Wellington Attractions

Wellington is regarded as a cultural and artistic center of the country. Famous attractions include the New Zealand Parliament House and in the 1970s, the Beehive was built, which are premises of the Parliament. The historic cable car, the City Botanical Gardens along with affiliated vantage point above the Victoria University, the Old Government Building (the largest wooden building in the Southern Hemisphere, now the Faculty of Law University), Old St. Paul’s, the old Anglican church in the main town in the English Gothic style, as well as Mount Victoria lookout are all found here.

A very popular meeting place near the National Museum, Oriental Bay, invites you right for swimming.

As a landmark in the broader sense, Ben Hana called the “Blanket Man” is in Courtenay Place in Wellington. Hana is a notorious beggar, day and night, whether in summer or winter, dressed only in underpants (hence the nickname “Blanket Man”) can be found on the road. About him there has been written several newspaper articles and reports.

Museums

Wellington Museum has a broad landscape. In 1998 the established National Museum of New Zealand was award winning. Te Papa Tongarewa National Library, Hyde Park Museum, which deals with the history of the city, the Museum of Wellington City & Sea, which deals with the maritime origin highlights of the city, and many other extends towards the Film Center.

During the summer of 1979 the transformation of the once austere capital began at a festival-rich culture metropolis with the International Festival of Arts which take place every two years, and every year the famous Cuba Street Carnival, Fringe Festival, Summer City, the New Zealand Affordable Art Show, which was formerly the Nelson-based World of Wearable Art Festival, and countless other events all take place.

Film and Entertainment

The city is the center of the New Zealand film industry. Inspired by Hollywood, the main site of the American film industry is now often referred to as Wellywood Wellington. This nickname has stuck with the city since the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003.

Along with Peter Jackson many more people were involved, for example, Richard Taylor and Jamie Selkirk, working to create a major center for film industry. For many millions of dollars, movie studios, sound studios and facilities for pre-and post-production were set up. The largest of these facilities is the Weta Workshop.

They have great significance in the film scene in the city of Jane Campion and Vincent Ward. Young people like Costa Botes (Forgotten Silver), Taika Cohen (Tama tu) and Jennifer Bush Daumec (Lands of Our Fathers) contribute to an ever greater contribution to the diversity of films in “Wellywood”.

Due to several universities and the associated number of students, the city radiates a young, casual flair that is shown, for example, in the musical diversity and the varied nightlife. The best-known bands from Wellington are The Phoenix Foundation, Shihad, Steriogram, Fat Freddy’s Drop and The Black Seeds.

Wellington is the home of the State Symphony Orchestra and the Ballet Theater and numerous other theatres, such as the St. James Theater, the Downstage Theater and the Theater Bats.

The suburb of Te Aro is the largest entertainment district in New Zealand where there are five major cinema complexes and countless bars, clubs and cafes. Wellington has more seats per person in restaurants than New York City.

Sports

Even in sport beyond the borders of Wellington, New Zealand plays an important role:

The Hurricanes represented the town in the Three Nations Cup, the Wellington Lions played in the National Rugby Championships NPC, the Wellington Firebirds in cricket, the Wellington Orcas in rugby league, the Capital Shakers in netball, Wellington Phoenix football (since the 2007/2008 season they’ve been a member of the Australian A-League) and the Wellington Saints in the National League of Basktetball.