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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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
Petone is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Waiwhetu, 10km from Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington.
Petone is a town located in Wellington Region, New Zealand. With a population of 8,370, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Petone 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 Petone to your route.
Petone (Māori: Pito-one) is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. It stands at the southern end of the Hutt Valley, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour. Europeans first settled in Petone in January 1840, making it the oldest European settlement in the Wellington Region. It became a borough inRead more
1888, and merged with Lower Hutt (branded as "Hutt City") in 1989.
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Petone is located in Wellington Region, New Zealand, Oceania. The coordinates are -41.2283 latitude, 174.8702 longitude.
Petone has a population of approximately 8,370 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.
10 km · about 20 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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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