Pukehiki
Encyclopedia
Pukehiki is a small locality on Otago Peninsula
, within the city of Dunedin
in the South Island
of New Zealand
. It is located on the ridge which runs along the centre of the peninsula, 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Dunedin city centre, at a junction between Highcliff Road, which runs along the peninsula's ridge, and Castlewood Road, which descends to Company Bay
on the shore of the Otago Harbour
.
Pukehiki has one notable structure, its local church, but it is far more well known for the nearby Larnach Castle
, which lies 1.2 kilometre (0.745647283979768 mi) to the north on Camp Road, a small road which leads off Castlewood Road.
From Pukehiki, Highcliff Road continues to the east, eventually reaching the coast at Portobello, New Zealand
.
Otago Peninsula
The Otago Peninsula is a long, hilly indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the eroded valley that now forms Otago Harbour. The peninsula lies south-east of Otago Harbour and runs parallel to the mainland for...
, within the city of Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
in the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is located on the ridge which runs along the centre of the peninsula, 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Dunedin city centre, at a junction between Highcliff Road, which runs along the peninsula's ridge, and Castlewood Road, which descends to Company Bay
Company Bay
Company Bay is a suburb on the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand, nearby to Macandrew Bay. It is often considered once of Dunedin's exclusive and wealthier suburbs....
on the shore of the Otago Harbour
Otago Harbour
Otago Harbour is the natural harbour of Dunedin, New Zealand, consisting of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating the Otago Peninsula from the mainland. They join at its southwest end, from the harbour mouth...
.
Pukehiki has one notable structure, its local church, but it is far more well known for the nearby Larnach Castle
Larnach Castle
Larnach Castle , is an imposing mansion on the ridge of the Otago Peninsula within the limits of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, close to the small settlement of Pukehiki...
, which lies 1.2 kilometre (0.745647283979768 mi) to the north on Camp Road, a small road which leads off Castlewood Road.
From Pukehiki, Highcliff Road continues to the east, eventually reaching the coast at Portobello, New Zealand
Portobello, New Zealand
Portobello is a village beside the Otago Harbour halfway along the Otago Peninsula in Dunedin City, New Zealand. It lies at the foot of a small peninsula between Portobello Bay and Latham Bay....
.