Titahi Bay Transmitter, Porirua

Name: Titahi Bay Transmitter
Address: Porirua, New Zealand

#6 among attractions in Porirua

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The Titahi Bay Transmitter, which until 16 February 2016 was New Zealand's second tallest structure, transmitted AM radio signals from a 220 metres tall radio mast insulated against ground at Titahi Bay in New Zealand. The station which previously had three masts, now consists of only one mast with a height of 137 metres. A third - smaller - mast with a height of 53 metres was toppled on 10 November 2015. The tower and its surrounding buildings were opened in 1937. Five radio stations broadcast from the transmitter: ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°5'46"S, 174°50'35"E

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Day trips

Titahi Bay Transmitter – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Te Rauparaha Arena, Pataka Art + Museum, Royal New Zealand Police College, Aotea Lagoon.

2.6 miS
Arenas and stadiums, Basketball, Sport venue
Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
66 min walk • Te Rauparaha Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment centre, with pools, dash swim school, a fitness centre and indoor sports stadium and venues, in Porirua, New Zealand. The centre, which cost NZ$17.5 million to construct, was officially opened on 21 November 2008.
2.5 miS
Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua
64 min walk • Pataka Art + Museum is a municipal museum and art gallery of Porirua City, New Zealand. Te Marae o Te Umu Kai o Hau is the name of the building where Pataka Museum + Art is located and opened in 1998. It also houses the Porirua City Library, Cafe Kaizen and a Japanese Garden.
1.8 miSE
Museum
Royal New Zealand Police College, Porirua
47 min walk • The Royal New Zealand Police College is the central training institution for police recruits and police officers in New Zealand. It is located at Papakowhai, approximately 2 km north of Porirua City.
1.8 miSE
Lake, Park
Aotea Lagoon, Porirua
46 min walk • Aotea Lagoon is an artificial lagoon surrounded by a 7-hectare public park in the Papakowhai suburb of Porirua, North Island, New Zealand. Aotea and two nearby lagoons were created when major arterial transport links were realigned from the natural coastline to land reclaimed from Porirua Harbour.
5.6 miNE
Park
Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, Pāuatahanui
144 min walk • Battle Hill Farm Forest Park is a regional park near Paekakariki, in the Kapiti Coast District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island. The park is a dedicated farm park, administered by Wellington Regional Council. Transmission Gully runs through the park.
4 miE
Church
St Alban's Church, Porirua
102 min walk • St Alban's Church, built in 1898, in Pauatahanui, Porirua is the second church to be built in Pauatahanui, New Zealand. St Alban's Church was listed by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category 2 historic place in 1983.
2.9 miS
Neighbourhood
Porirua Central, Porirua
75 min walk • Porirua Central is the central business district and central suburb of Porirua, in the Wellington region of New Zealand's North Island.
2.1 miS
Universities and schools
Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Porirua
54 min walk • Whitireia New Zealand, previously called Whitireia Community Polytechnic and Parumoana Community College, is a government-owned and funded tertiary education institute in New Zealand.
3.3 miW
Island, National park
Mana Island
84 min walk • Mana Island is the smaller of two islands that lie off the southwest coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The name of the Island is an abbreviation of the Maori name Te Mana o Kupe, which means "The Mana of Kupe".
3.7 miE
National park
Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve
95 min walk • Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve is a wetland reserve at the eastern edge of the Pāuatahanui Inlet of the Porirua Harbour in Porirua, New Zealand.
3.4 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua
88 min walk • Jerry Collins Stadium is a multi-purpose sporting complex in Porirua, New Zealand. It currently serves as the home ground of rugby union club Northern United RFC and the Wellington Rugby League representative team, as well as the second home for Team Wellington of the New Zealand Football Championship.