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Wellington - New Zealand

Wellington Harbour

Wellington Harbour is the large natural harbour at the southern tip of New Zealand's North Island. New Zealand's capital, Wellington, is on the western side of Wellington Harbour. The harbour was officially named Port Nicholson until it assumed its current name in the 1980s. In Māori the harbour is Te Whanganui-a-Tara (the great harbour of Tara). A Māori name for Wellington, Pōneke is often said to be a transliteration of Port Nick, although this etymology is disputed.

Located at -41.2833, 174.833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Wellington, Ports and harbours of New Zealand

Berhampore, New Zealand

Berhampore is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It lies towards the south of the city, seven kilometres from the city centre, and two kilometres from the coast of Cook Strait. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Vogeltown, Newtown, Melrose, Island Bay, Kingston, and Mornington. The suburb was named after Berhampore in Bengal, one of the battlefields at the start of the Battle of Plassey of 1757.

Located at -41.3167, 174.783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Gifford Observatory

The Gifford Observatory is an astronomical observation facility located in Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. Operated by the Gifford Observatory Trust with the intent of making it available for use to Wellington school children, it is primarily used by secondary school students, and members of the Wellington Astronomical Society.

Located at -41.3051, 174.783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in New Zealand, Buildings and structures in Wellington City, Education in the Wellington Region

Wellington East Girls' College

Wellington East Girls' College is on the lower slopes of Mount Victoria. It was built on reserve land bordering Wellington College in 1925, to cope with the demand for female education in Wellington at the time. By the end of the First World War, there were over 800 pupils at Wellington Girls’ High School in Thorndon, so a new school was founded on the other side of the city. The College primarily serves families of the eastern and southern suburbs and inner city Wellington.

Located at -41.3028, 174.785 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mount Victoria, Wellington

Mount Victoria, locally abbreviated to Mt. Vic, is a prominent hill (height 196 metres) to the east of the centre of Wellington, New Zealand, and its associated suburb. To the south of it is a spur, Mount Albert, and the two are linked by a ridge. Mount Victoria's original Māori name is Tangi Te Keo. The suburb of Mount Victoria is a mixture of residential and commercial activity on the western flank of the ridge above the southern end of the Wellington CBD, Te Aro.

Located at -41.2984, 174.786 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Miramar, New Zealand

Miramar is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, south-east of the city centre. It is on the Miramar Peninsula, directly east of the isthmus of Rongotai, the site of Wellington International Airport.

Located at -41.3167, 174.817 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Miramar Peninsula

The Miramar Peninsula is a large peninsula on the southeastern side of the city of Wellington, New Zealand, at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. It forms part of Wellington's eastern suburbs. According to Maori legend, the peninsula was formed when the taniwha Whaitaitai beached as he tried to escape the confines of the harbour.

Located at -41.32, 174.823 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Wellington City, Peninsulas of New Zealand

Scots College, Wellington

Scots College is a private (independent) boys' primary and secondary school located in the suburb of Strathmore Wellington, New Zealand. The College comprises both the primary and secondary institutions - the primary school section is typically referred to as the Preparatory School and has its own Head Teacher and staff.

Located at -41.3284, 174.819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Hataitai

Hataitai is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, 3.5 kilometres southeast of the city centre. The suburb extends over the southeastern flank of Mount Victoria and down a valley between the Town Belt and a ridge along the shoreline of Evans Bay. Hataitai is bounded by Hepara Street, Grafton Road and the suburb of Roseneath in the north, Wellington Harbour in the east, Cobham Drive, Wellington Road and Crawford Road in the south, and Alexandra Road in the west.

Located at -41.3, 174.8 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Wellington City

Seatoun

Seatoun is an eastern suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is on the east coast of the Miramar Peninsula, close to the entrance to Wellington Harbour, some seven kilometres southeast of the CBD. The suburb sits on an exposed promontory close to Barrett Reef, a dangerous area of rocky shallows upon which many ships have foundered, most notably the Inter-island ferry Wahine in 1968.

Located at -41.3167, 174.833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Oriental Bay

Oriental Bay is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Located close to the CBD on Wellington Harbour, it has the closest beaches to the central city and is thus a popular spot both for living and for visiting. Oriental Bay is situated against the northern slope of Mount Victoria, 1.5 kilometres southeast of the city centre, at the start of a coastal route which continues past Hataitai around Evans Bay.

Located at -41.291, 174.795 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Wellington International Airport

Wellington International Airport (formerly known as Rongotai Airport) is an international airport located in the suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is a secondary hub and focus city for Air New Zealand and its subsidiaries. The airport is operated by Wellington International Airport Limited, a joint venture between Infratil and the Wellington City Council.

Located at -41.3272, 174.805 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Wellington City, Airports in New Zealand, Airports established in 1959

Mount Victoria Tunnel

The Mount Victoria Tunnel in the New Zealand capital city of Wellington is 623 metres (slightly more than a third of a mile) long and 5 metres (16.4 ft) in height, connecting Hataitai to the centre of Wellington and the suburb of Mount Victoria, under the mount of the same name. It is part of State Highway 1.

Located at -41.3029, 174.788 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Tunnels in New Zealand, Buildings and structures in Wellington City, Transport in Wellington, Tunnels completed in 1931

Wellington Zoo

Distinguished from the fictional Wellington Zoo near the Forest of Dean in England in the Primeval (TV series). Wellington Zoo is nestled in the green belt of Wellington, New Zealand. Now over 100 years old, it was the country’s first Zoo and has 13-hectare dedicated to over 100 different species of fauna from across the globe.

Located at -41.3196, 174.784 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Wellington City, Zoos in New Zealand, Visitor attractions in Wellington City

Lyall Bay

Lyall Bay is a bay and a suburb on the south side of the Rongotai isthmus in Wellington, New Zealand. The bay is a popular surf beach, featuring a breakwater at the eastern end. It has also been the site of surf lifesaving championships, and is home to two surf lifesaving clubs. Lyall Bay is a very popular and safe swimming beach. The beach is only two thirds of its original size; the construction of Wellington International Airport took away the eastern third of the beach.

Located at -41.33, 174.794 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Suburbs of Wellington City, Bays of New Zealand

St. Patrick's College, Wellington

St Patrick's College is the oldest Catholic boys' secondary school in New Zealand.

Located at -41.3131, 174.796 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Breaker Bay

Breaker Bay is a suburb on the south east coast of Wellington City in New Zealand, on the Miramar Peninsula. The suburb contains a 600 m wide bay of the same name, and is part of the western shore of the Wellington Harbour entrance. The Eastern Walkway runs along the top of the Bay and has views of the area. It is mostly well known for being the location of Wellington's only clothing optional beach, which is shared by naturists and clothed people alike.

Located at -41.3299, 174.832 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Bays of New Zealand, Nude beaches, Suburbs of Wellington City

Zephyrometer

The Zephyrometer is a civic sculpture by Evans Bay, Wellington. It was made by Christchurch artist Phil Price and installed in 2003. It is a kinetic sculpture consisting of a concrete cylinder holding a 26m tall needle which sways to show wind direction and speed (Wellington is known to Kiwis as "Windy Wellington"). The needle consists of fiberglass exterior around a wooden framework.

Located at -41.3119, 174.796 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Kilbirnie, New Zealand

Kilbirnie (from Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhraonaidh), a suburb of Wellington in New Zealand, lies 3 kilometers to the south-east of the city centre. Travellers can reach Kilbirnie from the Wellington central business district either via the Mount Victoria Tunnel and Hataitai; over Mount Victoria; or around the coast. Kilbirnie sits on the eastern flank of the ridge which becomes Mount Victoria and on the flat of the Rongotai isthmus between Evans Bay to the north and Lyall Bay to the south.

Located at -41.3204, 174.794 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Steeple Rock

Steeple Rock is the largest rock of Barrett Reef at the west of the entrance to Wellington Harbour, rising 7m above sea level. Its Māori name is Te Aroaro-o-Kupe (The front of Kupe), after being officially changed on 3 September 2009 from Te Ure-o-Kupe (The penis of Kupe). Kupe, the legendary discoverer of Aotearoa, is said to have injured himself on the rock while swimming.

Located at -41.324, 174.841 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Rongotai College

Rongotai College is an all-boys state secondary school in the south-eastern suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, New Zealand. The students are aged 12 to 19. The decile 6 school has a roll of over 650 students. About 40 per cent of the students are of European heritage, 20 per cent identify as Pasifika, 15 per cent Maori and there are various Middle Eastern and African students. The students wear a school uniform.

Located at -41.3226, 174.801 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Shelly Bay

Shelly Bay is a bay on the Miramar Peninsula of Wellington, New Zealand. The New Zealand Defence Force owned the land on Shelly Bay for 124 years until 2009. Shelly Bay was where most of the scenes depicting "Skull Island" in the 2005 film King Kong were filmed.

Located at -41.296, 174.819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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St Catherine's College, Wellington

St Catherine's College, a Catholic secondary school for girls, operates in the Wellington suburb Kilbirnie in New Zealand. It was founded in 1950 by the Sisters of Mercy. There was formerly a primary school on the site opened by the Sisters of Mercy in 1918. On 30 March 1983, St Catherine's College became an integrated school under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act of 1975. The Board of Trustees was first elected in 1989 and is responsible for the governance of the College.

Located at -41.3178, 174.793 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Belvedere (Wellington)

The Belvedere is a four storied concrete apartment building in Wellington, New Zealand. Edmund Anscombe designed the art deco building in 1937, and it was constructed the same year. Located at 82 Majoribanks St, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Belvedere has nine apartments spread over three floors, with ground floor garages.

Located at -41.2957, 174.789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Residential buildings completed in 1937, Buildings and structures in Wellington City, Art Deco architecture in New Zealand, Edmund Anscombe buildings

12 Fife Lane

12 Fife Lane, (also known as the First State House) Miramar, Wellington was the first state house under the First Labour Government of New Zealand and was completed in 1937. The building is classified as a "Category I" ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

Located at -41.3243, 174.817 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Wellington City, NZHPT Category I listings in the Wellington Region, Houses in New Zealand