Petone is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington. It stands at the southern end of the Hutt Valley, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour.
Aerial view of Petone and Seaview
Petone Wharf on a stormy day
Typical wooden house in Petone
Te Puna Wai Ora fountain at Buick Street.
Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area.
Lower Hutt from the air, looking eastwards in March 2009
Coat of arms
Christ Church, Taitā, built in 1853 – the oldest extant church in the Wellington region
2011 photo of the Lower Hutt town hall