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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karori West and Karori.
Karori
Suburb
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.29994° or 41° 17′ 60″ southLongitude
174.71769° or 174° 43′ 4″ eastOpen location code
4VCPPP29+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 484279234OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=pitchOpenStreetMap feature
sport=cycling
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Makara Peak Information Centre and Hazlewood Avenue Playground.
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