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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
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Newtown
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
About Newtown
Newtown is worth a stop: 2km from Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington.
Newtown is in Wellington Region, New Zealand, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the left here.
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What is there to see near Newtown?
Within an hour or so of Newtown: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (2 km), Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington (2 km), Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington (4 km), Putangirua Pinnacles (Paths of the Dead) (40 km).
Are there any good drives near Newtown?
The nearest famous roads are Queen Charlotte Drive.
Where is Newtown?
Newtown is in Wellington Region, New Zealand.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,130
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Wellington Region
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -41.3111, 174.7793
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Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.
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Worth the detour from Newtown
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.
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.
4 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.
40 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.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Newtown
- 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.
- 71 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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