Pikarere
Pikarere is a farmstead in Porirua City, Greater Wellington. Pikarere is situated nearby to the suburb Elsdon, as well as near the peak Rangituhi/Colonial Knob.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pātaka Art + Museum and Rangituhi/Colonial Knob.
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. Pātaka Art + Museum is situated 3½ km east of Pikarere.
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. Rangituhi/Colonial Knob is situated 3 km south of Pikarere.
Porirua railway station
Railway station
Porirua railway station is an important intermediate station in New Zealand on the Kāpiti Line from Wellington and is part of Wellington's Metlink suburban rail network operated by Transdev Wellington. Porirua railway station is situated 4 km east of Pikarere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elsdon and Takapūwāhia.
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. Elsdon is situated 2½ km east of Pikarere.
Takapūwāhia
Suburb
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. Takapūwāhia is situated 3 km east of Pikarere.
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.
Pikarere
- Type: Farmstead
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Porirua City, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.12827° or 41° 7′ 42″ southLongitude
174.8002° or 174° 48′ 1″ eastElevation
126 metres (413 feet)Open location code
4VCPVRC2+M3GeoNames ID
6250128
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