Gear Homestead
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| Gear Homestead 'Okowai' | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Okowai Road, Aotea, Porirua, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 41°07′26″S 174°51′07″E / 41.123993°S 174.8518823°ECoordinates: 41°07′26″S 174°51′07″E / 41.123993°S 174.8518823°E |
| Completed | 1887 |
| Designated | 23-Jun-1983 |
| Reference no. | 1328 |
| References | |
| "Gear Homestead". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. | |
Gear Homestead 'Okowai' is a historic building in Porirua, New Zealand. It was listed by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (since renamed to Heritage New Zealand) as a Category 2 historic place in 1983.
Gear Homestead is significant because of its association with James Gear, a butcher who founded the Gear Meat Preserving and Freezing Company.[1] The company was one of the largest employers in Wellington and also played a large part in the development of Petone.[2]
In the early to mid 1980s, the historic building was used as a major location in Peter Jackson's first film, Bad Taste
The homestead is now a cafe/bar/restaurant and is open 7 days a week. [3]
References[]
- ^ "Historic site: Gear Homestead - Library, Porirua City, NZ". www.porirualibrary.org.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Search the List | Gear Homestead 'Okowai' | Heritage New Zealand". www.heritage.org.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Historic site: Gear Eatery and Bar". www.geareateryandbar.co.nz. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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