area school for Year 1 to 15 students,[10] with a roll of 91.[11]

References
  1. "Planning students redesign Masterton's east side". Massey University. 23 November 2018.
  2. "McJorrow Park bringing community back together". trusthouse.co.nz. Trust House. 1 August 2017.
  3. Fuller, Piers (15 October 2014). "Masterton East Side project humming". stuff.co.nz. Dominion Post.
  4. Roberts, Cal (4 October 2018). "Eastside go-slow takes off". Wairarapa Times-Age.
  5. "University students float East Side ideas". Wairarapa Times-Age. 29 November 2018.
  6. "Makoura College Official School Website". mc.school.nz.
  7. "Makoura College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  8. "Makoura College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  9. "Wairarapa Teen Parent Unit Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  10. "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  11. "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

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