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Westpac Stadium Wellington

Westpac Stadium Wellington

This was taken from the lookout point on top of Mount Victoria. I was looking north across Lambton Harbour. The round “Cake-Tin” type building is the Westpac Stadium. Opened in 2000 with a capacity of 36,000 people it is mainly used for rugby and cricket fixtures. Auckland’s commercial docks (although much larger) are also near a stadium. Aside from the metal containers in Auckland the dock yard seems filled with hundreds of new cars, straight of the ships. Here in Wellington however, there are massive piles of timber awaiting export. If you look closely between the containers and the stadium you can see some of the fresh planks of wood.

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Havana Coffee Works

Havana Coffee Works

Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, is famous for a number of things. Its cafe culture is one of them. In fact, the city has more cafes per person than New York City! Havana Coffee Works, who produce Coffee You Feel are one of the more iconic. Sadly, when I last visited Wellington in February and March it was closed on the weekends. This only gives me another reason to revisit the countries capital.

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Wellington from Mount Victoria

Wellington from Mount Victoria

Like with Auckland’s Mount Eden, Mount Victoria stands nearly to the city centre of Wellington. I had planned to walk up to the lookout from the harbour but I was fortunate enough to be offered a lift with a couple of family friends. From this angle the capital looks vast. This is in part due to having Lambton Harbour and Oriental Bay in the foreground. It was a fantastic view point and hopefully next time I am in the capital I might get back up there at night.

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Canon at Mount Victoria

Canon at Mount Victoria

Just below the steps at the summit of Mount Victoria sits this huge bronze cannon. Between 1877 and 1900 it was used to fire the noon signal. The lookout at the summit gives fantastic views north into the capital city. The background in this photograph shows Wellington International Airport. It’s short runway sitting between Evans Bay and Lyall Bay. In the distant horizon is the Cook Strait, the 14 mile gap of sea between the two main islands of New Zealand.