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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Lower Hutt
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
About Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt is worth a stop: 13km from Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington.
Lower Hutt is in Wellington Region, New Zealand, with about 110,000 people. You drive on the left here.
Lower Hutt (Māori: Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area.
It is New Zealand's sixth most populous city, with a population of 114,200. The total area administered byRead more
the council is 376.4 km2 (145 sq mi) around the lower half of the Hutt Valley and along the eastern shores of Wellington Harbour, of which 78.54 km2 (30 sq mi) is urban. It is separated from the city of Wellington by the harbour, and from Upper Hutt by the Taita Gorge.
Lower Hutt is unique among New Zealand cities, as the name of the council does not match the name of the city it governs. Special legislation has since 1991 given the council the name "Hutt City Council", while the name of the place itself remains "Lower Hutt City". This name has led to confusion, as Upper Hutt is administered by a separate city council, the Upper Hutt City Council. The entire Hutt Valley includes both Lower and Upper Hutt cities. Lower Hutt is also often simply called "the Hutt".
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What is there to see near Lower Hutt?
Within an hour or so of Lower Hutt: Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington (13 km), Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington (13 km), Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (14 km), Southward Car Museum (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Lower Hutt?
The nearest famous roads are Queen Charlotte Drive.
Where is Lower Hutt?
Lower Hutt is in Wellington Region, New Zealand.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 114,200
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Wellington Region
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -41.2167, 174.9167
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Worth the detour from Lower Hutt
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
film location
Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington
The effects house behind Middle-earth; its Wellington workshop tour displays original props, weapons and creature designs.
13 km · about 25 min 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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Southward Car Museum
One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
37 km · about 45 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.
37 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Lower Hutt
- 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.
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