Attractions

Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington

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Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington
Photo: Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

New Zealand's national museum, with Māori and Pacific treasures, a marae, a colossal squid, the Gallipoli exhibition with giant figures made by Weta Workshop, and natural history.


Entry is free (some exhibitions charged). Ride the Wellington Cable Car up to the Botanic Garden.

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