Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park

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Places of Interest

Karori Library

Library

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Futuna Chapel

Church

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Futuna Chapel is a building in Wellington, New Zealand designed by the architect John Scott. Built by the brothers of the Society of Mary, the chapel is named after the Pacific Island of Futuna on which the missionary Peter Chanel, to whom the project is dedicated, was martyred in 1841.

Wrights Hill Fortress

Castle

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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.

Places in the Area

City

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Wellington City is that part of the urban area of Wellington in New Zealand that is administered by Wellington City Council. The Windy City is centred on the western foreshore of Wellington Harbour and stretches as far north as the suburb of Tawa.

Karori

Suburb

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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.

Te Aro

Suburb

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Te Aro is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It comprises the southern part of the central business district including the majority of the city's entertainment district and covers the mostly flat area of city between The Terrace to the west, and Cambridge Terrace at the base of Mount Victoria.

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