North Island
Auckland Region
Auckland

Onehunga Blockhouse

The Onehunga Blockhouse is a historic blockhouse located in the suburb of in Auckland, New Zealand within the bounds of Jellicoe Park. Built in 1860 as a defence strongpost during the New Zealand Wars, it is currently owned by the Onehunga Fencible and Historical Society.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jellicoe Park and John Park Memorial Fountain.

Park
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Fountain
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Memorial
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Onehunga and Royal Oak.

Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
is a suburb of in and the location of the , the city's small port on the . It is eight kilometres south of the , close to the volcanic cone of .

Suburb
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is a small suburb in New Zealand's largest city of . It is situated between the suburbs of and . is under the local governance of the .

Quarter
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
is a suburb of , . It is located nine kilometres to the southeast of , on the northern shore of , an arm of the .

Onehunga Blockhouse

Latitude
-36.91855° or 36° 55′ 7″ south
Longitude
174.78026° or 174° 46′ 49″ east
Inception
December 6th, 1860
Open location code
4VMP3QJJ+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 162078622
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­bunker
Wiki­data ID
Q79312472
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