Porirua
Porirua is a peak in Porirua City, Greater Wellington and has an elevation of 165 metres. Porirua is situated nearby to the hamlet Hongoeka, as well as near the suburb Pukerua Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Taupō Swamp and Pukerua Bay railway station.
Taupō Swamp
Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taupō Swamp is a lowland freshwater swamp located three kilometres north of Plimmerton and 20 kilometres north-northeast of Wellington. In 1986 the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust purchased Taupō Swamp with the aim of both protecting and restoring the wetland.
Pukerua Bay railway station
Railway station
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Pukerua Bay railway station is located on the North Island Main Trunk Railway in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand and is part of the suburban rail network of Wellington.
Plimmerton railway station
Railway station
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plimmerton railway station is on the North Island Main Trunk Railway in Plimmerton, Porirua, New Zealand, and is part of Wellington's Metlink suburban rail network operated by Transdev Wellington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hongoeka and Pukerua Bay.
Hongoeka
Hamlet
Hongoeka is a community in the city of Porirua in New Zealand. It is northwest of Plimmerton and adjacent to Hongoeka Bay. It extends from an urupā boundary at the end of Moana Road, to Haukōpua.
Pukerua Bay
Suburb
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Pukerua Bay is a small seaside suburb at the southern end of the Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand. In local government terms it is the northernmost suburb of Porirua City, in the Wellington Region.
Plimmerton
Suburb
Photo: Jasonlv, Public domain.
Plimmerton is a seaside suburb that lies in the northwest part of the city of Porirua in New Zealand, adjacent to some of the city's more congenial beaches.
Porirua
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 165 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Porirua City, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.05294° or 41° 3′ 11″ southLongitude
174.85401° or 174° 51′ 14″ eastElevation
165 metres (541 feet)Open location code
4VCPWVW3+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 10651110057OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
2184396
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