Parliament Buildings Wellington

I always have a hard time wrapping up my trip once its over and finishing up my travel bog for the country. Going to try to do this now


I ended up getting into Wellington after midnight from Blenheim. All I really did was go to bed.

The next day was ideal for Wellington. The weather was warm and sunny with no wind. This city …

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This mooring we went down to Fergs Climbing Wall and climbed there till 12:00. It was a great experience and some people found they were better at it than they expected. We all had lot of fun.

Then we walked up to Parliament and had a few class photos (our profile picture etc …

Today we wandered down passed the waterfront and up Bunny Street to the political centre of the country. It was from there that we grabbed our first glimpses of the building known affectionately as the "Beehive" emerging from amongst the treeline. Since the unusual building was always synonymous with New Zealand politics I had come to believe it …

We had an extremely full day today. We started at Parliament where our delegation was able to walk and stand on the floor in the main chamber (where Parliament meets). The students were not impressed and, unfortunately, I don't think a few of them made the connection that NZ’s Parliament is like our Capitol. They didn’t get the fact …

After a good night in the best bed so far in NZ we leave our accommodation at 8:30 p.m. and drive to Wellington. As it is Sunday morning it is quite easy to find a free long stay parking place. I start my intensive sightseeing tour with a ride on the famous red Wellington Cable Car up to Kelburn and the Botanic Garden. After a short visit in the …

... Thu 11th Mar - Walk in to the city buying cookies and coffee on the way. See the Cenotaph, The Beehive, and The Parliament Buildings before viewing the Treaty of Waitangi at the National Archives and sitting in the Old St. Paul's Cathedral. After lunch ...

... . We were going to do the cable car and Mt Victoria Lookout but weather was going against us so just went to see the parliament buildings and Beehive which was actually designed by a UK architect and has had a lot of stick for being over budget ...

... of the Maori meeting place. We had lunch at the museum cafe, which was reasonably priced and tasty. Then we headed along to the Parliament Buildings, where you can take a guided tour if you wish, or just admire it from the outside. Right next to the ...

I've made it to the southern tip of the North Island: Wellington, New Zealand's capital city. Wellington is nicknamed New Zealand's "windy city" and it's easy to understand why, the minute you step outside. Perhaps fittingly, every third establishment ...

... amazing too!     We arrived in Wellington around 3:15 and had a brief drive around the city center passing the Parliament Buildings and Beehive. We were supposed to go up Mt. Victoria, but the road was closed due to construction :( At ...

... journey each hostel got better and better.  Some I wish we spent more than one night in.  We visited the Parliament buildings, the Botancal Gardens, the national museum, Te Papa. and of course, we shopped. Getting around the city was ...

... had a quick visit to St Pauls church very old by NZ standards beautiful inside and then went to the official tour through their parliament buildings. Had a spot a lunch on the quay and then to Te Pau the Number 1 museum.   (All in the day ...

... out from doing nothing all day and hostel not the nicest.....again! Next day we spent doing cultural things - had a tour of the Parliament buildings, then got a cable car to the top of Mt Victoria and walked around the botanical gardens and went to the ...

... of nice bars and shops and quite compact. My first day I took a walk around the town firstly looking at the Parliament buildings the most impressive of which is the government buildings a massive complex completely made out of wood, although you ...

... year (Over 52 knots or 96km per hour) I work in the heart of the government district, right near the Parliament Buildings, the infamous 70's architecture of the Beehive, the National Library and Supreme Court buildings. Every morning the streets are ...