New Zealand Filter

December 4, 2006 1:44 PM

New Zealand Filter: Please help me identify this cool compound...

So I'm traveling around the world via Google Earth, and I find myself looking at New Zealand - specifically, the North Island and the city of Wellington. Looking down at the airport, my eyes notice that the tip of the land mass northeast of the airport appears to be a huge compound of some sort. It's greener that the surrounding areas, and includes a very large building, as well as some sort of cool structure at S 41 17' 6.36". Anyone have any idea what this is? Peter Jackson's private mansion?

posted by dbiedny to travel & transportation (8 comments total)

Without the east/west co-ordinate, it's hard to be sure; but I suspect you're looking at Massey Memorial
posted by ambilevous at 1:59 PM on December 4, 2006

No doubt, the structure at 6.36 is a light house.

As for the other ones, I'll have to ask my father.
posted by psyward at 1:59 PM on December 4, 2006

yeah, not a light house. sorry.

The building thats inland is the prison.
posted by psyward at 2:09 PM on December 4, 2006

ambilevous & psyward,

Thanks so very much. Man, that's one nice place for a prison. I'll look up more info on the Massey Memorial, those pictures are amazing, what a gorgeous place.
posted by dbiedny at 2:29 PM on December 4, 2006

There are also quite a few old gun emplacements in the area--see the Point Halswell Battery Site.
posted by sarahw at 2:39 PM on December 4, 2006

Yeah but you have to put up with Wellington weather.

I was born there and for 14 years, it was generally either grey, or rainy, or windy. Or all three. Don't get me wrong, it was great when the weather was nice. I remember the day, it was a Thursday.

; )
posted by kiwi.es at 2:40 PM on December 4, 2006

kiwi.es: "I was born there and for 14 years, it was generally either grey, or rainy, or windy. Or all three. Don't get me wrong, it was great when the weather was nice. I remember the day, it was a Thursday. "

Slight exaggeration there bro. Can't beat Wellington summers. Was delicious here yesterday and .... ahhh ..... since about noon today.
posted by zaebiz at 7:36 PM on December 4, 2006

kiwi - got a totally unrelated topic to bring up. Hopefully you'll see this and be able to get back to me.
its re: boy meets girl blog etc - I'm exactly in the same position as you and wanted to know how things ended up.
posted by rumi at 3:15 PM on February 24, 2007