Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand and has a population of 450 000. Situated at the bottom of the North Island, its central position allows easy access to the rest of New Zealand.
Wellington is the cultural capital of New Zealand. It is the home of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, National Opera and the National Dance and Drama schools who all perform regularly. It is also home to New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa. With over 350 eateries, Wellington has more restaurants, bars and cafes per head than New York.
Central Wellington is only 2 kilometres in diameter; you can walk from one side to the other in under 20 minutes. Nestled between the port and the green hills behind, nearly all Wellington residents live within 3 km of the sea.
The Wellington region has a temperate climate, with moderate rainfall, relatively mild daytime temperatures, and infrequent frosts. The region tends to get low rainfall in the summer and high rainfall in the winter
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