scenic viewpoint
Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington
196 m summit lookout reached by a sealed road above central Wellington, giving a panorama of the harbour and Cook Strait.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Hataitai
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
About Hataitai
Hataitai is worth a stop: 1km from Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington.
Hataitai is in Wellington Region, New Zealand, with about 5,600 people. You drive on the left here.
Hataitai is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, 3.5 kilometres southeast of the city centre. The suburb extends over the southeastern flank of Mount Victoria and down a valley between the Town Belt and a ridge along the shoreline of Evans Bay. Hataitai is bounded by Hepara Street, GraftonRead more
Road and the suburb of Roseneath in the north, Wellington Harbour in the east, Cobham Drive, Wellington Road and Crawford Road in the south, and Alexandra Road in the west.
Hataitai is on important transport links between the central city and Wellington Airport, to the south of Evans Bay on the isthmus at Rongotai. It is at the eastern end of the Mount Victoria Tunnel and the bus-only Hataitai Tunnel, built in 1907 for trams, making Hataitai a popular place to live.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hataitai?
Within an hour or so of Hataitai: Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington (1 km), Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (2 km), Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington (3 km), Putangirua Pinnacles (Paths of the Dead) (39 km).
Are there any good drives near Hataitai?
The nearest famous roads are Queen Charlotte Drive.
Where is Hataitai?
Hataitai is in Wellington Region, New Zealand.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,620
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Wellington Region
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -41.3043, 174.7942
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Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.
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Worth the detour from Hataitai
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
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
film location
Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington
The effects house behind Middle-earth; its Wellington workshop tour displays original props, weapons and creature designs.
3 km · about 5 min drive
film location
Putangirua Pinnacles (Paths of the Dead)
The eroded badland spires on the Wairarapa coast are the Dimholt Road approach to the Paths of the Dead in Return of the King.
39 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Southward Car Museum
One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
50 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Hataitai
- Right hereMount Victoria Lookout, Wellington196 m summit lookout reached by a sealed road above central Wellington, giving a panorama of the harbour and Cook Strait.
- 72 kmQueen Charlotte DriveWinding 35 km sealed road between Picton and Havelock hugging the Marlborough Sounds, with numerous bays and lookout pull-offs.
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