Patea Oxidation Ponds
Patea Oxidation Ponds is a wastewater treatment plant in Greater Wellington, North Island. Access is restricted and requires permission. Patea Oxidation Ponds is situated nearby to Pātea Area School, as well as near the ruins Patea Freezing Works.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Patea Freezing Works and Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki.
Patea Freezing Works
Ruins
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Patea Freezing Works was a meat-processing plant promoted by The Patea A&P Association in the town of Pātea. The West Coast Meat and Produce Export Company was formed in August 1883 and operated a tinning plant and tallow factory in the area. Patea Freezing Works is situated 420 metres north of Patea Oxidation Ponds.
Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki
Museum
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki, formerly known as the South Taranaki District Museum, is located Pātea, South Taranaki, New Zealand. The museum is located on State Highway 3 through Pātea. Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki is situated 1½ km northwest of Patea Oxidation Ponds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pātea and Whenuakura.
Pātea
Town
Pātea is the third-largest town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. It is on the western bank of the Pātea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Whanganui on State Highway 3. Hāwera is 27 km to the north-west, and Waverley 17 km to the east.
Whenuakura
Locality
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Whenuakura is a farming community on State Highway 3 east of Pātea, at the southern end of Taranaki on the North Island of New Zealand. The boundary between the Taranaki and Wellington provinces runs through Whenuakura. Whenuakura is situated 4½ km northeast of Patea Oxidation Ponds.
Kakaramea
Hamlet
Kakaramea is a town in South Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 passes through it. Pātea is about 6 km to the south-east, and Hāwera is about 20 km to the north-west. Kakaramea is situated 7 km northwest of Patea Oxidation Ponds.
Patea Oxidation Ponds
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Wastewater treatment plant
- Category: industry
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.76439° or 39° 45′ 52″ southLongitude
174.48512° or 174° 29′ 6″ eastOpen location code
4VGP6FPP+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 1301059724OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=wastewater_plant
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