This unusual rock formation was created when an outcrop of ancient volcanic pillow lava was embedded in younger greywacke, along with red and green siltstone.
Owhiro Bay, ‘the gateway to the south coast’, is the closest south coast beach to the central city. Small houses and cottages are tucked at the bottom of steep escarpments.
Sinclair Fur seals Colony is just a short 45 minute drive from down town Wellington.
The Brooklyn wind turbine was New Zealand’s first viable commercial wind turbine, located in Wellington, New Zealand.
Otari Native Botanic Garden and Wilton's Bush Reserve is the only public botanic garden in New Zealand dedicated solely to native plants.
The Interislander ferry is the longest running Cook Strait ferry service in Aotearoa New Zealand. Interislander sailings are between Wellington (North Island) and Picton (South Island).
Mount Kaukau, also known as Tarikākā, is in Wellington, New Zealand on the western side of the Wellington harbour near Johnsonville and Khandallah.
Wellington landscape further accentuated by Wellington's main television transmitter tower the Kordia TV transmitter mast, which stands 122m tall.
Wellington International Airport is an international airport located in the suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.
Relax in the peaceful surrounds of this hilltop site which commemorates former NZ Prime Minister, William Massey.