Fort Ballance is a former coastal artillery battery on Point Gordon on Wellington's Miramar Peninsula. Built in 1885 following fears of an impending war with Russia, Fort Ballance is one of the best preserved of a string of nineteenth century coastal fortifications constructed to protect New Zealand from naval attack.
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Really nice fort that gives you hints of those almost-war days, full of mazes and colourful graffiti-covered bunkers. One of those special places with energies that take you back in time and make you relive for moments what it must have been like. Needless to say, the views of the bays are just memorable. No wonder why they chose this spot. Totally...
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I use to live here in the seventies. My dad was in the army, and we were posted there. At the time I think there were only about 7 army houses. I remember exploring the tunnels, which were under ground at the time, as a 7 year old. We went to seatoun primary school, probably not the correct spelling. My fathers name was David Henry. ...
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The graffiti adds to the ambience of the area. People moaning bout it being trashed can pick up the trash.....? Humans can do jobs they're not paid to do to better their world.... Or they can complain about it in Google reviews to make them feel better.
The Wellington council has allowed this site to sit like this and it's...
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