Mākara
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Mākara is a locality located at the western edge of Wellington, New Zealand, close to the shore of the Tasman Sea. The suburb is named after the Mākara Stream (mā is Māori for white, kara is a kind of greywacke stone).
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Mākara is a locality located at the western edge of Wellington, New Zealand, close to the shore of the Tasman Sea. The suburb is named after the Mākara Stream (mā is Māori for white, kara is a kind of greywacke stone).
The Wellington City Council regards the nearby Mākara Beach as a separate suburb.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mākara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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