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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
New Zealand's bold national museum, renowned for its interactive exhibits, Maori taonga, and a colossal squid specimen.
2 km · about 5 min drive
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
Newtown is worth a stop: 2km from Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington.
Newtown is a town located in Wellington Region, New Zealand. With a population of 10,130, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Newtown sits in New Zealand, where you drive on the left. It's in the Pacific/Auckland time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Newtown to your route.
The University of Otago, Wellington is one of seven component schools that make up the University of Otago Division of Health Sciences. All University of Otago medical students who gain entry after a competitive Health Sciences First Year programme, or who gain graduate entry, spend their second and third yearsRead more
studying in Dunedin in a programme called Early Learning in Medicine (ELM), which is jointly taught by the Otago Medical School and the School of Biomedical Sciences. In their fourth, fifth, and sixth years, medical students study at one of three clinical schools: either Otago Medical School or the University of Otago, Christchurch or the University of Otago, Wellington.
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Newtown is located in Wellington Region, New Zealand, Oceania. The coordinates are -41.3111 latitude, 174.7793 longitude.
Newtown has a population of approximately 10,130 people, making it a town in New Zealand.
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museum
New Zealand's bold national museum, renowned for its interactive exhibits, Maori taonga, and a colossal squid specimen.
2 km · about 5 min drive
scenic viewpoint
196 m summit lookout reached by a sealed road above central Wellington, giving a panorama of the harbour and Cook Strait.
2 km · about 5 min drive
museum
One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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