The Last Spike Wellington-Manawatu Railway Line

The Last Spike Wellington-Manawatu Railway Line is a memorial in Kāpiti Coast District, Greater Wellington. The Last Spike Wellington-Manawatu Railway Line is situated nearby to Southward Car Museum, as well as near the forest Greendale Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Southward Car Museum and Kapiti Coast Airport.

Southward Car Museum

Museum

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The Southward Car Museum is an automobile museum and event centre in Otaihanga, New Zealand. It was established by Len Southward in the 1970s to house his collection of over 450 vehicles and several aircraft and is now run by a charitable trust. Southward Car Museum is situated 180 metres south of The Last Spike Wellington-Manawatu Railway Line.

Kapiti Coast Airport

Aerodrome

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Kapiti Coast Airport, also spelt Kāpiti Coast Airport and previously called Paraparaumu Airport, is on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island, between the Wellington dormitory suburbs of Paraparaumu Beach, Paraparaumu to the east, and Raumati Beach to the south. Kapiti Coast Airport is situated 4 km west of The Last Spike Wellington-Manawatu Railway Line.

Waikanae Park

Park

Waikanae is a town on the Kāpiti Coast, 60 km north of the Wellington, New Zealand. The name is a Māori word meaning "waters" "of the grey mullet". The area surrounding the town is notable for its 2.4-kilometre-long beach, the Waikanae River estuary, the Kapiti Marine Reserve, and Kapiti Island, which lies 4 km offshore in the Tasman Sea. Waikanae Park is situated 2½ km northeast of The Last Spike Wellington-Manawatu Railway Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Otaihanga and Waikanae Beach.

Otaihanga

Quarter

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Otaihanga is on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is just north of Paraparaumu on the south bank of the Waikanae River and is roughly 55 km north of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington.