Wellington - The "cool" capital

Wellington is Cool with a capital C! Wellington has been named the 4th top city in the world by Lonely Planet - and one of the top places to visit!

Our home city is an amazing place to visit with many world class attractions, restaurants and theatres. We have listed below the main attractions that we think you might like to visit. It would be impossible to list all the cafés, bars and restaurants in Wellington but you will not be able to miss them as we have more per capita here than in New York!

To help you decide on a good restaurant or cocktail bar Elena has shared some of her favourites.

Wellington city is very compact and easy to walk around to take in the sights, the food and the shopping.

Check out the links and have fun planning your stay. Feel free to ask us to comment on you proposed itinerary.

Go to this helpful site to find out what to do in Wellington and to plan your itinerary of things to see and places to go.

Events happening through out 2012 – there are too many to list but here’s some stand out events you will not want to miss:

- New Zealand International Film Festival – 27 July to 12 August 2012

- Wellington on a Plate –  August 2012

- World of WearableArt – 27 September  - 10 October 2012

- over the course of the year there is also: theatre; opera; orchestra, art galleries, ballet and more ...

Enhance your stay with a day trip to one of the other fabulous regions of New Zealand:

Marlborough - South Wairarapa - Kāpiti Coast

Updated June 2012