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Fishing near Lower Hutt, Wellington

Lower Hutt sits in the Hutt Valley at the southern end of the Tararua Range, with Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River running through the city itself. The area is one of the more accessible trout fisheries in New Zealand, with the Hutt River and its tributaries — including the Akatarawa — drawing fly and spin anglers year-round. Saltwater options exist along the harbour shoreline at places like Eastbourne and Petone.

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