Newlands lies approximately 8km north of the city centre and to the east of its nearest neighbour, Johnsonville. Most of Newlands is perched on one of several hills, one side of which overlooks Wellington Harbour and up to the Hutt Valley.

Despite reasonable proximity to shops, public transport, good schools and some new high-value housing subdivisions it has one of the lowest average house valuations in Wellington.
It has some small grocery shops (”dairies”), with the nearest supermarket being in Johnsonville but there is much talk and speculation regarding the future of the Newlands Mall.
Local talk is that a New World or Pac n Save could be on the cards wit h the development of the Newlands shopping mall . A new Community Centre has just been completed behind the current Mall area.

Newlands is home to the well respected Newlands College, Newlands Intermediate and Newlands Primary School. There are a number of other primary schools in the area also.

Comments and photos added by David Garratt. David is a local real estate agent who is an advocate for the area. Visit his website for more information. www.northernsuburbs.co.nz