Wellington (/ˈwɛlɪŋtən/) is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand, with 398,300 residents. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. It is the major population centre of the southern North Island, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region, which also includes the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa.
Population: 381,900
Latitude: -41° 17' 11.90" S
Longitude: 174° 46' 32.05" E
Tawa College is a coeducational school (year 9 - year 13) situated in Tawa, New Zealand, and its principal is Murray Lucas. The Tawa College magazine is called Tawahi (pronounced tawa - he). There are currently around 80 teaching staff and 20 suppor…
St Bernard's College (often abbreviated to SBC) is a Catholic Year 7 to 13 (Form 1 to 7) secondary School for Boys, located at 183 Waterloo Rd, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.
Petone railway station is a dual platform, suburban railway station located in the Lower Hutt, New Zealand suburb of Petone. It is on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, 10.5 km (6.5 mi) north of Wellington, and is the junction for the Me…
The Overseas Investment Office is the New Zealand government agency responsible for regulating foreign direct investment into New Zealand.
Newlands College is a state coeducational secondary school located in the Wellington, New Zealand suburb of Newlands.
The Massey Memorial is the mausoleum of New Zealand Prime Minister William Massey, at Point Halswell on the Miramar Peninsula, Wellington, New Zealand.
Mana Island is the smaller of two islands that lie off the southwest coast of the North Island of New Zealand (the larger is Kapiti Island).
This is a list of lighthouses in New Zealand. Maritime New Zealand operates and maintains 23 active lighthouses in New Zealand, listed below, along with a further 74 Light Beacons.
Futuna Chapel is a building in Wellington, New Zealand designed by the architect John Scott.
The Cuba Street Carnival is a defunct street parade and creative celebration in Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand. It has not been held since 2009 due to a lack of funding.
The Crown Law Office (Crown Law) (Māori: Te Tari Ture o te Karauna) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the government on legal affairs, representing the government in appellate cases, and overseeing the prosecution…
The Carter Observatory stands at the top of the Botanic Gardens in Wellington, New Zealand.
Bishop Viard College, Also known as Viard College or BVC is a coeducational secondary school (years 7-13) located in Porirua, New Zealand.
The cluster of rocks that is Barrett Reef (often known as Barrett's Reef) is one of the most hazardous reefs in New Zealand.
Antrim House of Wellington, New Zealand, was completed in 1905 for Robert Hannah (1845-1930) and his wife Hannah Hannah (1852-1928). The manor was named after the original owner/builder's home county of Antrim, Ireland though the style in which the …
Waterloo Interchange railway station is a dual-platform suburban railway station located in the Lower Hutt, New Zealand, suburb of Waterloo. The station is located on the Hutt Valley section section of the Wairarapa Line, 15.5 km (9.6 mi) north of W…
The Titahi Bay Transmitter, New Zealand's second tallest structure, transmits AM radio signals from a 212-metre tall radio mast insulated against ground at Titahi Bay in New Zealand. The station also has a second smaller mast with a height of 137 me…
The Colonial Cottage Museum is Wellington's oldest original cottage. It is the home to the story of the Wallis family who lived there for three generations. Tours are available to hear about these early European settlers and their descendants and th…