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Explore Maungaraki
The district Maungaraki of Korokoro in Lower Hutt City (Wellington) is located in New Zealand a little north-east of Wellington, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Wellington, Blenheim, Palmerston North, Nelson and Richmond. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 71% |
Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 19 km/h (12 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 87% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, scattered clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
YHA Wellington City - Hostel
BEST WESTERN WELLINGTON
Ohtel
Boulcott Lodge
Fernhill Motor Lodge
Kenlea Cottage
Abbeycourt Motel
The Bay Plaza Hotel
COPTHORNE HOTEL ORIENTAL BAY
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Videos from this area
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Teenager in court following fatal shooting in Lower Hutt, Wellington
Two men are in police custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a 25 year old man in Jackson Street Petone, New Zealand, Friday, August 23, 2013 A teenager has appeared in court and...
Guy McPherson introduced by Lower hutt mayor Ray Wallace
Lower Hutt mayor Ray Wallace introducing Professor Guy McPherson, at a talk given on Friday, 6 July 2012 @ the Community Board Room, Petone Community Library, Petone, New Zealand.
2008 Suzuki DRZ400SM, Full Yoshimura System, 3x3 Mod, 39mm Keihin Carb
A quick ride from Lower Hutt to Johnsonville on my new ride. Windy day in Wellington, but at least sunny. Still getting used to the bike, my first supermoto, but oh what awesome fun. Bike...
Wellington Harbour 15 Hours in 12 Minutes
Best viewed in 1080 full screen. View of Wellington Harbour, petone New Zealand, take from the western hill in Lower hutt from 6am to 9pm, about 12 minutes long. Why you have to love Wellington...
Guy McPherson Q&A Petone New Zealand 6th July 2012
Guy McPherson Q&A Petone New Zealand 6th July 2012. (View Talk at http://youtu.be/fbdfmUt2G9w). Professor Guy McPherson (http://guymcpherson.com/) is is an emeritus professor at the University...
Children's Christmas mass at Petone - short version
Sacred Heart Church at Petone in NZ was packed to capacity with children and their parents and friends for the Christmas Vigil Mass on 24 December 2013. The Principal celebrant is Fr Albano...
COVENTRY CARS - Used Car Dealership in Wellington
www.coventrycars.co.nz (04) 384 4536 COVENTRY CARS is a privately owned used car dealership based in Wellington. We offer quality vehicles at fair prices and back this up with exceptional...
Petone to Wellington CBD - 12x Speed, Handlebar camera
Petone to Wellington CBD, 12x speed. Petone to Wellington CBD. About 13.5km, showing some of what Wellington calls "bicycle infrastructure". I took my bike on the train from CBD to Petone,...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hutt River (New Zealand)
The Hutt River flows through the southern North Island of New Zealand. It flows south-west from the southern Tararua Ranges for 56 km, forming a number of fertile floodplains, including Kaitoke, central Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt. The headwaters in the Kaitoke Regional Park are closed to preserve the quality of the drinking water drawn off at Kaitoke to supply the greater Wellington area. Below Kaitoke is the Kaitoke gorge, a popular destination for Rafting.
Petone
Petone is a major suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of the narrow triangular plain of the Hutt River, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour. The name, from the Māori Pito-one, means "end of the sand beach".
Melling, New Zealand
Melling is a suburb of Lower Hutt, to the north of Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand. It is on the west bank of the Hutt River, on State Highway 2, the Wellington-Hutt main road, and directly across the river from the centre of Lower Hutt. It is also the name of the three-lane bridge connecting the Hutt City central business district with State Highway 2, a route subject to extensive congestion at peak times.
Hutt Valley High School
Hutt Valley High School (also known as HVHS, Hutt High) is a state co-educational secondary school located in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. It is a uniformed school, with the uniform coming under review roughly every 5 years by the order of the Board of Trustee’s. The current principal is Ross Sinclair. Hutt Valley High School has continued to expand and now has a diverse school population from over 60 different national and cultural backgrounds.
Alicetown
Alicetown is a central suburb of Lower Hutt located at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb is situated north of the major suburb of Petone and west of the Lower Hutt CBD. Its boundaries are the Ewen Bridge that crosses the Hutt River, New Zealand to the east, the Western Hutt Rd/Melling Railway track to the west and Wakefield St/Hutt Railway track to the south. Beginning as a farming settlement, Alicetown was settled from the early 1900s by Petone factory workers.
Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School
Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School is a coeducational, state integrated composite school in Belmont, Lower Hutt. It provides a Waldorf education for Years 1 to 13. Matriculation starts when children are 7 years of age.
Petone Railway Station
Petone railway station is a dual platform, suburban railway station serving Petone, a suburb of Lower Hutt in the Wellington region of New Zealand’s North Island. Facilities at this station include a bus terminal, carpark, ticket office, and cycle storage. Pedestrian access between the two side platforms is by way of either a subway to the south or a footbridge to the north (the footbridge also connects across State Highway 2 to Pito-one Road).
Westfield Queensgate
Westfield Queensgate (also known by its former name Queensgate Mall) is a large shopping centre in central Lower Hutt, New Zealand. The centre first opened in 1986, and underwent a large scale development that was completed in August 2006. The centre features: 2 floor Farmers department store Large The Warehouse store New Woolworths supermarket 9 screen SkyCity cinema Plus over 170 specialty stores.
Cannons Creek, New Zealand
Cannons Creek is a suburb of Porirua City approximately 22km north of Wellington in New Zealand.
Moera
Moera is a suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in New Zealand and urban district of the city of Wellington.
Hutt Park Railway Station, Petone
Hutt Park railway station was on the privately owned but government operated Hutt Park Railway in Petone, a suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in the Wellington region of New Zealand’s North Island. It was on the western bank of the Hutt River, adjacent to a bridge that carried pipes over the Hutt River, near present day Waione Street. The station was built for, and only ever handled, patrons for the Hutt Park Raceway who arrived on special race trains from Wellington.
Beach Railway Station, New Zealand
Beach railway station was a station on the privately owned but government operated Hutt Park Railway in Petone, a suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in the Wellington region of New Zealand’s North Island. It was located at the junction of the Wairarapa Line and the Hutt Park Railway, a short distance south of the government-owned Petone Railway Station.
Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt
Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt is a Catholic secondary school situated in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It was established in 1912 by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions and was the first secondary school to be opened in the Hutt Valley. It was originally sited in high street on the property known as Margaret street. In 1957 the school was shifted to the existing site on Laings road.
Tirohanga
Tirohanga is a suburb of Lower Hutt City situated at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb is located on the western side of the Hutt River and State Highway 2.
Harbour View, New Zealand
Harbour View is a suburb of Lower Hutt City situated at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb is located on the western side of the Hutt River and State Highway 2.
Normandale, New Zealand
Normandale is a suburb of Lower Hutt City situated at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb is located on the western side of the Hutt River and State Highway 2. Normandale became a part of Lower Hutt City on 6 October 1957, formerly it was part of Hutt County.
Maungaraki
Maungaraki is a suburb of Lower Hutt City situated at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb is located on the western hills of the Hutt Valley with access to the area via State Highway 2. Maungaraki translated from Māori means: "mountains to the north", this probably references the Māori pā to the south that once stood at Pito-one. Housing increased rapidly in the area during the 1960s, at the time it was the largest local government subdivision in New Zealand.
Ava, New Zealand
Ava is a suburb of Lower Hutt City situated at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb is located in the harbour ward of the city adjacent to Petone.
Korokoro, New Zealand
Korokoro is a suburb of Lower Hutt City situated at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb is located on the western hills of the Hutt Valley overlooking Petone and the Wellington harbour. Korokoro was established in the 1900s by the Liberal government, and was a relatively small settlement until the Lower Hutt City Council developed the area for private housing in the 1960s. Korokoro has a full primary school which about 140 pupils attend.
Belmont Regional Park
Belmont Regional Park is a Wellington Regional park located between Lower Hutt and Porirua, New Zealand. It is the largest of the Wellington Regional parks, stretching close to 15km from Wellington Harbour to Haywards and 10km to Porirua, containing farm land, native bush, and peaks up to 456m (Belmont Trig). There are several entrances from the Hutt Valley side and two on the Porirua side. Some tracks permit mountain biking and horse riding.
Ava Railway Station
Ava Railway Station is an intermediate station in Lower Hutt, New Zealand served by Tranz Metro's electric multiple unit trains on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line. The island platform station between double tracks serves the suburb of Ava.
Melling Railway Station
Melling Railway Station is the terminal station on the single track Melling Line in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. The island platform station serves the suburb of Melling. The station is served by Tranz Metro's electric multiple unit trains.
Western Hutt Railway Station
Western Hutt Railway Station, formerly Lower Hutt, is an intermediate station on the single-track Melling Line in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, It is served by Metlink electric multiple unit trains operated by Tranz Metro.
Petone Recreation Ground
Petrone Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1951 when Hutt Valley played Wanganui in the 1950/51 Hawke Cup. The ground later held its first first-class match during the 1991/92 Shell Trophy when Wellington played Otago, with the match ending in an 8 wicket victory for Otago.
Hutt Recreation Ground
Hutt Recreation Ground is a football, cricket and rugby union ground in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The first recorded cricket match held on the ground came in 1949 when Hutt Valley played Nelson in the 1948/49 Hawke Cup. A single List A match was played there in 1971 when Wellington played Central Districts in the 1971/72 New Zealand Motor Corporation Knock-Out, which Wellington won by 47 runs.