Tangiwai Railway Disaster Memorial

Tangiwai Railway Disaster Memorial is a memorial in Wellington, Greater Wellington. Tangiwai Railway Disaster Memorial is situated nearby to Karori Cemetery, as well as near the nature reserve Johnston Hill Scenic Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karori Cemetery and Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush.

Karori Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Karori Cemetery is the second-largest cemetery in New Zealand. It opened in 1891, and is located in the Wellington suburb of Karori. Karori Cemetery is situated 400 metres southeast of Tangiwai Railway Disaster Memorial.

Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush

Nature reserve

Photo: Ambrosia10, CC0.

Ōtari-Wilton's Bush is a native botanic garden and forest reserve located in the suburb Wilton of Wellington, New Zealand. It is New Zealand's only public botanic garden dedicated solely to the native plants of New Zealand.

Johnston Hill

Peak

Photo: Arnhemcr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Johnston Hill is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northland and Karori.

Northland

Suburb

Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Northland is a suburb in west-central Wellington, New Zealand. It borders the suburbs of Highbury, Kelburn, Thorndon, Wilton, Wadestown and Karori. Northland is populated by a mix of university students, young professionals and families.

Karori

Suburb

Photo: Arnhemcr, CC0.

Karori is a suburb located at the western edge of the urban area of Wellington, New Zealand, 4 kilometres from the city centre and is one of New Zealand's most populous suburbs, with a population of 15,100 in June 2025.

Wilton

Suburb

Photo: Arnhemcr, CC0.

Wilton is a small suburb in Wellington, New Zealand. It is best known for Ōtari-Wilton's Bush, a large reserve that is situated in the suburb. Ōtari-Wilton's bush is the only public botanic garden in New Zealand dedicated solely to native plants.

Tangiwai Railway Disaster Memorial

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.27339° or 41° 16′ 24″ south

Longitude

174.74718° or 174° 44′ 50″ east

Open location code

4VCPPPGW+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7831979645

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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