Ohariu
Ohariu is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It is a rural area, located 5 kilometres from Khandallah. The name is a corruption of Owhariu, where, according to Māori mythology, Kupe dried the sails of his canoe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 1,110 residents
- Description: suburb of Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Ohariu, New Zealand” and “Owhariu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Kaukau and Johnsonville railway station.
Mount Kaukau
Peak
Photo: DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Kaukau is a large hill in the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand near Johnsonville, Khandallah and Ngaio. The summit is 445 m above sea level and is the most visible high point in the Wellington landscape further accentuated by Wellington's main television transmitter mast, which stands 122 m from the summit. Mount Kaukau is situated 2½ km south of Ohariu.
Johnsonville railway station
Railway station
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Johnsonville railway station is the terminus of the Johnsonville Line, one of eight stations on the commuter branch railway north of Wellington in New Zealand’s North Island. Johnsonville railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Ohariu.
Raroa railway station
Railway station
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Raroa railway station, one of eight stations on the Johnsonville Branch, serves the suburbs of Raroa and Broadmeadows. It is one of four stations on the line located on a curve. Raroa railway station is situated 3½ km southeast of Ohariu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Churton Park and Johnsonville.
Churton Park
Suburb
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churton Park is a suburb 1.5 km north of Johnsonville in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It was established in the 1970s. The suburb includes Churton Park Reserve which includes a recreational sports field, two primary schools and a kindergarten. Churton Park is situated 3 km east of Ohariu.
Johnsonville
Suburb
Johnsonville is a large suburb in northern Wellington, New Zealand. It is seven kilometres north of the city centre, at the top of the Ngauranga Gorge, on the main route to Porirua. Johnsonville is situated 3 km southeast of Ohariu.
Glenside
Suburb
Photo: NzSteve, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glenside is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It is bounded by Tawa to the North, Churton Park to the West/South and Grenada across the motorway to the East. Glenside is situated 3½ km east of Ohariu.
Ohariu
- Category: locality
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.20964° or 41° 12′ 35″ southLongitude
174.77381° or 174° 46′ 26″ eastPopulation
1,110Elevation
185 metres (607 feet)Open location code
4VCPQQRF+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 333973807OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2185868Wikidata ID
Q18356420
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Ohariu” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ohariu”
- French: “Ohariu”
- Maori: “Owhariu”
- Turkish: “Ohariu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Broadmeadows and Johnsonville East.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ohariu Village Hall & Community Emergency Hub and Holy Trinity Cemetery.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ohariu”. Photo: DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.