Guidebook for Wellington

Jenny & Dave
Jenny & Dave
Guidebook for Wellington

Arts & Culture

A world class museum with impressive displays, especially about NZ history portrayed in a modern and engaging way. An essential part of any visit to Wellington
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Cable Street near Te Papa Museum
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A world class museum with impressive displays, especially about NZ history portrayed in a modern and engaging way. An essential part of any visit to Wellington
This is an essential stop for anyone even remotely interested in movies. Weta Workshops are the humble creators of the special effects of amazing works such as Avatar, District 13, Narnia, Tintin, King Kong and of course Lord of the Rings to name just a few. Their Weta Cave is really interesting to see (free entry) and includes a video about Weta Workshop. I also highly reccomend the (paid) tour inside the workshop that talks about many different films the company has worked on and allows you to see and touch some really cool props (book in advance to avoid missing out on this popular attraction) wetaworkshop.com/visit-us/workshop-tours
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Weta Workshop
21 Camperdown Rd
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This is an essential stop for anyone even remotely interested in movies. Weta Workshops are the humble creators of the special effects of amazing works such as Avatar, District 13, Narnia, Tintin, King Kong and of course Lord of the Rings to name just a few. Their Weta Cave is really interesting to see (free entry) and includes a video about Weta Workshop. I also highly reccomend the (paid) tour inside the workshop that talks about many different films the company has worked on and allows you to see and touch some really cool props (book in advance to avoid missing out on this popular attraction) wetaworkshop.com/visit-us/workshop-tours
A great venue for various shows
The Hannah Playhouse
12 Cambridge Terrace
A great venue for various shows

Essentials

A great supermarket with a medium range of products.
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New World Newlands
Bracken Road
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A great supermarket with a medium range of products.
The nearest petrol station
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BP
101 Newlands Rd
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The nearest petrol station

Entertainment & Activities

An impressive place to visit even if you don't have time for a movie as the building itself is beautiful and the cafe and restaurant are excellent. But if you do have the time do grab a cocktail and see a film!
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The Roxy Cinema
5 Park Rd
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An impressive place to visit even if you don't have time for a movie as the building itself is beautiful and the cafe and restaurant are excellent. But if you do have the time do grab a cocktail and see a film!
Great small cinema in town with twin couch seats
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Light House Cuba
29 Wigan St
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Great small cinema in town with twin couch seats
The best cinema in the centre city for movies on a big screen while still having a quality cinema experience.
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BATS Theatre
1 Kent Terrace
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The best cinema in the centre city for movies on a big screen while still having a quality cinema experience.

Food Scene

Great lively place with tasty Mexican food and awesome specials (2 for 1 meals on Mondays and other weekday specials)
The Flying Burrito Brothers
182 Cuba St
Great lively place with tasty Mexican food and awesome specials (2 for 1 meals on Mondays and other weekday specials)
A quintessential quirky Wellington cafe that has great coffee, amazing thickshakes and baking. This is where locals hang out.
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Fidel's Cafe
234 Cuba St
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A quintessential quirky Wellington cafe that has great coffee, amazing thickshakes and baking. This is where locals hang out.
Similar to Fidel's this cafe is typical for Wellington; great coffee in a slightly grungy setting. This is a real local hangout where I have personally spotted some Lord of the Rings actors (Andy Serkis who played "Gollum" and Ian McKellen who played "Gandalf") sipping their coffees in a corner
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Midnight Espresso
178 Cuba St
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Similar to Fidel's this cafe is typical for Wellington; great coffee in a slightly grungy setting. This is a real local hangout where I have personally spotted some Lord of the Rings actors (Andy Serkis who played "Gollum" and Ian McKellen who played "Gandalf") sipping their coffees in a corner
One of my favourite cafes. Modern with fantastic coffee and food. Prepare to have to book or wait a bit for a table especially on weekends
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The Hangar
119 Dixon St
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One of my favourite cafes. Modern with fantastic coffee and food. Prepare to have to book or wait a bit for a table especially on weekends
The best beach-side cafe/restaurant in Wellington in my opinion and backed up by the lines out the door. This is where all the trendy suburbanites come for their coffee, quinoa and halloumi dishes
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Maranui Cafe
7A Lyall Parade
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The best beach-side cafe/restaurant in Wellington in my opinion and backed up by the lines out the door. This is where all the trendy suburbanites come for their coffee, quinoa and halloumi dishes
An iconic cafe in Wellington where the kitchen is famously just a set of bbqs. This is where to come on a sunny day to relax on a bean bag with an awesome coffee or beer and a tasty seafood sandwich.
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Chocolate Fish Cafe
100 Shelly Bay Rd
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An iconic cafe in Wellington where the kitchen is famously just a set of bbqs. This is where to come on a sunny day to relax on a bean bag with an awesome coffee or beer and a tasty seafood sandwich.
Best Sushi in town. Try the seared salmon sushi, you wont regret it! Half price after 3pm
Sushi Bi
2 Woodward St
Best Sushi in town. Try the seared salmon sushi, you wont regret it! Half price after 3pm
A great variety of cheap eats from around the world.
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Capital Market
151 Willis St
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A great variety of cheap eats from around the world.
Fantastic food & coffee and just 8-10min walk away
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Park Kitchen
6 Park Rd
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Fantastic food & coffee and just 8-10min walk away
Excellent tacos & margaritas! Organic & free range.
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La Boca Loca
23 Kent Terrace
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Excellent tacos & margaritas! Organic & free range.
An amazing recently exclusively vegetarian restaurant in Thorndon. We can highly recommend one of the excellent degustation menus
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Hillside Kitchen & Cellar
241 Tinakori Road
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An amazing recently exclusively vegetarian restaurant in Thorndon. We can highly recommend one of the excellent degustation menus
A fantastic place for an outstanding coffee and brunch. Seashore Cabaret roasts its own coffee and makes amazing food. I can recommend pretty much everything on their menu but especially the pancakes with berries and mascarpone!
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Seashore Cabaret
160 The Esplanade
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A fantastic place for an outstanding coffee and brunch. Seashore Cabaret roasts its own coffee and makes amazing food. I can recommend pretty much everything on their menu but especially the pancakes with berries and mascarpone!
One our favourite cafe's in wellington, great food (incl. heaps of healthy vegetarian stuff), great staff, great atmosphere. You might even see us there - we're regulars.
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Neo Cafe & Eatery
132 Willis St
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One our favourite cafe's in wellington, great food (incl. heaps of healthy vegetarian stuff), great staff, great atmosphere. You might even see us there - we're regulars.

Parks & Nature

This is an awesome spot that even some locals don't know about. It's a grand memorial to a past NZ Prime Minister right on the peninsula with unexpected marble columns and stunning panoramic views. We had some wedding photos taken at this special spot. p.s. make sure you climb the dome to hear the cool acoustics!
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Massey Memorial
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This is an awesome spot that even some locals don't know about. It's a grand memorial to a past NZ Prime Minister right on the peninsula with unexpected marble columns and stunning panoramic views. We had some wedding photos taken at this special spot. p.s. make sure you climb the dome to hear the cool acoustics!
The botanical gardens are great to wander around with lots of interesting spots. Also fun to access from the historic Wellington Cable Car from Lambton Quay right in town that takes you up the steep hill. There are also great views over Wellington city and harbour from the top
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Wellington Botanički vrt
101 Glenmore St
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The botanical gardens are great to wander around with lots of interesting spots. Also fun to access from the historic Wellington Cable Car from Lambton Quay right in town that takes you up the steep hill. There are also great views over Wellington city and harbour from the top
The best flying fox rides in town! Three lines so you can race!
Central Park Play Area
32 Brooklyn Rd
The best flying fox rides in town! Three lines so you can race!
The slide with the best view in town
Roseneath Park And Lookout
18 The Crescent
The slide with the best view in town

Getting Around

JUCY Car Rental and Campervan Hire Wellington
13 Jean Batten St
Pegasus Rental Cars Wellington
5B Tauhinu Rd

Shopping

Interesting handmade things from small NZ businesses across the country. A great place to look for a unique souvenir
Made.It
103 Victoria St
Interesting handmade things from small NZ businesses across the country. A great place to look for a unique souvenir
A beautiful small, old shopping centre in what used to be an old bank. Be there at 12 noon to see the musical clock open.
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Old Bank Shopping Arcade
233-237 Lambton Quay
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A beautiful small, old shopping centre in what used to be an old bank. Be there at 12 noon to see the musical clock open.
For (admittedly overpriced) but always cool and quirky things are you never knew you needed until now
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Iko Iko
118 Cuba St
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For (admittedly overpriced) but always cool and quirky things are you never knew you needed until now
The cultural hub of Wellington, filled with quirky shops, great coffee and decent eats.
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Cuba Street
151 Cuba St
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The cultural hub of Wellington, filled with quirky shops, great coffee and decent eats.