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Outdoor aerial adventure park. Go in the trees up to 31m. 3 hours with plenty to try. Book ahead.
It may get snow in winter but at other times is a rewarding few hours' walk for great views of Cook Strait and beyond.
Gear Eatery and Bar
Historic home built for a meat magnate.
Showcases policing methods of the past, present, and future.
A museum and art gallery. There is a Japanese Garden (contributed by sister city Nishio) and at the adjacent public library you can see one of the North Island's best genealogical collections.
At its eastern end is a wildlife sanctuary that has one of the highest densities of copepods (small crustaceans) in the world.
Maybe watch yet another future world champion windsurfer or boardsailor beating the breezes. The area near the beach is one of the Porirua's oldest settlements, dating from the nineteenth century when Plimmer and others pushed the Wellington and Manawatu Railway through.