What is the Capital of New Zealand? | Mappr

What is the Capital of New Zealand? Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. The city is the second largest settlement in the country and the most populous capital in Oceania. It is located at the southern tip of the North Island, near the geographical center of the country, from the islands forming New Zealand.

Where is Wellington?

When did Wellington Become the Capital?

According to some of the lengthy communities in Maori society, today’s area of Wellington is found by Kupe in the tenth century.

The Europeans settled in this region on September 20, 1839, when they arrived here with the ship Tory. The first settlers settled their homes in the present-day Petone, a long-time Britannia, where the Hutt River sank into the sea. The sludge that lives in the area where they are settled is transported to the mountainous regions by the reasons of sellers and floods. The fact that the extreme steep inclines in Wellington today are the reason for the initial settlement of these settlements.

Wellington cable car, new zealand

New Zealand’s first governor, William Hubson’s first capital, declared in 1841, is Auckland. However, New Zealand’s capital moved to Wellington from Auckland in 1865. The Parliament settled Wellington on July 7, 1862, but officially Wellington was not put into the status of capital. In November 1863, Prime Minister Alfred Domett offered a proposal and demanded that the capital be moved closer to Cook Strait, a convenient place. Since the gold mines in the south are also in the works, the members of the commission called from Australia for their impartiality have expressed their views on the proximity of the capital to both the center and the port. Parliament then officially settled in Wellington on 26 July 1865.

Features of Wellington

Wellington has a population of 203,800 according to 2015 data. The surface area is 119.8 square kilometers. The country has a temperate climate in general. The temperature differences between the four seasons are relatively low. In New Zealand, spring is between September, October and November months. December, January, February months are summer. March, April, May months are Fall and June, July, August months are winter season.

Wellington, New Zealand – city aerial view of marina and downtown skyscrapers.

Wellington is also known as the cultural capital of New Zealand. According to 2014 The Mercer Quality of Living Survey, Wellington is the 12th livable country in the world. Wellington is home to Beehive, one of the world’s greatest wedding halls. Most people visit the city because it hosts the Weta Workshop connected with the famous director Peter Jackson.

The food culture in Wellington is complicated. Most culinary influences are also popular with Malaysian cuisine. The most famous dishes are ‘Hāngī’ and ‘Kumara’.

Important Places to See in Wellington

Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city, is one of the most livable cities in the world; with its magnificent beauty of nature, its high living standards, numerous cultural and artistic activities, and is one of the most beautiful and fascinating cities of Oceania.

In the city you can see British colonial architecture and modern architecture together. In the city with many tourist attractions, you can easily reach the city since the city’s transport network is highly developed. And the nature of Wellington is so beautiful and protected that it can not be found in most places. At the top of the list of things to see in Wellington is the Papua Tongarewa, Zealandia and The Weta Cave.

Te Papa Tongarewa