Pariwhero/Red Rocks

Pariwhero / Red Rocks is a geological formation located in a scientific reserve on the south coast of Wellington, New Zealand. The site has been classified as nationally significant, and of high educational and scientific importance.

Photo: Rosa Stewart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Rock
Description: rocks in New Zealand
Also known as: “Pariwhero / Red Rocks” and “Red Rocks”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory and Hawkins Hill.

Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory

University

Photo: Shimaje, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory… Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory is situated 3½ km east of Pariwhero/Red Rocks.

Hawkins Hill

Peak

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hawkins Hill is a peak, which is situated 3 km north of Pariwhero/Red Rocks.

Oku Street Reserve

Park

Photo: Richlitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Oku Street Reserve is an 8-hectare park in Wellington, New Zealand. Oku Street Reserve is situated 3½ km east of Pariwhero/Red Rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōwhiro Bay and Happy Valley.

Ōwhiro Bay

Suburb

Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ōwhiro Bay is a southern suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, that overlooks Cook Strait. Ōwhiro Bay is situated 3½ km northeast of Pariwhero/Red Rocks.