Porirua
Porirua is a destroyed locality in Porirua City, Greater Wellington. Porirua is situated nearby to the locality Linden, as well as near the suburb Kenepuru.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Linden railway station and Kenepuru railway station.
Linden railway station
Railway station
Linden railway station is located on the North Island Main Trunk Railway in Linden, New Zealand and is part of the suburban rail network of Wellington.
Kenepuru railway station
Railway station
Kenepuru railway station is on the North Island Main Trunk Railway in New Zealand, on Wellington's suburban rail network. It is double tracked with side platforms on a curved section of the line, 16.16 km from Wellington railway station, the southern terminus of the NIMT.
Rangituhi/Colonial Knob
Peak
Rangituhi / Colonial Knob is a large hill or mountain southwest of Porirua city and west of the northern Wellington suburb of Tawa. The peak's summit stands at 468 m. Kapiti Island and Mana Island can be seen from the peak, and on a clear day the inland Kaikōura Ranges to the south and Mount Taranaki to the north may also be seen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenepuru and Linden.
Kenepuru
Suburb
Kenepuru is a primarily industrial suburb of the city of Porirua in New Zealand. It lies immediately southwest of the Porirua city centre. Kenepuru Community Hospital, the main hospital complex for Porirua, is located here.
Linden
Quarter
Linden is a subdivision of Tawa, the northernmost suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. Linden lies at the northern end of Tawa, just south of the city of Porirua.
Elsdon
Suburb
Elsdon is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Porirua located immediately to the west to of the city's CBD. The area was named after Elsdon Best, a historian who studied archaeological sites in the area.
Porirua
- Type: Destroyed locality
- Location: Porirua City, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.14827° or 41° 8′ 54″ southLongitude
174.82019° or 174° 49′ 13″ eastElevation
218 metres (715 feet)Open location code
4VCPVR2C+M3GeoNames ID
6244950
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