Durie Hill
Durie Hill is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. The suburb was designed in 1920 by Samuel Hurst Seager as a garden suburb based on garden-city planning principles.Places of Interest
Highlights include Moutoa Gardens and Royal Whanganui Opera House.
Moutoa Gardens
Park
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Moutoa Gardens, also known as Pākaitore, is a historically significant site and park in the city of Whanganui, New Zealand. In 1995 it was the site of a protest by local Māori and a 79 day occupation which divided New Zealand public opinion.
Royal Whanganui Opera House
Theater building
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The Royal Whanganui Opera House is a theatre located in Whanganui, New Zealand. Built in 1899, it is New Zealand's last Victorian theatre. Located on St Hill Street in central Whanganui, the theatre seats 830 and is a venue for many local, national and international events.
Cooks Gardens
Park
Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cooks Gardens is a multi-purpose stadium in Wanganui, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches, athletics and cycling. The main stadium, known as Westpac Stadium, is able to hold 20,700 people with 3,500 covered seats.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whanganui and Putiki.
Whanganui
Photo: Ripdog2121, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whanganui or Wanganui is a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Whanganui River, which flows from Mount Tongariro via the stunning Whanganui National Park. The district has a population of about 48,000 in 2022.
Putiki
Suburb
Putiki is a settlement in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island, located across the Whanganui River from Whanganui city.
Whanganui East
Suburb
Whanganui East is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
Durie Hill
- Type: Suburb with 2,130 residents
- Description: suburb of Whanganui, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.93875° or 39° 56′ 20″ southLongitude
175.06928° or 175° 4′ 9″ eastPopulation
2,130Elevation
82 metres (269 feet)Open location code
4VGQ3369+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1545599013OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6224559Wikidata ID
Q96166737
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- Turkish: “Durie Hill”
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