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Wellington Visitor Guide Wellington OFFICIAL VISITOR GUIDE 2020 CONTENTS 12 must-do experiences 2 Explore Wellington city 4 Take a day trip 6 Seasonal events 8 Eating and drinking 10 Arts and culture 26 Shopping guide 42 Where to stay 48 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE Nature and outdoor experiences 56 WORLD AT THE WATER’S EDGE, Getting around Wellington 74 IS A LITTLE CITY WITH A BIG HEART Useful information 82 Rated number one by Lonely Planet in their top 20 City and regional maps 84 New Zealand attractions, Wellington is a compact city with a compelling mix of culture, history, nature and cuisine. DIRECTORY Fuel your days with strong coffee, wander through hidden laneways Culinary capital 12 and discover New Zealand’s stories in interactive museums. Be inspired in theatres and galleries and fill your suitcase with Culture capital 30 local designs and tasty treats from the boutiques and markets. Shopping 44 Taste for yourself why Vogue dubbed Wellington ‘a locavore’s Where to stay 50 dream’ in the city’s restaurants, cocktail lounges and Nature’s playground 66 craft beer bars. Take a day trip to our neighbouring wine region and explore the city’s outdoor playground by Getting around 76 bike, foot, kayak or ferry. STAY IN TOUCH WellingtonNZ.com @WellingtonNZ @WellingtonNZ @Wellington_NZ [email protected] cbdfree - free Wi-Fi network At the date of printing this guide Advertising: Perfect Placement Ltd Wellington Regional Economic Design: Homegrown Creative Development Agency (WellingtonNZ) has to the best Print Production: Landau Group Ltd of its knowledge been supplied Distribution: WellingtonNZ, with accurate and up-to-date 175 Victoria St, PO Box 10 017, information. This information Wellington, New Zealand 6011 should be used as a guide only. 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No part of this guide may be reproduced without the prior permission of WellingtonNZ. 12 unmissable 4 7 10 experiences 11 8 5 1 2 3 6 12 9 1 / MOUNT VICTORIA 4 / FRESH COFFEE 7 / WETA STUDIO TOURS 10 / ZEALANDIA Get your bearings and soak up Wellington is a city fuelled by Get behind-the-scenes to Set in an idyllic valley just the panoramic views over the coffee – and we like it strong! discover movie-making magic 10-minutes' drive from the city, city, harbour and hills from the With around 20 roasteries here and the exceptional skill of Weta Zealandia is a world-first, top of Mount Victoria. You can in Wellington, there’s often the Workshop, who created the predator-free eco-sanctuary full of drive or walk to the top of this delicious scent of coffee roasting props used in The Hobbit and New Zealand’s native birds and Wellington landmark. in the air. Lord of the Rings movie trilogies. beautiful regenerating bush. 2 / TASTE SOME KAI 5 / WATERFRONT 8 / WELLINGTON ZOO 11 / CRAFT BEER Eat your way around the culinary Wander along the waterfront to Have an unforgettable once-in- The capital of craft beer is home capital with food truck feasts on take in the views, see sculptures, a-lifetime Close Encounter with to an ever-growing number of the waterfront, Malaysian eats on enjoy a locally-made gelato on some of the endangered animals breweries creating delicious and Cuba Street, stunning meals of the golden sand at Oriental Bay at Wellington Zoo, the world’s creative brews that will refresh and local and seasonal produce, and and take a selfie at the colourful first carboNZero certified zoo. challenge you in equal parts. unforgettable degustation menus. boatsheds. 9 / CABLE CAR 12 / WEEKEND MARKETS 3 / TE PAPA 6 / HANNAHS LANEWAY No visit to Wellington is complete Wellington has a bustling weekend See for yourself why New This street art-lined laneway without a ride on the bright red market scene with markets popping Zealand’s incredible national is heaven for foodies - sample Wellington Cable Car; stop at the up around the city to sell fresh museum was named on Lonely award-winning Fix & Fogg peanut top to check out the stunning produce, locally-made arts and Planet’s list of the top 500 butter and taste Wellington views over the city and visit the crafts and delicious kai from food places to visit on the planet. Chocolate Factory’s artisan bean- Cable Car Museum. trucks. Entry is free. to-bar chocolate. 2 3 Wellington is a compact city that’s incredibly walkable which makes it easy to explore - even if you only have one Explore day here. No matter what you’re THE CITY interested in, you’ll find a part of Wellington that’s exactly your kind of place. ORIENTAL BAY CUBA QUARTER There aren’t many cities in the Wellington’s most colourful world where a picturesque golden and creative street is home to sand swimming beach is just a vintage clothing and second- 10-minute walk from the CBD. hand book stores, quirky cafés In warmer months, Oriental Bay and the famous Bucket Fountain. is the place to be for swimmers, Check out the Wellington Night picnickers and sun-seekers and Markets held here every Friday a scoop of gelato enjoyed by the and Saturday and try one of the water is popular all year-round. delicious Malaysian eateries that Jeff McEwan - Capture Studios Cuba Street is known for. THORNDON LAMBTON QUAY New Zealand’s oldest suburb and the The home of Wellington’s best high site of some of Wellington’s fascinating street shopping, Lambton Quay history, Thorndon is a beautiful area to has all of your favourite brands explore. Take a tour of New Zealand and labels. Old Bank Arcade is a Parliament; visit Katherine Mansfield shopping experience not to be House & Garden, the childhood home missed with some of New Zealand’s of New Zealand’s most internationally top labels housed inside a beautiful famous author; and stroll around converted historical bank. Wellington Botanic Garden. COURTENAY PLACE Where locals and visitors go to celebrate and have a good time, Courtenay Place is home to the many of the city's theatres and venues and where you'll find Wellington's best cocktail bars. At the top of Courtenay Place, you’ll findEmbassy Theatre which hosted the star-studded world premiere of Sir Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. 4 5 HUTT VALLEY Take a day trip AND EXPLORE WELLINGTON’S BIG BACKYARD Within an hour's drive or train ride of Wellington, you can explore KĀPITI PORIRUA nature, see breath-taking views and spot native wildlife. HUTT VALLEY / Catch the East by West Ferry across Wellington Harbour to Matiu/Somes Island, a tranquil predator free wildlife reserve, and onto Days Bay in Eastbourne, a popular swimming beach during the summer months. From here, hire bikes to cycle around to Pencarrow Coast to check out the historic lighthouses and incredible views across the harbour. WAIRARAPA / Bike around the wine-making village of GREYTOWN Martinborough, visit cellar doors, sample wine and lunch among the vines. Towns don’t get much prettier than Greytown – the main street is lined with cute colonial cottages and beautiful old trees, boutique stores and great cafés. Stop in Featherson for a visit to C’est Cheese, a specialty store that will delight cheese-lovers. PORIRUA / Nestled between two beautiful harbours and a rugged coastline, Porirua is just 20 minutes from Wellington and offers an array of outdoor adventures. There’s a range of scenic walks and cycleways, or for the more adventurous there’s mountain biking tracks and Adrenalin Forest, an epic aerial obstacle course. KĀPITI / Visit Kāpiti Island, an internationally renowned nature reserve and bird sanctuary. Hear stories from local Ngāti Toa guides, walk, swim and picnic surrounded by rare endangered MARTINBOROUGH birds, flora and fauna. VisitMāoriland Hub, a vibrant space where you can be inspired by Indigenous creativity and innovation through film, art, technology, korero (stories) and more. CLASSIC WINE TRAIL / Three of New Zealand’s major wine producing regions, a capital city, rural towns and coastal waterways combine to create the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail. Taste your way through Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa, Wellington and Marlborough - a journey that takes you through regions accounting for more than 80% of New Zealand’s wine production. For more information see ClassicWineTrail.co.nz. 6 7 What’s on @LIVEINWLG SPRING WORLD OF WEARABLEART® in Wellington ® AWARDS SHOW (WOW ) A seasonal guide to the events happening in and around Wellington. 24 September - 11 October 2020 For a comprehensive and searchable guide of upcoming events, concerts, TSB Arena An internationally acclaimed sports games and festivals, check out WellingtonNZ.com/Events spectacular stage show blending The Messenger, Dawn Mostow & Lana Crooks, & Lana Dawn United States Mostow The Messenger, art, fashion, theatre and design. JIM BEAM HOMEGROWN WELLINGTON JAZZ HIGHLIGHT: CARNIVAL OF 21 March 2020 FESTIVAL LIGHTS Wellington waterfront 3 – 7 June 2020 23 – 26 October 2020 An epic festival of homegrown Multiple locations Lower Hutt Kiwi music on Wellington’s International headliners and top- A free all-ages event featuring waterfront. quality local acts fill the city’s immersive displays, live performance venues with soul tunes, cool jazz, and interactive light features. CUBADUPA bebop and more. 28 – 29 March 2020 VERB FESTIVAL Cuba Precinct SECOND WORLD 4 – 8 November 2020 Wellington’s most colourful July 2020 Multiple locations street hosts a vibrant festival of Wellington city Not your typical literary festival – SUMMER food, music and community.
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