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Discover Plimmerton
Plimmerton in Porirua City (Wellington) is a place in New Zealand about 15 mi (or 24 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Current time in Plimmerton is now 12:47 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 9 airports near Plimmerton, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in New Zealand is Paraparaumu Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, 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 | 15°C / 58 °F |
Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Night Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 77% |
Air Pressure | 1001 hPa |
Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 21 km/h (13 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 43% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
16°C (62 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Spinnaker Motel
AMETHYST COURT MOTOR LODGE
Videos from this area
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Adrenalin Forest Porirua
A collection of a few of the zip lines at the Porirua Adrenaline Forest park. Ranging from 8 meters to 25 meters up in the trees.
Porirua's Mayor gets wet for fundraising
Watch Porirua's Mayor Nick Leggett getting wet for Paremata School's fundraising gala, Saturday 29 October 2011. #GigatownPorirua.
Adrenalin Forest 23 6 2012 GoPro
Adrenalin Forest, Porirua, NZ...Filmed with GoPro action cam. Up to 2.5 hours of high action. Levels 1-4 from 7m to 21m. Level 5 up to 26m. Level 6 up to 31m. Recommended.
A superb summer afternoon over Whitirea Park, Titahi Bay
A perfect day for some FPV around the big masts at Whitirea on the weekend.
Floating Lanterns in Porirua Harbour
Would of been mistaken for ufos if it wasn't for the fact that they were coming from the harbour and fireworks were also let off - at 12.45 This time-lapse w...
Aerial video Entrance to Porirua Harbour
DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ First flight over water, perfect day for it.
Porirua City Council - Reserves Management Plan
An introductory video by Porirua City Councillor Bronwyn Kropp describing the Reserve Management Plan consultation. Submissions now closed. visit http://www.reservefinder.co.nz #GigatownPorirua.
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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.
Plimmerton
The suburb of Plimmerton lies in the northwest part of the city of Porirua in New Zealand, adjacent to some of the city's more congenial beaches. State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk railway line pass just east of the main shopping and residential area. Plimmerton has its modern origins as a late 19th Century seaside resort.
Camborne, New Zealand
Camborne, New Zealand, is a hilltop and seaside suburb of Porirua City developed over a 35-year period from the 1960s, initially by an investment company headed by a Mr Arthur Cornish. It was named after Camborne, Cornwall and most of its street names are of Cornish origin, but its main through street is "Pope Street", named after an honoured former resident of the immediately adjoining suburb of Plimmerton.
Porirua Harbour
Porirua Harbour is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The city of Porirua, one of the four cities in the Wellington conurbation, surrounds it. The city centre is to the south of the harbour. The harbour has an entrance only a few hundred metres in width, close to the suburb of Plimmerton. It opens up into two arms, Porirua Inlet to the south and Pauatahanui Inlet to the north-east. Each arm is around three kilometres in length.
Fort Parramatta
Fort Parramatta was the name was given to a fort north of Wellington, New Zealand, in the 1840s. The remains of the fort are still visible on the Ngatitoa Domain in Porirua City, but the surrounding suburb name has been changed to "Paremata". {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:41|5|56.27|S|174|51|58.87|E|scale:1000_region:NZ_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki |primary |name= }}
Mana, New Zealand
Mana is a suburb of Porirua City in New Zealand. It is a narrow isthmus bounded to the west by the entrance to Porirua Harbour, and to the east by the Pauatahanui inlet of the Porirua Harbour. Mana Island lies about three kilometres west of the isthmus. State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk Railway both pass through the centre of Mana.
Karehana Bay
Karehana Bay is a bay and nearby residential area at the western end of Plimmerton, a northern coastal suburb of Porirua. It is located near the entrance to the Porirua Harbour, to the south-east of Hongoeka. It is about 5 minutes drive to Karehana Bay from the State Highway 1 turnoff to Plimmerton. The area looks out towards Mana Island and across Cook Strait to the South Island.
Taupo Swamp
Taupo Swamp is an approximately 25-hectare (61.7 acres) lowland freshwater swamp, classified as a topogeneous mire, located three kilometres (1.8 miles) north of Plimmerton and 20 kilometres north-northeast of Wellington City, New Zealand. Taupo Swamp is home to largely indigenous vegetation including sedges, flax, ferns, shrubs, herbaceous plants, and grasses. The swamp is visible from State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk Railway.
Plimmerton Railway Station
Plimmerton Railway Station is on the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) in Plimmerton, Porirua, New Zealand, and is part of Wellington's Metlink suburban rail network operated by Tranz Metro. It is double tracked around a long island platform, with subway access from Steyne Avenue and Plimmerton Domain's Park and Ride to the north, and a controlled crossing to Steyne Avenue and Mainline Steam at the south end of the platform.
Mana Railway Station
Mana Railway Station on the Kapiti Line section of the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) in the locality of Mana in the Paremata suburb of the city of Porirua, New Zealand is part of Wellington's Tranz Metro suburban rail network. It is double tracked with a platform each side and a subway between them.