Monaghan Avenue Reserve

Monaghan Avenue Reserve is a park in Wellington, Greater Wellington. Monaghan Avenue Reserve is situated nearby to Ben Burn Park, as well as near the nature reserve Burrows Avenue Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karori Library and Wrights Hill Fortress.

Karori Library

Library

Photo: Arnhemcr, CC0.

Karori Library is situated 670 metres north of Monaghan Avenue Reserve.

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 570 metres south of Monaghan Avenue Reserve.

Wright Hill

Peak

Photo: Arnhemcr, CC0.

Wright Hill is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karori and Karori West.

Karori

Suburb

Photo: Arnhemcr, CC0.

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.

Karori West

Neighborhood

Photo: Arnhemcr, CC0.

Karori West is a neighborhood.

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.

Monaghan Avenue Reserve

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.29089° or 41° 17′ 27″ south

Longitude

174.73735° or 174° 44′ 14″ east

Open location code

4VCPPP5P+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 265744581

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ben Burn Park and Burrows Avenue Reserve.

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