Tawhitikurī / Goat Point

Tawhitikurī / Goat Point is a cape in Greater Wellington, North Island. Tawhitikurī / Goat Point is situated nearby to the suburb Camborne, as well as near Plimmerton.

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Type: Cape
Description: point in Porirua, New Zealand
Also known as: “Goat Point” and “Tawhitikurī”

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Beach and Plimmerton railway station.

South Beach

Beach

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camborne and Plimmerton.

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.

Plimmerton

Suburb

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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.