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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.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Johnsonville
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
About Johnsonville
Johnsonville is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Ngaio, 8km from Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington.
Johnsonville is in Wellington Region, New Zealand, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Ngaio, about 4 km away.
The Johnsonville Branch, also known as the Johnsonville Line, is a commuter branch line railway from the main Railway Station of Wellington, New Zealand to the northern suburb of Johnsonville via Ngaio and Khandallah.
Transdev Wellington operates the trains under contract from the Greater Wellington Regional Council.Read more
In 2001, an estimated 1,043 passengers used the line on a working day.
The line has seven tunnels and eight stations. Four stations (Crofton Downs, Awarua Street, Box Hill, and Raroa) are on a curve. There are three crossing loops: at Ngaio and Khandallah stations and below Wadestown in the Ngaio Gorge.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Johnsonville?
Within an hour or so of Johnsonville: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (8 km), Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington (8 km), Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington (10 km), Southward Car Museum (41 km).
Are there any good drives near Johnsonville?
The nearest famous roads are Queen Charlotte Drive.
Where is Johnsonville?
Johnsonville is in Wellington Region, New Zealand, about 4 km from Ngaio.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,150
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Wellington Region
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -41.2213, 174.8030
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Worth the detour from Johnsonville
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
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.
8 km · about 15 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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Southward Car Museum
One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
41 km · about 50 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Johnsonville
- 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.
- 73 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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