Wellington (New Zealand)

I have been to Wellington twice once in 2005 and again in 2007. Wellington was not may favorite place in New Zealand, however as it is a city it has really good night life, with many bars, pubs, and restaurants. So if you need a good night out then Wellington is definately one of the best places to go out. During the day Wellington has many good shops so if you enjoy shopping then you could easily spend a whole day shopping in Wellignton. When you come to the end of your stay in Welington and you need to decide how to get to the south island then I would recommend the ferry wich takes you across into the small town of Picton which is very nice, or plane which is a lot ...

There’s nothing really wrong with Wellington as such but it’s not really a place I warmed to. The first day we were there, we went up on the Cable Car, we had breakfast out, we looked around and, it’s just lacking something. I think we pinned it down to the lack of landmarks in the end. From the top of the cable car, Wellington is simply a featureless sprawl. Sydney has the harbours, the opera house, the bridge, Auckland has the Skytower, some less impressive harbours and a less impressive bridge, but hey, they’re landmarks. Wellington just seems to have, well, buildings and not particularly special ones at that. This moves onto ...

Yes, Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.. which not many people understand. Most of the time people automatically assume that Auckland is the capital.. probably because it's more talked about and is bigger! Actually, I was watching Good Morning where they did the phone in to win £1000 per question.. anyway one of the questions was: "In which country can you find Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch?" The ladies answer was: "Australia" ....close.. but not close enough dear! Didn't you study your geography at school!!!??? Wellington has a reputation for being windy, and so it has the nickname ...