Natural features
Kapiti Island Nature Reserve
Paraparaumu, Wellington
One of New Zealand's oldest and most important nature reserves, 5 km off the coast near Paraparaumu.
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One of New Zealand's oldest and most important nature reserves, 5 km off the coast near Paraparaumu.
The world's first fully fenced urban ecosanctuary: 225 hectares of forest valley in the suburb of Karori, surrounded by a predator-proof fence, just …
Wellington has one of the world's great natural harbours, and a drive (or bike ride) around the bays and the wild south coast shows it off.
A long sandy beach at the top of Wellington Harbour, in the Hutt Valley suburb of Petone, with views across the water to the city.