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The waterfront/wharf area of Wellington City used to be a dingy part of town, but now, it is vibrant, colourful, there are many things to do not only for the trendy in the cafe's, bar's, etc, but also for the not so young, families, and the sporty types. Wellington has transformed this area into a public waterfront/tourist/people place. You can hire bikes, blades, pedal type cars for families, dine, drink, rock climb, go the the wharf musem, go to the Musem of New Zealand "Te Papa", go the the theatre, shop and so the list goes on. The area joins up with Oriental Bay at the Overseas Terminal. It is also very close to Lambton Quay, Willis St, Manners St & Cuba St for the other delights of Wellingtons attractions.
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| | | | Waterfront: Downtown Harborfront Beach | | | | | |
ca 40km around the Suburbs and Beaches, start at Courtenay Place and drive towards Oriental Bay out to the Miramar Peninsula, or pass through Petone, along the Marina to York Bay and all the way around to Eastbourne. of course own car comes handy, but public transport is quite good...its called metlink Leave a Comment Phone: 0800 801 700Directions: from Downtown you can take the bus/car rental to Petone from there to Eastbourne, all around Wellington Harbour...beautiful Drive..for timetable: click the link below, or call freephone. Website: http://www.metlink.org.nz/section10.php
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| | | | Waterfront: The Hikitia, still Working after all those Years | | | | | |
Hikitia is almost certainly the oldest working ship of its type in the world. It is a self-propelled floating crane or heavy lift ship, orginating from Scotland. It was built in 1926 and was steamed out of Scotland in 84 days, with the jib up, as you see it now. In 2004 the Hikitia lifted 100 tonnes in order to successfully retain its 80 tonnes lift approval. Since 1980 is has made more than 300 lifts. The ship weighs 926 tonnes, is 51,82 metres long, 15,95 metres wide, and 3,46 metres deep. The height to the top of the crane is 35 metres. The Hikitia was saved from demolition by a group of private people. Directions: On the Waterfront, between the Lagoon and Te Papa.
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