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Highlights include Begonia House and Picnic Cafe, Bolton Street Cemetery, Cable Car Museum, Clyde Quay Boat Sheds, Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, Kelburn Viewing Platform.

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  1. Begonia House and Picnic Cafe: story on the “Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā” route

    The glass complex shows what became of a private gift the city had awaited for many years.

  2. Bolton Street Cemetery: story on the “Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā” route

    The finale will link the green descent with the motorway and the work of volunteers who deciphered fading inscriptions.

  3. Cable Car Museum: story on the “Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā” route

    The old cars and drive show what was saved after the line was completely rebuilt.

  4. Clyde Quay Boat Sheds: story on the “Wellington Harbour and Waterfront” route

    The sheds show that the boat harbour remains a workshop where old vessels return to the water.

  5. Katherine Mansfield House & Garden: story on the “Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington” route

    Here, preservation became work based on traces hidden inside converted apartments.

  6. Kelburn Viewing Platform: story on the “Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā” route

    The line panorama will become the backdrop for a dispute over who was allowed to operate its new cars.

  7. Lady Norwood Rose Garden: story on the “Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā” route

    Behind the rose garden's formal layout lies the story of a gardening mistake that people preferred not to publicize.

  8. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa: story on the “Wellington Harbour and Waterfront” route

    The National Museum of New Zealand will serve the route as a place where a collection of collections was supplemented by a functioning venue for different communities.

  9. National Library of New Zealand and He Tohu: story on the “Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington” route

    This stop shifts the discussion from government buildings to originals whose preservation is the archivist's responsibility.

  10. Old Government Buildings: story on the “Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington” route

    This stop shifts from the intimate timber of the church to a state palace and tests whether its facade can be trusted.

  11. Old St Paul's: story on the “Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington” route

    Here it will become clear why preserving the church meant keeping intact not only its material, but also its structure.

  12. Oriental Bay and Freyberg Beach: story on the “Wellington Harbour and Waterfront” route

    Here, beach names connect the bay’s early settlement, the city’s public baths, and a skill that proved useful far from Wellington.

  13. Space Place at Carter Observatory: story on the “Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā” route

    The observatory adds another story of a long wait on the same city ridge to the route.

  14. Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui and the City to Sea Bridge: story on the “Wellington Harbour and Waterfront” route

    The finale will link the library, the city center, and the harbor in a single crossing, where an engineering task became a carved story of arrival.

  15. Te Raukura – Te Wharewaka o Pōneke: story on the “Wellington Harbour and Waterfront” route

    Here, the route tests whether a building constructed for a community can resolve a dispute over ownership of its boat.

  16. The Thistle Inn: story on the “Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington” route

    The finale will link the old coastal road, a wooden fire, and the building erected on the former site.

  17. The Trail in Forest Shade (Botanic Garden): story on the “Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā” route

    On the slope, you will see the result of an experiment for which plants were once chosen for their practical usefulness.

  18. Thorndon Pool: story on the “Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington” route

    This stop will remind you that a public place can preserve an act that no plaque marks.

  19. Wellington Cable Car Terminal on Lambton Quay: story on the “Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā” route

    Here you will see why the route up the hill began with a small plot in one of the city’s most expensive blocks.

  20. Wellington Museum and Queens Wharf: story on the “Wellington Harbour and Waterfront” route

    The wharf adds to the port’s history a rare example of shared care for a stray dog.

  21. Wellington Railway Station: story on the “Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington” route

    Here the route shows how a public building became a place where, after a maritime disaster, people had their names restored to them.

  22. Whairepo Lagoon: story on the “Wellington Harbour and Waterfront” route

    The lagoon shows how local knowledge became established not through a monument, but through an official name for the water.

  23. Nearest audio-route stop: Wellington Museum and Queens Wharf — 90 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  24. Nearest audio-route stop: Whairepo Lagoon — 70 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  26. Nearest audio-route stop: Wellington Railway Station — 60 m in a straight line, route Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington

  41. Nearest audio-route stop: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa — 120 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  42. Nearest audio-route stop: Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui and the City to Sea Bridge — 60 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  43. Nearest audio-route stop: Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui and the City to Sea Bridge — 90 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  56. Nearest audio-route stop: Whairepo Lagoon — 120 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  57. Nearest audio-route stop: Oriental Bay and Freyberg Beach — 30 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  58. Nearest audio-route stop: Bolton Street Cemetery — 50 m in a straight line, route Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

  71. Nearest audio-route stop: The Thistle Inn — 110 m in a straight line, route Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington

  74. Nearest audio-route stop: Wellington Cable Car Terminal on Lambton Quay — 130 m in a straight line, route Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

  77. Nearest audio-route stop: Katherine Mansfield House & Garden — 70 m in a straight line, route Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington

  85. Nearest audio-route stop: Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui and the City to Sea Bridge — 70 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  87. Nearest audio-route stop: Katherine Mansfield House & Garden — 80 m in a straight line, route Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington

  88. Nearest audio-route stop: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa — 10 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  89. Nearest audio-route stop: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa — 30 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  91. Nearest audio-route stop: Wellington Museum and Queens Wharf — 40 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  92. Nearest audio-route stop: Wellington Cable Car Terminal on Lambton Quay — 150 m in a straight line, route Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

  96. Nearest audio-route stop: Old St Paul's — 40 m in a straight line, route Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington

  102. Nearest audio-route stop: Wellington Museum and Queens Wharf — 130 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  109. Nearest audio-route stop: National Library of New Zealand and He Tohu — 100 m in a straight line, route Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington

  116. Nearest audio-route stop: Oriental Bay and Freyberg Beach — 120 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  121. Nearest audio-route stop: National Library of New Zealand and He Tohu — 110 m in a straight line, route Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington

  123. Nearest audio-route stop: National Library of New Zealand and He Tohu — 110 m in a straight line, route Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington

  129. Nearest audio-route stop: Old Government Buildings — 110 m in a straight line, route Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington

  131. Nearest audio-route stop: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa — 100 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  133. Nearest audio-route stop: Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui and the City to Sea Bridge — 20 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  134. Nearest audio-route stop: Lady Norwood Rose Garden — 120 m in a straight line, route Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

  137. Nearest audio-route stop: Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui and the City to Sea Bridge — 90 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  140. Nearest audio-route stop: Wellington Museum and Queens Wharf — 30 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  144. Nearest audio-route stop: Clyde Quay Boat Sheds — 100 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  147. Nearest audio-route stop: Space Place at Carter Observatory — 110 m in a straight line, route Wellington Cable Car and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

  148. Nearest audio-route stop: National Library of New Zealand and He Tohu — 70 m in a straight line, route Thorndon: Parliament and Wooden Wellington

  149. Nearest audio-route stop: Whairepo Lagoon — 80 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

  152. Nearest audio-route stop: Whairepo Lagoon — 120 m in a straight line, route Wellington Harbour and Waterfront

Access and construction years come from OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, snapshot of August 25, 2026: database data, not a check on the ground.