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Cape Terawhiti

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Cape Terawhiti

The twin hills of Terawhiti (left) and Ōteranga (right) mark the western edge of the Wellington peninsula. Between them lies Ōteranga Bay, where the Cook Strait cable comes ashore.

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by Chris Maclean

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Chris Maclean, Wellington places – The ‘Wild West’, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13442/cape-terawhiti (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Chris Maclean, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 March 2016.