Into the unknown
The deepest cave system in the Southern Hemisphere is in the Nelson hinterland. How do we know this? Because Kieran Mckay went in and explored it. One of Red Bull’s Explorers of the Century, he’ll be...
View ArticleTowards Tangi-te-Keo
Up the back of Newtown — past the hospital, past New Zealand’s first branch library, past the community display-window where the Conscientious Objectors’ memorials absent from Pukeahu Park quietly...
View ArticleMushroom, mushroom
Last week Zealandia published a glorious little photo-essay An Enchantment of Fungi, alerting us to the fact that after a long dry summer, the recent rains have brought forth a rich crop of fungal...
View ArticleThe Open Space Plan
While the shape of this city is a curse for transportation planners, it is a blessing for anyone who even just occasionally wants to get outside, because the city’s edges are close by and full of...
View ArticleWhat to do in Wellington with a motorhome
This post is sponsored by Wilderness Motorhomes Freedom camping area at the entrance to Te Kopahau Reserve. We love telling people what to do. Especially telling people what to do in Wellington. That’s...
View ArticleThe hidden gems surrounding Wellington
This article is sponsored by Ezi Car Rental, your best option for car rental Wellington One of Wellington’s charms is its compactness, with so many attractions within walking distance. But there are...
View Articlethe return of Cactus
Famed NZ designed-and-manufactured clothing and outdoors equipment company Cactus are opening a new store at 241 Thorndon Quay this weekend. It’s something of a homecoming – the company started in...
View ArticleÀ la carless – The progressive dinner by e-bike
Wellington on a Plate is nearing it’s end for 2016 but there’s still a good weekend’s worth of time to get out and about and try the things you’ve been meaning to, but haven’t got around to yet. I was...
View ArticleEveryone’s Adventure
At the Wellingtonista, we mostly like to try the experiences we talk about before we talk about them. However, it’s that time of year when every timeline compresses in on itself, and maybe all you...
View ArticleBike share comes to Wellington
Around town in the last few weeks you may have noticed some small black and green bikes with signage on them. These turn out to have been set free on the town by Mighty Share (a.k.a. MTShare),...
View Article“Slow down you bastards”
Tom’s been walking again. Follow his latest tramping adventure from traversing the Hutt Valley to Kāpiti via the Akatarawa Road here.
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