Takapūwāhia
Takapūwāhia, also known as Porirua Pā, was originally built on one of the oldest settlements in the Porirua basin — Te Urukahika, a small hamlet located on the western shore of Porirua harbour in the lower North Island of New Zealand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Porirua, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Takapuwahia”, “Takapuwahia Pa”, “Takapuwahia Pā”, and “Takapūwāhia Pā”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mana College and Pātaka Art + Museum.
Mana College
School
Photo: Archives New Zealand, CC BY 2.0.
Mana College is a decile two secondary school in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. It celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2007.
Pātaka Art + Museum
Museum
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pātaka Museum of Arts and Cultures, often stylised as Pātaka Art + Museum, is a municipal museum and art gallery in Porirua City, New Zealand. Te Marae o Te Umu Kai o Hau is the name of the building where Pātaka is located and opened in 1998.
Te Rauparaha Arena
Sports venue
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Te Rauparaha Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment centre, with pools, Dash Swim School, a fitness centre, and indoor sports stadium and venues, in Porirua, New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elsdon and 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
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porirua is a city in the Wellington urban area in the southern North Island of New Zealand. Porirua's central business district is about 20 km north of the Wellington City CBD.
Takapūwāhia
- Category: locality
- Location: Porirua City, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.12428° or 41° 7′ 27″ southLongitude
174.83552° or 174° 50′ 8″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
4VCPVRGP+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 184073847OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Takapūwāhia” goes by many names.
- French: “Takapuwahia”
- Maori: “Takapūwāhia”
- Turkish: “Takapūwāhia”
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