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Mount Iron Aerodrome was an aerodrome in Wānaka, New Zealand. The original 'Pembroke' town airport was established in the 1940s at the base of Mt Iron, a large prominent rocky hill at the entrance to Wānaka just beneath the site of Puzzling World Amusement Centre. [1] It had an 800 m compacted grass runway with day markers. [2]
Rotorua (Māori: [ˌ ɾ ɔ t ɔ ˈ ɾ ʉ a] [5]) is a city in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.It is sited on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name.
Aoraki / Mount Cook, located in New Zealand's South Island, is the highest point in the country. The following are lists of mountains in New Zealand [a] ordered by height. . Names, heights, topographic prominence and isolation, and coordinates were extracted from the official Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Topo50 topographic maps at the interactive topographic map of New Zealand
The word city took on two meanings in New Zealand after the local government reforms of 1989. Before the reforms, a borough that had a population of 20,000 or more could be proclaimed a city. [ 1 ] The boundaries of councils tended to follow the edge of the built-up area, so there was little difference between the urban area and the local ...
Invercargill was home to Invercargill Brewery, the southernmost manufacturer of beer in New Zealand. Established in 1999, it was an internationally award-winning production brewery which also contract brews for other iconic New Zealand breweries, including Yeastie Boys. The company went into receivership in 2018. [37]
Mount Victoria, also known as Matairangi and colloquially as Mt Vic, is a prominent 196-metre (643 ft) hill immediately to the east of central Wellington, New Zealand. About 4 kilometres due south is a spur named Mount Albert and the two are linked by a ridge. Mount Victoria gives its name to the suburb of Mount Victoria to the west.
Wingatui Viaduct has been the largest wrought iron structure in New Zealand since it was built in 1887 and is the longest and tallest (47 m) bridge on the line. [2] The railway remains in the Taieri Gorge for 25 km, crossing 16 major bridges with a total length of 1020 m and passing through 10 tunnels with a total length of 1491 m.
City in North Island, New Zealand Tauranga City Tauranga City Tauranga Post Office View from the Mount Historic villas in Tauranga South Classic Car show taking place at The Strand Tauranga Location of Tauranga, New Zealand Show map of North Island Tauranga Tauranga (New Zealand) Show map of New Zealand Coordinates: 37°41′S 176°10′E / 37.683°S 176.167°E / -37.683; 176.167 ...