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Photo: russellstreet, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.Test your knowledge of Wellington, New Zealand's vibrant and windy capital city, known for its rich history, film industry, and stunning nature.
Wellington Curious 0–4 · Windy City Walker 5–8 · True Wellingtonian 9–10
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Sinclair Head, at the end of the Red Rocks walk, has a colony of New Zealand fur seals: more than 300 in winter and about 50 in summer. No pups are born here, because the seals only come to rest. Sea otters, by contrast, live only in the North Pacific.
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Opened in 1998, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is famous for its innovative, interactive exhibits. A major highlight is its preserved colossal squid specimen, which weighs an incredible 495 kilograms and remains the largest ever put on display globally.
Photo: Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Zealandia is a groundbreaking ecosanctuary that has successfully reintroduced species like the kiwi, tuatara, and saddleback into a suburban environment. Its massive predator-proof fence protects a 225-hectare valley, helping native wildlife thrive right next to the city.
Photo: Tony Wills, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Mount Victoria rises 196 meters above the city, providing stunning panoramic views of the harbor and central business district. Its forested slopes were also used to film the iconic 'Get off the road!' scene in the first Lord of the Rings movie.
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Australians also claim the flat white, but many people trace it back to Wellington cafés in the late 1980s. The city loves its coffee: it is often said to have more cafés per person than New York City.
Photo: GeorgeMichaelFarewell, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The Wellington Cable Car runs from Lambton Quay up to the suburb of Kelburn. At the top, visitors can explore the Wellington Botanic Garden and the Cable Car Museum. It has been operating since 1902 and remains a highly popular daily commute for local university students.
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Miramar is the heart of Wellington's film industry, often dubbed 'Wellywood.' Here, Weta Workshop and Weta FX brought Middle-earth to life for the Lord of the Rings films. The area was originally an island until a massive earthquake in the 15th century raised the land and joined it to the mainland.
Photo: Gordon Haws from Ipswich, UK, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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The building was made of wood but designed to look like a stone Italian palace, with walls and floors of native kauri. For over a century it was the second-largest wooden building in the world, after the Tōdai-ji temple in Japan, and building in wood may well have saved it from earthquakes on its nearby fault line.
Photo: Ballofstring, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Katherine Mansfield, one of the most influential writers of the modernist era, spent her childhood in Wellington. Her birthplace in Thorndon is preserved as a museum. Many of her stories capture the social dynamics and blustery landscapes of early Wellington.
Photo: Original: UnknownUnknown Derivative work: Carnby, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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The Bucket Fountain on Cuba Street has been a quirky local icon since 1969. It consists of colorful buckets that fill with water and tip into each other, often missing the target completely and splashing people walking by, especially in Wellington's strong wind.
Photo: Matt Boulton, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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