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| Miramar | |
| Redirects: | Te Motu Kairangi |
| Category: | Neighborhood |
| Continent: | Australasia |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| City: | Wellington |
| Points of interest: | Wellywood |
Miramar is a suburb of the city of Wellington in New Zealand. It is located in the south-eastern area of the center of the city. It is on the Miramar Peninsula, east of isthmus of Rongotai. It was formed on November 18th, 1904 and became an incorporated part of the city in April, 1921. Once an island, Miramar was known by the Maori name, Te Motu Kairangi.
In fiction
Miramar once had a sighting of an ancient Maori cryptid known as a Kurangaituku, or birdwoman. The birdwoman once stole the "W" from the Wellington Sign.
Points of Interest
- Roxy Cinema
- The Roxy Cinema is a 1930s art deco-inspired movie house. Flourishes designed by Weta Workshop. It is located on Park Road.
- Wellywood
- The Wellington Sign is a series of ten upright signs in the form of letters that spell out the word Wellington. It is located in the suburb of Miramar in the city of Wellington, New Zealand. It is situated in the hills above the Wellington Airport. Inspired by the infamous Hollywood sign of Los Angeles County, it has also been known as "Wellywood" - a conflation of Wellington and Hollywood. The sign was erected on July 27th, 2012. A cryptid known as the kurangaituku, or "birdwoman", stole various scraps of metal, debris and shiny objects to make its nest at the top of the Brooklyn Wind Turbine. Among the items that it took, it stole the "W" from the Wellington sign.
Films that take place in Miramar
TV shows that take place in Miramar
Comics that take place in Miramar
Characters from Miramar
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People who were born in Miramar
Notes & Trivia
- Te Motu Kairangi redirects to this page.
- Miramar is the base of operations for the West Workshop, special visual effects company; best known for its work in Sir Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit series.