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City in Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Upper Hutt is a city in the upper (northern) Hutt Valley, near Wellington, in the Greater Wellington region of the North Island of New Zealand.
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The best clay shooting club in greater Wellington. Novices are welcome to shoot clay targets from all types of shotguns.
The Tote
This campground sits on the banks of the Hutt River beside Harcourt Park and is only 30 minutes by road from the Picton ferry. Has motel unit, cabins and sites for caravans and tents.
By bus
The Upper Hutt – Petone (route 110) bus travels from Petone Station via the Lower Hutt Queensgate bus interchange to Upper Hutt every 15 minute during weekdays and half hourly in the evenings and at…
By car
By train
Metlink suburban train services run between Wellington and central Upper Hutt at 30-minute intervals for most of the day. The journey time to Upper Hutt from Wellington is typically 45 minutes.
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