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Mākara Beach, [3] previously spelled Makara Beach, is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, consisting of a small seaside village and its surrounding countryside. The Wellington City Council regards it as a separate suburb to Mākara .
Mākara is a locality located at the western edge of Wellington, New Zealand, close to the shore of the Tasman Sea. [3] The suburb is named after the Mākara Stream (mā is Māori for white, kara is a kind of greywacke stone). The Wellington City Council regards the nearby Mākara Beach as a separate suburb.
The site was never used for overseas telephone links, which (before the advent of undersea cables and satellites) were provided by two New Zealand Post Office radio stations, Makara Radio (receiving) west of Wellington and Himatangi radio station (transmitting) near Himatangi Beach. Only a limited number of voice circuits were available, and ...
Pukerua Bay is a small seaside suburb at the southern end of the Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand. In local government terms it is the northernmost suburb of Porirua City, in the Wellington Region . It is 12 km north of the Porirua City Centre on State Highway 59 , and 30 km north of central Wellington .
The Mākara River is a tributary of the Huangarua River, part of the Ruamahanga River system in the North Island of New Zealand. [1] It flows north from the Aorangi Range , reaching the Huangarua to the south of Martinborough .
The Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park was visited by 8% of the Wellington population in 2003 according to research carried out by the Wellington City Council. It has received a recreation award from the New Zealand Recreation Association and two conservation awards from the New Zealand Department of Conservation .
The Makara River is a river in the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. Located in the southeast of Chatham Island , it runs northeast to become a tributary of the Te Awainanga River, which flows into Te Whanga Lagoon .
Paekākāriki (/ ˌ p aɪ k ɑː k ɑː ˈ r iː k i /) is a town in the Kāpiti Coast District in the south-western North Island, New Zealand, and one of the northernmost towns of the wider Wellington region. [3] It lies 22 km (14 mi) north of Porirua and 45 km (28 mi) northeast of the Wellington CBD.