[4] The name was applied by Alexander William Bickerton to his new home on the Avon River.

[5] In 1884, Bickerton and his family moved into a new home near New Brighton, Christchurch that he named Wainoni.

The property included a small theatre, a vast garden, and fireworks displays for entertainment.

Bickerton's idea for the property was to create a new form of society based around his socialist beliefs,[8] however this social experiment was discontinued after several years.

[5] From 1903 the property was turned more into a theme park to provide family income, with a zoo, 7,000 person amphitheatre, conservatory, aquariums, cinema, medicine and fireworks factories, and mock naval battles on a man-made lake.

Christchurch City Council publishes a combined community profile for the two suburbs.

[11] Haeata Community Campus is a coeducational composite school for years 1 to 13[12] with a roll of 574 students as of November 2024.