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Overview

On a sunny, windless day, Wellington is up there with the best of them. For starters it鈥檚 lovely to look at, sitting on a hook-shaped harbour ringed with ranges that wear a cloak of snow in winter. Victorian timber architecture laces the bushy hillsides above the harbour, which resonate with native birdsong.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • The Wellington Museum.

    Wellington Museum

    Wellington

    For an imaginative, interactive experience of Wellington鈥檚 social and maritime history, head to this bewitching little museum, inside an 1892 bond store鈥�

  • Karori Reservoir Tower at Zealandia.

    Zealandia

    Wellington

    This groundbreaking ecosanctuary is nooked into a valley in the hills about 2km west of downtown Wellington. Living wild within the fenced, predator-free鈥�

  • Te Papa National Museum at Lambton Harbour.

    Te Papa

    Wellington

    New Zealand's national museum is hard to miss, taking up a sizeable chunk of the Wellington waterfront. 鈥楾e Papa Tongarewa鈥� loosely translates as 鈥�

  • The Duck Pond at Wellington Botanic Gardens.

    Wellington Botanic Gardens

    Wellington

    These hilly, 25-hectare botanic gardens can be effortlessly visited via the Wellington Cable Car (nice bit of planning, eh?), although there are several鈥�

  • View of Wellington harbor from Mount Victoria lookout in Wellington, New Zealand.

    Mt Victoria Lookout

    Wellington

    The city's most impressive viewpoint is atop 196m-high Mt Victoria (Matairangi), east of the city centre. You can take bus 20 most of the way up, but the鈥�

  • Cable Car and view over Wellington city and harbour, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand

    Wellington Cable Car

    Wellington

    One of Wellington鈥檚 big-ticket attractions is the little red cable car that clanks up the slope from Lambton Quay to Kelburn. At the top are the鈥�

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    Weta Workshop

    Wellington

    Academy Award鈥搘inning special-effects and props company Weta Workshop has been responsible for bringing the likes of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit,鈥�

  • New Zealand Parliament

    New Zealand Parliament

    Wellington

    New Zealand might be a young country but it has one of the oldest continuously functioning parliaments in the world and has chalked up more than its share鈥�

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