Pararauma

Pararauma is a locality in Greater Wellington, North Island. Pararauma is situated nearby to the locality Angapaua, as well as near Wairere.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pātaka Art + Museum and Te Rauparaha Arena.

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 southeast of Pararauma.

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. Te Rauparaha Arena is situated 3½ km southeast of Pararauma.

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. Mana College is situated 3 km southeast of Pararauma.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tītahi Bay and Takapūwāhia.

Tītahi Bay

Suburb

Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tītahi Bay, also written Titahi Bay, is a suburb of Porirua in metropolitan Wellington, in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the foot of a short peninsula on the west coast of the Porirua Harbour, to the north of Porirua city centre. Tītahi Bay is situated 3 km east of Pararauma.

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 southeast of Pararauma.

Elsdon

Suburb

Photo: Arnhemcr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 3½ km southeast of Pararauma.

Pararauma

Type: Locality
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.11246° or 41° 6′ 45″ south

Longitude

174.80456° or 174° 48′ 16″ east

Open location code

4VCPVRQ3+2R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8570420673

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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