Makara Peak Information Centre
Makara Peak Information Centre is a tourism office in Greater Wellington, North Island. Makara Peak Information Centre is situated nearby to Hazlewood Avenue Playground, as well as near the pitch Skills Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park and Wrights Hill Fortress.
Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Yagerkarl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park is a mountain biking and walking park in Wellington, New Zealand.
Wrights Hill Fortress
Castle
Photo: Jaydenm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wrights Hill Fortress is a counter bombardment coastal artillery battery in the Karori suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It was built between 1942 and 1944 and is predominantly underground, with numerous tunnels linking the war shelters, gun emplacements, magazines, plotting rooms and engine room – which are, at some points, over 50 feet underground. Wrights Hill Fortress is situated 1½ km east of Makara Peak Information Centre.
Karori West Normal School
School
Karori West Normal School is situated 1 km north of Makara Peak Information Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karori West and Karori.
Karori
Suburb
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.
Highbury
Quarter
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Highbury is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, under the governance of Wellington City Council. Highbury is located west of Brooklyn and Aro Valley. Highbury is situated 3 km east of Makara Peak Information Centre.
Makara Peak Information Centre
- Type: Tourism office
- Categories: information, building, and tourism
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.29802° or 41° 17′ 53″ southLongitude
174.7216° or 174° 43′ 18″ eastOpen location code
4VCPPP2C+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1008046496OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=information
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hazlewood Avenue Playground and Skills Area.
Nearby Places
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