Mākara is a locality located at the western edge of Wellington, New Zealand, close to the shore of the Tasman Sea.

[3] The suburb is named after the Mākara Stream (mā is Māori for white, kara is a kind of greywacke stone).

A small foreshore reserve of sand dunes was bulldozed during this time as it was felt these could be hiding places for an invading army.

Subsequently from 1997 to 2007 the site was leased to a local amateur radio club, who installed equipment and multiple antennae to contact operators all over the world.

A temporary wharf was constructed in Oteranga Bay to move turbine parts into the area without going through Wellington's Central Business District.

[17] The burial ground Ngā Iwi o Te Motu Urupā is open for Māori and their whānau in Mākara Cemetery.

It is now a non-denominational, community owned church and often serves as a function area alongside the Makara Hall next door.