St Alban's Church, Porirua

Name: St Alban's Church
Address: Porirua, New Zealand

#7 among attractions in Porirua

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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. ()

Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 41°6'24"S, 174°55'5"E

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St Alban's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

4.5 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Basketball, Sport venue
Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
116 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.
4.5 miSW
Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua
114 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.
3.1 miW
Museum
Royal New Zealand Police College, Porirua
80 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.
3.3 miW
Lake, Park
Aotea Lagoon, Porirua
85 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.
3.4 miN
Park
Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, Pāuatahanui
88 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.
5.8 miSE
41°8'25"S • 175°1'16"E
Royal Wellington Golf Club, Upper Hutt
149 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
4 miW
Tower
Titahi Bay Transmitter, Porirua
102 min walk • 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.
5.6 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Christ Church, Lower Hutt
144 min walk • Christ Church in Taitā, Lower Hutt is the oldest surviving church in the Wellington region of New Zealand. The church is built on land donated by Algernon Grey Tollemache.
4.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Porirua Central, Porirua
117 min walk • Porirua Central is the central business district and central suburb of Porirua, in the Wellington region of New Zealand's North Island.
4.3 miW
Universities and schools
Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Porirua
111 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.
~1910 ftNW
National park
Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve
10 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.

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How to get to St Alban's Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to St Alban's Church:

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Joseph Banks Drive • Lines: 236 (17 min walk)