3 landmarks in Karori with verified facts and stories most people walk right past.
Futuna Chapel
67 Friend St, Karori, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand
New Zealand's most awarded building is a tiny chapel in suburban Karori that most Wellingtonians have never heard of.
Wrights Hill Fortress
Wrights Hill Rd, Karori, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand
In suburban Karori, under a hillside that most Wellingtonians walk their dogs over, there is a Second World War fortress with six hundred and twenty metres of underground tunnels.
Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne
53 Waiapu Rd, Karori, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand
Zealandia is the world's first fully fenced urban ecosanctuary — a 225-hectare valley in Karori that has been predator-fenced and restored to native bush, reintroducing species like kiwi, tuatara, saddleback, and takahē that had been absent from the mainland for over a century.
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