Whanganui Prison
Whanganui Prison is a prison in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. Whanganui Prison is situated nearby to Lake Pauri, as well as near Lake Wiritoa.- Type: Prison
- Description: New Zealand prison
- Also known as: “Wanganui Prison”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cameron Blockhouse.
Cameron Blockhouse
Historic building
Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cameron Blockhouse is a timber blockhouse in Wanganui, New Zealand, built during the New Zealand Wars in the mid-19th century. It is a rare surviving example of a privately constructed redoubt from that era. Cameron Blockhouse is situated 2½ km northeast of Whanganui Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durie Hill and Putiki.
Durie Hill
Suburb
Durie Hill is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. The suburb was designed in 1920 by Samuel Hurst Seager as a garden suburb based on garden-city planning principles. Durie Hill is situated 6 km northwest of Whanganui Prison.
Putiki
Suburb
Putiki is a settlement in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island, located across the Whanganui River from Whanganui city. Putiki is situated 6 km northwest of Whanganui Prison.
Okoia
Hamlet
Okoia is a small rural community approximately 5 km east of Whanganui, New Zealand. It is centred on the Okoia Primary School and village. The area is predominantly subject to sheep and beef pastoral farming, but in recent years some farms have been divided into lifestyle blocks. Okoia is situated 7 km northeast of Whanganui Prison.
Whanganui Prison
- Category: government building
- Location: Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.98362° or 39° 59′ 1″ southLongitude
175.09663° or 175° 5′ 48″ eastOperator
Department of CorrectionsOpen location code
4VGQ238W+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 141186479OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q105635568
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Highlights include Lake Pauri and Lake Wiritoa.
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