Wellington, New Zealand Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

The vibrant city of WELLINGTON is the cultural, political and commercial capital of New Zealand, though this is not what most Aucklanders would have you believe. A healthy antipathy exists between the two cities, fuelled by Auckland's conviction that it should be capital. Wellington is by no means a pale shadow of Auckland, though, not least because of the high levels of investment in recent years, aimed at making the city worthy of its capital status and more attractive to visitors. Most of the city is built on the foreshore and the precipitous hills overlooking a magnificent harbour, fringed by beaches, … more »