Parkway, Wellington Map

About Parkway, Wellington

Parkway is a locality in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It has a population of approximately 4,020. It sits at an elevation of around 194 m above sea level. It lies approximately 13 km east-northeast of Wellington, the regional capital. Parkway is located at 41.2483°S, 174.9202°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a small urban area.

Parkway unfolds along a coastline where the restless breath of Lowry Bay meets the land with a gentle insistence. It lies 3.2 km north-west of Wainuiomata (from Wainuiomata: bearing 309°T), and is situated 12.8 km east-north-east of Wellington. The physical character of Parkway is one of subtle gradients, slopes that rise with a verdant stoicism towards the distant, unseen shoulders of Drummond Ridge. Native bush, a dense tapestry of greens and umbers, clings to these inclines, its edges softened by the pervasive, salty tang carried on the sea breeze. The air here often carries the muted roar of the ocean, a constant, deep-throated murmur that underscores the quiet hum of daily life in Parkway.

The history of Parkway is intertwined with the sea and the fertile land that spills down towards it. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil and proximity to the water, established a community that has since cultivated a quiet but sturdy economy. While dairy farming has long been a cornerstone, the proximity to the Hutt River and the wider Wellington region has allowed for a diversification into horticulture, with orchards and market gardens dotting the surrounding hillsides. The local fishing fleet, though modest, adds a distinct rhythm to the harbour, its daily comings and goings marked by the cries of gulls and the scent of brine. Parkway’s enduring charm lies in this harmonious coexistence of natural beauty and enduring human endeavour.

About This Parkway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Parkway, Wellington, New Zealand at coordinates -41.24827, 174.92019. Use the Map and Satellite buttons to switch views, the plus and minus buttons to zoom, and Fullscreen to fill the screen.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map with four things the embedded map cannot do. It searches OpenStreetMap for any New Zealand town, suburb or landmark by name. It offers LINZ topographic maps as a base layer — the official Topo250 and Topo50 sheets, switching scale automatically as you zoom, and the standard reference for tramping, hunting and back-country travel. It offers LINZ aerial imagery down to 5cm resolution in urban areas. And it can take a single GPS fix from your device and report your position as both an NZTM2000 grid reference and plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what New Zealand search and rescue services work from. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map itself cannot load.

My Location & Navigate starts the vector-tile navigator: live turn-by-turn driving directions from your current position to any destination, with spoken guidance, lane hints and automatic re-routing.

Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time New Zealand and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorial description provides background on Parkway.

Parkway sits within the Wellington Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Parkway is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.