This DOC-managed, predator-free island reserve at the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound is chock-full of rare NZ birds including the 艑k膩rito brown kiwi (rowi), wood pigeon (kerer奴), saddleback (t墨eke) and king shag. You can get here by water taxi and on tours from Picton.
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For an imaginative, interactive experience of Wellington鈥檚 social and maritime history, head to this bewitching little museum, inside an 1892 bond store鈥
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This groundbreaking ecosanctuary is nooked into a valley in the hills about 2km west of downtown Wellington. Living wild within the fenced, predator-free鈥
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These hilly, 25-hectare botanic gardens can be effortlessly visited via the Wellington Cable Car (nice bit of planning, eh?), although there are several鈥
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New Zealand's national museum is hard to miss, taking up a sizeable chunk of the Wellington waterfront. 鈥楾e Papa Tongarewa鈥 loosely translates as 鈥
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New Zealand might be a young country but it has one of the oldest continuously functioning parliaments in the world and has chalked up more than its share鈥
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Housed in the monumental old library in Civic Sq (the new library is next door), Wellington鈥檚 much-loved City Gallery does a cracking job of securing鈥
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park
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It seems strangely fitting that NZ's National War Memorial should be a musical instrument and contain as its centrepiece not a statue of a soldier, but of鈥
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Closed for seismic strengthening and restoration from 2013 to 2017, this pretty Catholic parish church is looking downright heavenly. Built in 1922, it鈥
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As well as offering lodge accommodation, this tourist complex can be visited on a variety of short cruises from Picton. Activities include kayaking; stand鈥
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Built near Calcutta and launched in 1853, the Edwin Fox is purportedly the world鈥檚 ninth-oldest surviving ship. During its chequered career it carried鈥
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The primary purpose of this centre is animal rehabilitation: all sorts of critters come here for fix-ups and rest-ups, and the odd bit of hanky-panky!鈥
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There's something quite appealing about this style of regional museum: it cheerfully leaps between displays on the local hospital and jail, M膩ori family鈥
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The lookout on the Tirohanga Track has beautiful, wide-ranging views of Picton and Queen Charlotte.
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The only botanic gardens in NZ specialising in native flora, Otari features more than 1200 plant species including an extant section of native bush鈥
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Cullen Point curves around to the northeast of Havelock, sheltering the marina from the rest of Pelorus Sound. A 10-minute walk loops up and around the鈥
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This groundbreaking ecosanctuary is nooked into a valley in the hills about 2km west of downtown Wellington. Living wild within the fenced, predator-free鈥