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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 include 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 is a research facility of the School of Biological Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington that supports research in coastal ecology and marine biology. 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. It is located on a promontory between the suburbs of Island Bay and Ōwhiro Bay, and looks down over Taputeranga Marine Reserve and Ōwhiro Bay. 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. It is situated west of the larger suburb of Island Bay. The official name of the suburb was changed from Owhiro Bay to Ōwhiro Bay by the New Zealand Geographic Board on 21 June 2019. Ōwhiro Bay is situated 3½ km northeast of Pariwhero/Red Rocks.
Happy Valley
Quarter
Happy Valley is a southern suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, although it is not an "official" suburb to the Wellington City Council. It is a main thoroughfare between Wellington city and Wellington's somewhat rugged and scenic southern coast. Happy Valley is situated 4 km northeast of Pariwhero/Red Rocks.
Island Bay
Suburb
Photo: Ballofstring, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Island Bay is a coastal suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, situated 5 km south of the city centre. Island Bay lies on the bay which shares its name, one of numerous small bays off Cook Strait and west of Lyall Bay. Island Bay is situated 5 km northeast of Pariwhero/Red Rocks.
Pariwhero/Red Rocks
- Categories: group of rocks and landform
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.35759° or 41° 21′ 27″ southLongitude
174.7246° or 174° 43′ 29″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
4VCPJPRF+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 206624635OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockGeoNames ID
6244829Wikidata ID
Q108464287
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In Other Languages
From French to Maori—“Pariwhero/Red Rocks” goes by many names.
- French: “Pariwhero”
- Maori: “Pariwhero”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pariwhero/Red Rocks”. Photo: Rosa Stewart, CC BY-SA 4.0.