Wellington Sights

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In my city the rain you get

is made of massive kauri trees, the call of forest birds

howling dark oceans and mangroved creeks.

~from the poem Waitakere Rain by Paula Green

1 Map and Events
2 Free and Fun
3 Closeby
4 Culture (at cost)
5 New Zealand Factoids

[edit] Map and Events

The Official Tourism Website of Wellington, New Zealand provides several useful tools:

[edit] Free and Fun

Te Papa Tongarewa, the Museum of New Zealand

Open 10 am until 6 pm, with a late night on Thursday (10 am until 9 pm)
Entry is FREE
Special current exhibits: Splendours of Japan and Precious Metals
There are also exhibits about the geological forces that shape New Zealand’s landscape, the tangata whenua (first discoverers of Aotearoa New Zealand), and New Zealand's diverse animals and plants.

City Gallery

Open 10am - 5pm daily
Entry is FREE (free most of the time but charges may apply to certain galleries if it is a major exhibition)
Location: Opposite the Town Hall across the Civic Square.
Currently showing Patricia Piccinini, Michael Smither - The Wonder Years and 3 Wellington Artists

Walks in Wellington

There are free Explore Wellington brochures showing routes for walks around Wellington city. 2 hour walk and other walks. Pop into the Visitor Info centre at the corner of Wakefield and Victoria St. They will have the route maps etc for free.

[edit] Closeby

Karori Wildlife Sanctuary
- approx 4.5kms from convention centre
- 10am - 5pm (last tickets sold at 4pm)
- Adult $8
- Guided Tours
  - 2 hr day guided tour $40 Mon to Fr 11am. Pick up from Visitor Info centre at 10:30am if pre-arranged/booked.
  - 2 hr night $45
  - 1 hr intro Sat & Sun 11am & 2pm $15/adult
  - Min of 10 ppl for a special booked tour