Aotea Lagoon, Porirua

Name: Aotea Lagoon
Address: State Highway One, Porirua, 6006, New Zealand

#5 among attractions in Porirua

Top attraction, Lake, Park, Relax in park

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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. ()

Elevation: 13 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°7'12"S, 174°51'25"E

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State Highway OnePorirua 6006 New Zealand

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Day trips

Aotea Lagoon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Te Rauparaha Arena, Pataka Art + Museum, Royal New Zealand Police College, Whitireia Community Polytechnic.

1.3 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Basketball, Sport venue
Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
34 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.
1.2 miSW
Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua
32 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.
~920 ftNE
Museum
Royal New Zealand Police College, Porirua
5 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 miSW
Universities and schools
Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Porirua
27 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.