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Categories on this page: Bicycle Sites, Boat Launch Sites, Child Friendly Eco-Sites, Environmental Centres, Fair Trade, Great Views, Information Centres, Major Public Transport Stops, Museums, Native Flora, Organic Produce, Parkland, Pedestrian Zones, Traditional Ways of Life, Water Features, and Waterfront Parks.
Bicycle Sites- Mount Victoria, Tangi-te-keo [M10]
A myriad of tracks run through the Town Belt around Mt Vic.
- Mount Victoria, Tangi-te-keo [M10]
Boat Launch Sites
- Chaffers Bay Marina [K6]
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Phone: 382 9300
- Clyde Quay Boat Harbour [K6]
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Phone: 385 4900
Child Friendly Eco-Sites
Environmental Centres- Forest & Bird [H9]
An active, successful New Zealand based conservation organisation. Since 1923 they have fought for the protection of New Zealand’s native forests, threatened species, marine heritage, and a better environment.
Address: 172 Taranaki Street, Wellington City
- Wellington Peace & Environment Centre [H9]
Home of many of Wellington’s environment, conservation, and peace groups; including ECO, WRAG, and PMA.
Contact: Katy Brown
Phone: 385 6728
Fax: 385 7545
Address: Top floor, 126 Vivian Street, Central City
Postal Address: PO Box 11 964, Wellington
Fair Trade- Trade Aid, Wellington [H7]
This New Zealand non-for-profit organisation has been fairly and ethically trading products from around the world for 25 years.
Phone: 385 4498
Address: 74 Cuba Mall, Central City
Great Views- Mount Victoria, Tangi-te-keo [M10]
At 196 m the summit offers great 360° views of the city and harbour. A memorial to American Antarctic explorer Richard Byrd is near the summit carpark.
Information Centres- Information Centre [I6]
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Phone: 801 4000
Address: 101 Wakefield Street, Wellington City
Major Public Transport Stops- Courtenay Place [J8]
Major bus stop.
Museums- Te Papa [J7]
The Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa.
Find yourself eye to eye with New Zealand’s past, present, and future. Go on a bush walk. Experience Te Marae—a living contemporary marae, or you can recklessly catapult yourself on a simulated ride into the future.
(Correctly pronounced Teh Papa.)
Phone: 381 7000
Fax: 381 7070
E-Mail:
Address: Cable Street, Wellington City
Postal Address: PO Box 467, Wellington
- Te Papa [J7]
Native Flora- Te Papa’s Bush City [J7]
A recreated habitat island within Te Papa offering a ‘short walk in the New Zealand bush’. Fabricated sections of native rocky landform are overplanted with indigenous flora. Most of these plants would have been seen on the Wellington waterfront 200 years ago.
See also Museums entry.
Organic Produce- Commonsense Organics [J8]
Organic food from around New Zealand including fruits, vegetables, and meats; all labelled according to its ‘organicness’.
Half a block from New World Chaffers Street, free parking on forecourt.
Phone: 384 3314
Address: 260 Wakefield Street, Central City
Parkland
Pedestrian Zones- Courtenay Place [J8]
Major bus stop.
- Cuba Mall [H8]
Car-free shopping mall featuring our classic bucket fountain and a small kids play area.
- Manners Mall [H7]
Car-free shopping.
Traditional Ways of Life- Mount Victoria, Tangi-te-keo
Was named after the soul of the taniwha Whataitai, which flew to the top of the mount in the form of a bird and proceeded to tangi (weep and mourn). Many of the tangata whenua sites can be seen from here.
- Te Aro Park (Pigeon Park) [I7]
This area was formerly Te Aro Kāinga (village), first established by the Ngāti Mutanga tribe of Taranaki in 1824. It was later jointly occupied by Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāti Haumia. A stream and marshy area close by was an important food source but the 1855 earthquake uplifted the area and led to the draining of the marsh which resulted in the loss of this major food source. The village dwindled and in 1870 most of the land was sold to extend Taranaki Street.
- Te Marae O Te Papa Tongarewa [J7]
A living, contemporary, marae operating within Te Papa. Here you can share in ceremonies and experience the vibrancy and warmth of the Māori culture.
See also Museums entry.
Water Features- Cuba Mall [H8]
Car-free shopping mall featuring our classic bucket fountain and a small kids play area.
- Oriental Bay Fountain [N7]
- Schools of Architecture & Design [H9]
This avant-garde building combines the Victoria University of Wellington’s (VUWs) School of Architecture and Wellington Polytechnic’s School of Design.
Address: 139 Vivian Street, Wellington City
- Te Aro Park (Pigeon Park) [I7]
Waterfront Parks- Chaffers Park [K7]
An unofficial park until the Council decides whether to accede to people’s wishes or cover it with apartments.
- Chaffers Park [K7]
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