Te Aro. Mount Cook is the low hill south of Te Aro; it contains the National War Memorial and Carillon, visible from much of southern Te Aro. Te Aro's southern boundary runs along Webb and Buckle Streets. Mount Victoria, the suburb on the western slope of the hill of the same name, is divided from Te Aro by the twin roads of Kent Terrace and Cambridge Terrace. The land for these roads was initially planned to be a channel into an inner harbour at the Basin Reserve. The plans were dropped when the 1855 earthquake lifted the land by several metres. Oriental Bay is the capital's inner-city beach suburb, accessible from Te Aro via Oriental Parade to the northeast. References Further reading Kerr, Pete. 'Downtown discovery'. Heritage New Zealand. Autumn 2008. Issue 108, p. 4-9. Gives the history of Te Aro pā and the archaeological excavations in 2005. Wellington City Council map of Te Aro with old map of Te Aro pa overlaid. Suburbs of Wellington City Populated places around the Wellington Harbour