Porirua Harbour (Pauatahanui Arm)

Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour, commonly known as Porirua Harbour, is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The harbour is within the main urban area of the Wellington Region, and is surrounded by the city of Porirua, with the city centre to the south of the harbour.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Plimmerton railway station and Mana railway station.

Plimmerton railway station

Railway station

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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.

Mana railway station

Railway station

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Mana railway station on the Kāpiti Line section of the North Island Main Trunk Railway in the locality of Mana in the Paremata suburb of the city of Porirua, New Zealand is part of Wellington's Metlink suburban rail network.

South Beach

Beach

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camborne and Mana.

Camborne

Suburb

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Camborne, New Zealand is a hilltop and seaside suburb of Porirua. Camborne covers an area of 0.84 km², including a land area of 0.84 km². Most of the suburb is a short walk from Porirua Harbour, and many homes have views of the harbour, neighbouring hills, the sea and Mana Island.

Mana

Locality

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Mana is a locality of Porirua City in New Zealand, part of the suburb of Paremata. It is a narrow isthmus bounded to the west by the entrance to Porirua Harbour, and to the east by the Pauatahanui inlet of the Porirua Harbour. Mana Island lies about three kilometres west of the isthmus.