Skills Area

Skills Area is a pitch in Greater Wellington, North Island. Skills Area is situated nearby to the tourism office Makara Peak Information Centre, as well as near Hazlewood Avenue Playground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park and Wrights Hill Fortress.

Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Yagerkarl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park is a mountain biking and walking park in Wellington, New Zealand.

Wrights Hill Fortress

Castle

Photo: Jaydenm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2 km east of Skills Area.

Mākara Hill

Peak

Photo: Arnhemcr, CC0.

Mākara Hill is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karori West and Karori.

Karori West

Neighborhood

Photo: Arnhemcr, CC0.

Karori West is a neighborhood.

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 is situated 2½ km northeast of Skills Area.

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. Highbury is situated 3½ km east of Skills Area.

Skills Area

Type: Pitch
Categories: recreation area, cycle sport, and sports location
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.29994° or 41° 17′ 60″ south

Longitude

174.71769° or 174° 43′ 4″ east

Open location code

4VCPPP29+23

OpenStreetMap ID

way 484279234

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=pitch

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=cycling

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Makara Peak Information Centre and Hazlewood Avenue Playground.

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