Rough Guides - New Zealand: Wellington and around

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INTRODUCTION TO WELLINGTON AND AROUND

Understandably, many people visiting New Zealand often reject its cities in favour of scenic splendour with the exception of Wellington. The urban jewel in the countrys otherwise bucolic crown, Wellington is by far New Zealands most engaging and attractive metropolis, a buzzing, cosmopolitan capital worthy of any visitors attention. With a population of around 190,000 (450,000 in the wider region), Wellington is New Zealands third most populous centre, but while Auckland grows more commercially important (and self-important in the eyes of its residents), Wellington reaches for higher ground as the nations cultural capital: as the countrys only city with a beating heart, it warrants a stay of at least a couple of days more if you can manage it. Wellingtonians have cultivated the countrys most sophisticated caf society, nightlife and arts scene, especially in late summer when the city hosts a series of arts and fringe . More prosaically, the city is also the principal departure point for the South Island.