EcoFarmStayNZ Guidebook
Neighbourhoods
A cute village popular with locals and visitors alike. Great walkways, cinema, service station, cafe, superette, beautician.
14 locals recommend
Pauatahanui
A cute village popular with locals and visitors alike. Great walkways, cinema, service station, cafe, superette, beautician.
Cosy cinema with bar and cafe. Small theatres, couple seating, generous armrests. Perfect for dates. Range of showing times, including mums and bubs. Can pre-book tickets to avoid missing out.
20 locals recommend
Light House Cinema, Pauatahanui
Cosy cinema with bar and cafe. Small theatres, couple seating, generous armrests. Perfect for dates. Range of showing times, including mums and bubs. Can pre-book tickets to avoid missing out.
Food scene
Fantastic dishes, warm service. Highly recommend the Pad Thai and Thai Green Curry.
Minimise waste with take-away by bringing your own containers for them to fill - they are happy to do so.
Check out their facebook page - they sometimes run cooking classes that make excellent date-nights.
14 locals recommend
Tuk Tuk Thai Kitchen
15 Hartham Place SouthFantastic dishes, warm service. Highly recommend the Pad Thai and Thai Green Curry.
Minimise waste with take-away by bringing your own containers for them to fill - they are happy to do so.
Check out their facebook page - they sometimes run cooking classes that make excellent date-nights.
Sightseeing
Scenic walks, native bush, farmland and historic site.
10 locals recommend
Battle Hill Farm Forest Park
Scenic walks, native bush, farmland and historic site.
If you only have time to see one thing in Wellington, this might just be it. Fantastic museum, highly interactive and caters for wide ranges of ages and interests.
142 locals recommend
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
55 Cable StIf you only have time to see one thing in Wellington, this might just be it. Fantastic museum, highly interactive and caters for wide ranges of ages and interests.
Modern zoo, with good conservation and breeding programme, veterinary services for wild animals and birds. Has an excellent nocturnal house for kiwi and tuatara.
115 locals recommend
Wellington Zoo
200 Daniell StModern zoo, with good conservation and breeding programme, veterinary services for wild animals and birds. Has an excellent nocturnal house for kiwi and tuatara.
A "Mainland Island" Zealandia is completely pest-free, so has a large number of native birds breeding there, and launching from this open air sanctuary to repopulate Wellington City. Good walk, lovely views, visitors centre.
255 locals recommend
ZEALANDIA Ecosanctuary
53 Waiapu RoadA "Mainland Island" Zealandia is completely pest-free, so has a large number of native birds breeding there, and launching from this open air sanctuary to repopulate Wellington City. Good walk, lovely views, visitors centre.