Maori Hill
Maori Hill is a residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin.

Maori Hill is a residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located at the northern end of the ridge which runs in a crescent around the central city's western edge, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northwest of the city centre, immediately above and within the Town Belt. It is connected to Dunedin North, which lies to the east, via Drivers Road, the suburbs of Roslyn and Kaikorai to the southwest via Highgate, and the suburb of Wakari to the northwest via Balmacewen Road.
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Worth seeing in and around Maori Hill
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Otago
The University of Otago is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. It was established by ordinance of the Otago Provincial Council in 1869 and opened for teaching in 1871, making it New Zealand's oldest university.
1.3 km · university in New Zealand · Wikipedia - 02Forsyth Barr Stadium
Forsyth Barr Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand. At various stages of development it was also known as Dunedin Stadium or Awatea Street Stadium, or its non-commercial official name during the 2011 Rugby World Cup and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Otago Stadium.
2.2 km · multi-purpose stadium in Dunedin · Wikipedia - 03St. Joseph's Cathedral
St Joseph's Cathedral is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. It is located in City Rise in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand.
1.8 km · cathedral in Dunedin, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 04Otago Museum
Tūhura Otago Museum, located near the city centre of Dunedin, New Zealand, adjacent to the University of Otago campus, is one of the country's largest museums and a prominent attraction in the city. The museum's extensive collections encompass natural science specimens and humanities artifacts from the Otago region and around the world, which are featured in its long-term gallery displays.
1.2 km · public museum in Dunedin, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 05Hocken Collections
Hocken Collections is a research library, historical archive, and art gallery based in Dunedin, New Zealand. Its library collection, which is of national significance, is administered by the University of Otago.
1.9 km · research library, historical archive, and art gallery in Dunedin, New Zealand (formerly the Hocken Linrary) · Wikipedia - 06Dunedin Botanic Garden
The Dunedin Botanic Garden is located at the northern end of central Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. The garden is close to the University of Otago and one of the city's most historic cemeteries, the Northern Cemetery, on a spur of Signal Hill and on the river plain immediately below it.
1.6 km · botanical garden in New Zealand · Wikipedia - 07Dunedin Synagogue
The Dunedin Synagogue is a Progressive Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in North Dunedin, on the South Island of New Zealand. It is reputedly the world's southernmost permanent synagogue, although a further synagogue operated briefly in King Edward Street, South Dunedin from late 2017 until 2019.
900 m · synagogue in New Zealand · Wikipedia - 08Dunedin Town Hall
The Dunedin Town Hall, also known as the Dunedin Centre, is a municipal building in the city of Dunedin in New Zealand. It is located in the heart of the city extending from The Octagon, the central plaza, to Moray Place through a whole city block.
1.7 km · municipal building in Dunedin, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 09Museum of Natural Mystery
The Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery is a private museum of bones, bone art, ethnographic artifacts, and assorted curios in Dunedin, New Zealand. Created by mural artist and sculptor Bruce Mahalski, in his Royal Terrace residence, it opened to the public in March 2018.
900 m · museum in Dunedin New Zealand · Wikipedia - 10St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral church located in The Octagon near the Dunedin Town Hall in the heart of Dunedin, New Zealand. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Dunedin and the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin.
1.7 km · Anglican church in Dunedin, New Zealand · Wikipedia
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Getting to Maori Hill
- Airports
- Queenstown (ZQN), 166 km
- Stations
- Dunedin railway station, 2 km
- Queenstown → Maori HillTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Christchurch → Maori Hill309 km · quickest by road, 6h 21m · NZ$50–70
- Wellington → Maori Hill614 km · quickest by road, 16h 41m · NZ$110–150
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No local-transport research exists yet for Maori Hill
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Maori Hill. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundPort To Port Cruises operate a charter ferry across the harbour to complete the circuit between Port Chalmers and Portobello.
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Next door to Maori Hill
- Dunedincity in New Zealand's South Island1.8 km
- Roslynsuburb of Dunedin, New Zealand1.3 km
- Ravensbournesuburb of Dunedin, New Zealand4 km
- Maryhillsuburb of Dunedin, New Zealand3.7 km
- Halfway Bushsuburb of Dunedin, New Zealand2.5 km
- Wakarisuburb of Dunedin, New Zealand1.3 km