Rangituhi/Colonial Knob
Rangituhi / Colonial Knob is a large hill or mountain southwest of Porirua city and west of the northern Wellington suburb of Tawa. The peak's summit stands at 468 m. Kapiti Island and Mana Island can be seen from the peak, and on a clear day the inland Kaikōura Ranges to the south and Mount Taranaki to the north may also be seen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 266 metres
- Description: hill in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Colonial Knob”, “Rangituhi”, and “Rangituhi / Colonial Knob”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tawa railway station and Linden railway station.
Tawa railway station
Railway station
Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tawa railway station, originally called Tawa Flat, is on the North Island Main Trunk Railway and is part of the suburban rail network of Wellington, New Zealand.
Linden railway station
Railway station
Linden railway station is located on the North Island Main Trunk Railway in Linden, New Zealand and is part of the suburban rail network of Wellington.
Kenepuru railway station
Railway station
Kenepuru railway station is on the North Island Main Trunk Railway in New Zealand, on Wellington's suburban rail network. It is double tracked with side platforms on a curved section of the line, 16.16 km from Wellington railway station, the southern terminus of the NIMT.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tawa and Kenepuru.
Tawa
Suburb
Photo: LesleyW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tawa is the northernmost suburb within the Wellington city boundary, located roughly 15 km north of Wellington's CBD between Churton Park and Porirua in the North Island of New Zealand.
Kenepuru
Suburb
Kenepuru is a primarily industrial suburb of the city of Porirua in New Zealand. It lies immediately southwest of the Porirua city centre. Kenepuru Community Hospital, the main hospital complex for Porirua, is located here.
Linden
Quarter
Linden is a subdivision of Tawa, the northernmost suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. Linden lies at the northern end of Tawa, just south of the city of Porirua.
Rangituhi/Colonial Knob
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.1537° or 41° 9′ 13″ southLongitude
174.80379° or 174° 48′ 14″ eastElevation
266 metres (873 feet)Open location code
4VCPRRW3+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 206206665OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Maori—“Rangituhi/Colonial Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Colonial Knob”
- Dutch: “Colonial Knob”
- Maori: “Rangituhi”
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