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Top 10 sights in Wellington
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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington.
Sacred Heart Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and of Saint Mary His Mother, better known as Sacred Heart Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral church on Hill Street, Wellington, New Zealand.
Wellington Zoo
Wellington Zoo (Māori: Te Nukuao Tūroa o Te Whanganui a Tara) is a 13-hectare (32-acre) zoo on a hilly site in the green belt of Wellington, New Zealand that was opened in 1906.
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Zealandia
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Wahine
TEV Wahine was a twin-screw, turbo-electric, roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry.
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St Mary of the Angels
St Mary of the Angels is a Catholic church on the corner of Boulcott Street and O'Reily Avenue in Wellington, New Zealand. It is the parish church for Wellington Central and one of the major churches of the city.
Wellington Botanic Garden
Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā is a botanical garden close to central Wellington in New Zealand.
Futuna Chapel
Futuna Chapel is a building in Wellington, New Zealand designed by the architect John Scott.
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Wellington Museum
Wellington Museum (formerly the Maritime Museum and Museum of City & Sea) is a museum on Queens Wharf in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Old St Paul's
Old St Paul's (formerly St Paul's Pro-Cathedral) is a historic site and city landmark in central Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.
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National War Memorial
The National War Memorial of New Zealand (Māori: Te Maharatanga Pakanga o te Motu) is located next to the Dominion Museum building on Buckle Street, in Wellington, the nation's capital.
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HMNZS Wellington
HMNZS Wellington was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Originally commissioned in 1969 for the Royal Navy as HMS Bacchante, she joined the RNZN in 1982.
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St Gerard's Church and Monastery
St Gerard's Church and Monastery collectively form one of Wellington's most distinctive and iconic landmarks.
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Te Ngākau Civic Square
Te Ngākau Civic Square is a public square in central Wellington, New Zealand, between the Wellington central business district to the north and the Te Aro entertainment district to the south.
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Wrights Hill Fortress
Wrights Hill Fortress is a counter bombardment coastal artillery battery in the Karori suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.
Karori Cemetery
Karori Cemetery, located in the Wellington suburb of Karori, is the second-largest cemetery in New Zealand (after Waikumete Cemetery in Auckland).
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Massey Memorial
The Massey Memorial is the mausoleum of New Zealand Prime Minister William Massey, at Point Halswell on the Miramar Peninsula, Wellington, New Zealand.
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New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior (Māori: Te Toma o te Toa Matangaro) is part of the New Zealand National War Memorial on Buckle Street, Wellington.
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Katherine Mansfield Birthplace
Katherine Mansfield House and Garden (formerly known as Katherine Mansfield Birthplace) was the early childhood home of Katherine Mansfield, a prominent New Zealand author.
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Fort Ballance
Fort Ballance is a former coastal artillery battery on Point Gordon on Wellington's Miramar Peninsula.