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Discover Pukerua Bay
Pukerua Bay in Porirua City (Wellington) is a place in New Zealand about 19 mi (or 30 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Current time in Pukerua Bay is now 01:34 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 9 airports near Pukerua Bay, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in New Zealand is Paraparaumu Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 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, Palmerston North, Blenheim, Nelson and Richmond. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 60 °F |
Night Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 18% |
Air Humidity | 98% |
Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Spinnaker Motel
Videos from this area
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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.
Porirua City Draft Long Term Plan 2012-22 - Pauatahanui Reticulation Proposed Project
This video highlights Porirua City Council's proposed Pauatahanui Reticulation Project in the Draft Long Term Plan 2012-22. #GigatownPorirua.
Mainline Steam Depot - Carriage fleet under maintenance and/or retrofitting, Pilmmerton depot, 2014
By Kawe Roes. The car named in Māori as Mākōhine, meaning 'Young woman's stream', is an old British Railways, Mk 2F - 2nd Open. This will soon join part of a eight car retrofitted set...
The wellington wedding of Chris and Keira on the deck at Duck Creek Cafe, Pauatahanui
An outdoor wedding is something that should only be attempted in February or March in Wellington. Luckily, Chris and Keira's day dawned sunny and hot. Duck C...
The cray that got away
Diving off Whiteria Park, Porirua, NZ Whitireia Park is on Te Onepoto Peninsula, overlooking the entrance to Porirua Harbour from the west. Recorded with GoPro Black edition.
The Garrattt - ex National Railways of Zimbabwe, now at New Zealand's Mainline Steam Trust, 2014.
By Kawe Roes. Here are a few shots of the garratt class 14A, number 509 in February 2014, before work commenced making it fit the New Zealand loading gauge before restoration. Builders and...
Not a good place to overtake - 49UFG
WellingtonVanCam ;) So I'm driving a full-size van, pulling a trailer, approaching a roundabout, when this biker decides to filter past and cut in front. Not smart. I spent most of Christmas...
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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.
Pukerua Bay
Pukerua Bay is a small seaside community at the southern end of the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand. In local government terms it is the northernmost suburb of Porirua City. It is 12 km north of the Porirua City Centre on State Highway 1 (SH1), and 30 km north of central Wellington. In Māori, the words puke rua literally mean two hills but it is not clear to which hills the name refers. The community's population was 1,722 people in 2006, and there were 89 businesses.
Battle of Battle Hill
The Battle Hill engagement took place between 6–13 August 1846, during the New Zealand land wars and was one of the last engagements of the Hutt Valley Campaign. The engagement was between Ngāti Toa, and a colonial force of European troops, police, and Ngāti Awa allies. The colonial force commanded by Major Last was seeking to end resistance to European settlement in the Hutt Valley region. It was pursuing over 300 Ngāti Toa, including women and children, led by Te Rangihaeata.
Battle Hill Farm Forest Park
Battle Hill Farm Forest Park is a Wellington Regional park located near Paekakariki, New Zealand. It contains the site of the Battle of Battle Hill and is intersected by Transmission Gully. The park contains a working farm near the entrance at Paekakariki Hill Road and extends over the surrounding hills and into a plantation forest. It contains several loop walkways, some suitable for mountain biking and horse riding.
Muri Railway Station
The now closed Muri Railway Station is located on the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand, and was part of the suburban rail network of Wellington. It is double tracked, has a side platform layout on a straight section between two curves, and is 31.2 km from Wellington Railway Station, the southern terminus of the NIMT. Another railway station in Pukerua Bay, Pukerua Bay Railway Station remains open.
Pukerua Bay Railway Station
Pukerua Bay Railway Station is located on the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand and is part of the suburban rail network of Wellington. It is double tracked, has an island platform layout, and is 30.4 km from Wellington Railway Station, the southern terminus of the NIMT. It is one of two railway stations in Pukerua Bay, the other one at Muri being closed.