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Horokiwi Quarry

A mid-sized, open-air quarry, often doubling as a barren desert environment.

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Key features Operational quarry
Barren, rocky landscape
Situated Within Wellington travel zone
10km to Avalon Studios
19km to Stone Street Studios
Location access Private

Shrouded by bush and located close to the state motorway, the Horokiwi Quarry is one of Wellington’s biggest quarries.

It has three fixed processing plants, and the vertical beds consist of hard, fractured greywacke (light grey) intersected with thin layers of black argillite.

Location details:

Privately owned
Currently in operation

Horokiwi Quarry
39 Horikiwi Road
Horokiwi 5016
Wellington
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Contact by phone
+64 22 622 9183

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