Discover East Harbour Regional Park
With grand 360° vistas from capes to coasts, forests to farms and lakes to lighthouses -- and even of dolphins playing in the south coast surf - East Harbour Regional Park is a place dreams are made of.
Stretching along the forested ranges from Wainuiomata to Eastbourne and across to the bold Pencarrow and Baring headlands resplendent in the teeth of the weather, the park's scenic beauty is matched by the many activities in which you can indulge, and it's so close to town. Come over for a visit.
East Harbour Regional Park - Wellington
East Harbour Regional Park
Jungle Trekking at East Harbour Regional Park
Volunteering | MIRO – East Harbour Regional Park
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Discover Kaitoke Regional Park
Kaitoke Regional Park is picture-perfect New Zealand, less than one hour's drive from central Wellington. It's a great place to explore, picnic or pitch your tent. For just $6 per adult per night you can have a real Kiwi holiday beside beautiful clean rivers and magnificent native forests. If bush walks, swimming holes, fishing, rafting, Kayaking, biking, open fires or lazing in quiet surroundings is your thing, check out what our Regional Parks have to offer.
Discover Belmont Regional Park
If you're looking for breathtaking views, the seclusion of bush-clad valleys and a place for family picnics, walking, running, mountain biking or horse riding, then Belmont Regional Park is the place for you.
Located in the hill country between Lower Hutt and Porirua, the regional park is easily accessible from Petone, Kelson, Lower Hutt, Grenada North and Porirua. Once there, you'll find plenty to enjoy.
Pencarrow Sheep
Sheep on the track between the Pencarrow Lighthouse and Burdan's Gate in Wellington
Wellington Harbour Panoramic View
Wellington Harbour - Te Whanganui-a-Tara Panoramic View.
Wellington Harbour is the large natural harbour on the southern tip of New Zealand's North Island. New Zealand's Capital City, Wellington, is located on its western side. The harbour, the sea area bounded by a line between Pencarrow Head to Petone foreshore, was officially named Port Nicholson, until it assumed its current name in 1984.
In the Māori language the harbour is known as Te Whanganui-a-Tara the great harbour of Tara. Another Māori name for Wellington, Pōneke, is said to be a transliteration of Port Nick (Port Nicholson).
Wellington Harbour is an arm of Cook Strait, covering some 76 km², with a two-km wide entrance at its southern end between Pencarrow Head and Palmer Head on the tip of Miramar Peninsula. It has a maximum length of over 11 kilometres and a width of 9.25 kilometres. The harbour has an entrance over 1.6 kilometres wide from shore to shore and as it is surrounded by hills over 300 meters high, it provides sheltered anchorage in a region where wind velocities may exceed 160 k.p.h. The depth of water over the great bulk of the harbour exceeds 20 metres or 10 fathoms.
The harbour is of seismic origin, and a major earthquake fault lies along its western shore. At the northern end of the harbour lies the narrow triangular plain of the Hutt River, which largely follows the line of the earthquake fault to the north-east. The city of Lower Hutt is located on this plain.
The central city suburbs spread around the hills overlooking the west and south-west of Wellington Harbour and its two large bays: Lambton Harbour and Evans Bay. Lambton Harbour is surrounded by the reclaimed land of Wellington's central business district and contains the majority of the city's port facilities. Evans Bay is an inlet between Mt Victoria and the Miramar Peninsula that serves as a flight path to low-lying Wellington Airport. Another smaller but popular bay, for its beaches and Cafes is Oriental Bay. To the east of the harbour lie several small bays, most of which are populated by small coastal communities. The largest of these suburban settlements is Eastbourne, directly to the east of the northern tip of the Miramar Peninsula.
Three small islands are located in the harbour. To the south, close to Eastbourne, is Makaro / Ward Island Further north, close to the centre of the harbour, is the larger Matiu / Somes Island, to the north of which is the tiny Mokopuna Island.
The entrance to the harbour can be quite dangerous, especially since Cook Strait to the south is notoriously rough. Close to the harbour's entrance lies Barrett Reef, its rocks breaking the water's surface at low tide. It was here in 1968 that the inter-island passenger ferry Wahine grounded during a storm, with the loss of 51 lives.
Earlier names of Wellington Harbour
Wellington Harbour and its waterfront have gone by many names. The earliest known name for Wellington city, derived from Maori legend, is Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui or the head of Maui's fish. Te Whanganui a Tara is another name Maori gave the area – a name said to come from Whatonga's son Tara, whom his father sent down from the Mahia Peninsula to explore southern lands for their people to settle. It literally means the great harbour of Tara. Port Nicholson allegedly received its name from Captain James Herd, who sailed into the Harbour of Tara in 1826 and left it with its first European name, calling it after Sydney's Harbourmaster Captain John Nicholson. Colonel William Wakefield allegedly named Lambton Harbour in 1839 in honour of the Earl of Durham, who had the family name of Lambton.
Transport
Wellington Harbour is a significant port serving the lower North Island, with the Regional Council-owned company Centreport recording around 14,000 commercial shipping movements each year. Wellington Harbour. The region's third largest container port is located in Wellington City proper and there is a tanker terminal at Seaview, in Lower Hutt. Wellington harbour ferries first began operating at the end of the 19th century and regular crossings from central Wellington to Days Bay continue today. The harbour is also used by inter-island ferries, linking Wellington to Picton.
A project to develop a walking and cycling route around the harbour, the Great Harbour Way, is gathering momentum.
Day 7 - Journey Home
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Wellington Travel Guide - New Zealand beautiful Experience
Wellington Travel Guide - New Zealand beautiful Experience
Wellington (Te Whanganui a Tara in Māori) is the capital and second largest city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. The Windy City is built on the foreshore of Wellington Harbour and ringed by mountains, providing the scenic home of many of New Zealand's national arts and cultural attractions.
Wellington offers a blend of culture, heritage, fine food, and lively arts and entertainment. Surrounded by hills and a rugged coastline, the city boasts a stunning harbour. Wellington’s charm is that it serves up a vibrant inner city experience with a slice of New Zealand scenery. And because of its compact nature, you can sample it all: boutiques, art galleries, trendy cafés and restaurants. Right on its doorstep is a network of walking and biking trails with beautiful wineries and vineyards just a few hours away. Wellington has an array of theatre, music, dance, fine arts and galleries and museums, and is home to one of the nation’s key attractions, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Wellington is known for its film tourism. It is the heart of New Zealand's film industry and main filming and production centres for films such as the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, Avatar, Tin Tin and District 9. Because it is the capital city, Parliament and the head offices of many Government departments and large businesses occupy central Wellington. This is especially true in the areas closest to Parliament Buildings - the northern end of The Terrace and Lambton Quay areas and the Thorndon commercial area.
Wellington is known as the Windy City. The prevailing wind is from the northwest but the strongest winds are southerly. The wind speed and direction can be seen by the flag being flown from the Beehive. A large flag is flown only on calm days, a small flag is flown when windy days are expected.
The core of Wellington is notably compact and vibrant, and is well-suited to exploration by walking. As dictated by geography, the core of the city is quite linear, with the classic commercial backbone known as the Golden Mile making for a diverting and pleasant walking route. This route runs from the Railway Station down Lambton Quay to its southern end at Willis Street. It then runs down lower Willis Street to Manners Street and the pedestrianized Manners Mall, and continues straight onto Courtenay Place. On the Manners Mall section, the route crosses Wellington's bohemian heartland of Cuba Street, which heads south into the core of Te Aro. While these streets mark the traditional core of the commercial city, the surrounding blocks also have plenty to be seen.
Another enjoyable and popular place to amble in the city core is the Waterfront, from the revitalized Kumutoto area in the north, past Queen's Wharf to Frank Kitts Park, and then through the Lagoon and City-to-Sea Bridge areas and on to the Te Papa museum and Waitangi Park. From here the waterfront curves northeastward along lovely Oriental Bay with its beach and promenade.
Wellington has many restaurants and cafes, in fact more cafes, bars and restaurants per head than New York City. Malaysian food is surprisingly popular and available in most areas. Wellington has a bustling nightlife, concentrated along Courtenay Place, one of the major streets running from the CBD. It runs through Te Aro and ends in Mt Victoria.
A lot to see in Wellington such as :
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
ZEALANDIA Ecosanctuary
Wellington Cable Car
Wellington Botanic Garden
Wellington Zoo
Matiu / Somes Island
Wellington Museum
Beehive
Cuba Street
Space Place at Carter Observatory
Wellington Interislander Ferry Terminal
Otari-Wilton's Bush
City Gallery Wellington
Mount Victoria Lookout
Lambton Quay
Wellington Harbour
The Weta Cave
Old St Paul's
Wellington Waterfront
Mount Kaukau
Courtenay Place
New Zealand Parliament Buildings
National War Memorial
Pencarrow Lighthouse
Wellington Wind Turbine
Belmont Regional Park
Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
The Dowse Art Museum and Dowse Square
Cable Car Museum
Wrights Hill Road
Frank Kitts Park
Scorching Bay Beach
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park
Taputeranga Marine Reserve
Avalon Park
Nairn Street Cottage
Te Ahumairangi Hill
Miramar Peninsula
Orongorongo Track
East Harbour Regional Park
( Wellington - New Zealand ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Wellington . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Wellington - New Zealand
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Pencarrow Lighthouse Wellington NZ
Stunning video of the Pencarrow Lighthouse In Wellington, New Zealand shot with a DJI Phantom 2 using a GoPro Hero 4 Black camera.
Soundtrack from the movie The Island
Music composed by Steve Jablonsky
This soundtrack is available on both iTunes and Amazon.com.
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Wellington Trip
My trip to wellington NZ
White Noise - Living end
Snorkeling in Island Bay - Wellington, New Zealand
Snorkeling in the Taputeranga Marine Reserve at Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand.
One of my favourite things to do while on holiday in the warm waters of the Pacific Islands and South East Asia is to go snorkeling and explore under the sea. I've been fortunate to explore coral reefs and lagoons in some very beautiful locations.
One day we decided to go snorkeling in our home town of Wellington. It is something that we wouldn't normally consider due to the all year round cold temperatures of the water. We decided to go anyway. It certainly was very cold, but exploring it was worth it. Snorkeling revealed Island Bay to have a very vibrant sea weed garden, and plenty of tiny fish. We also saw a couple of big fish but the highlight was a school that swam a circle around us.
Equipment used to make this video:
* GoPro Hero 4 Black
* iPhone 6
* iPhone XS Max
* Feiyutech WG gimbal -
* Monopod
#snorkeling #islandbay #newzealand
Toehold on a Harbour - Remix
This is a comparison of a variable area optical soundtrack recorded at 25fps, versus a ¼” sound track recorded at 7.5 inches per second and 24 fps.
You can notice the 4% pitch difference when upping the frame rate to 25fps. Also, you notice greater fidelity in the ¼” recording due to many reasons, but the dominate reason is optical soundtrack has roll off at 8Khz, losing much of its high frequency dynamic range, where the magnetic sound track doesn’t.
Orewa Beach and Wenderholm Regional Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Orewa Beach is a very busy urban beach with excellent facilities including the Orewa Surf Life Saving Club catering for a large local population as well as visitors and tourists. It is a generally safe swimming beach with plenty of carparking, a large reserve area, and plenty of tourist accommodation.
Wenderholm Regional Park is the first regional park of the Auckland Region, New Zealand. Situated between the estuaries of the Puhoi River and the Waiwera River, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, the park features a homestead known as Couldrey House, and a carved pouwhenua. This park also features the 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) 'Maungatauhoro Te Hikoi' walking track, starting at the carved pouwhenua near the Couldrey House. This walking track allows visitors to see scenic views and birdlife.
Drilling confirms freshwater presence under Wellington harbour
Initial tests on an aquifer in Wellington's harbour are showing promising signs of it being able to supply water to parts of the capital that could be without water for prolonged periods after a major earthquake.
Discover Whitireia Park
Whitireia Park, a rolling, open headland protecting Porirua harbour from the Cook Strait, is the smallest of our parks but offers visitors a combination of expansive views and intimate inlets, thrilling winds, beautiful beaches and still water. Accessible from Titahi Bay and Porirua harbour, and close to SH1, it's an easy place to visit and a hard place to leave. So check out our video for an idea of what to expect, then come on over and visit.
Summerset at Aotea, Wellington
Summerset at Aotea. summerset.co.nz
A modern, established village and community with heart.
Pencarrow head, Wellington NZ
DJI Phantom 2, GoPro Hero 4 Black.
Looking for Evelyn - behind the scenes
Many children of our lighthouse keepers died in the harsh living conditions, such as at Pencarrow (Lower Hutt, Wellington) - New Zealand's first permanent lighthouse.
Follow the film crew as we look for the grave of Evelyn, a 6-year-old who lived in this isolated landscape with her parents. Lost to time is the grave of a 3-year-old. Although buried in the same general area, her grave markers are gone. We are shooting a scene for our cultural film project, Grave Hunters. We were fortunate to get a calm, sunny day as normally it's gale-force winds.
Our thanks to the Lower Hutt City Council.
Up-date: Evelyn’s wooden cross that had fallen into disrepair has been replaced and the site cleared.