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Wellington

Wellington is the capital and second largest urban area of New Zealand. It is also the world's southernmost capital city of a UN member state. Wikivoyage

Population 216,200 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in New Zealand

Visas and entry What your passport needs for New Zealand
Tourist office · 430 m i-Site

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Harbourside Market

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: 07:30–13:00

    07:30–13:00

    570 m from the centre

  • Newtown Fruit & Vegetables Market

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 07:00–14:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:00–14:00

    2.5 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Wellington 1.1 km, Crofton Downs 3.9 km, Ngaio 4.2 km, Simla Crescent 4.7 km, Awarua Street 4.7 km, Box Hill 4.9 km, Khandallah 5.3 km, Ngauranga 5.4 km

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