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Travel vehicles were accessible. Food venues were accessible and service was great. I had dinner at a Chinese restaurant and the service was positive as hosts made all customers welcomed and support in sharing information about meals were explained clearly. Wellington is easy to get around due to public or private taxi availability.

Favorite NZ City but I'm a country girl so the traffic is awful and parking is expensive. Uber was gr8 though, fast, reliable, safe and cheap. If you want top quality Maori Kai the Karaka Cafe at water front next to Te Papa

Zealandia and the Botanic gardens were great for an outdoor experience. Indoors, the tour of the Beehive and Parliamentary buildings was excellent, as was the Te Papa Museum. Some good restaurants around, but can take a while to find.

We experienced perfect weather from Thursday to Sunday in mid-May. We arrived on a Thursday afternoon, and we had a brief demonstration of horizontal rain (I can now say I experienced it :D). The rest of the time, we had a bright blue sky and crisp temperatures—perfect! The city is lovely and very walkable. We went to the tourist information centre, and the person who helped us was lovely. The cable car is maybe a bit underwhelming (you only need to do it once to say that you have done it), but the botanic garden and its surroundings are worth the trip. As a Melbournian, I wanted to see if Wellington's coffee is as good as Melbourne's. He listed some of the top coffee places and explained the difference between the types of coffee served at each location. The locals are so friendly and helpful. People often stopped and helped us when we were staring out our phones to orient ourselves. As vegans, finding good food and a few excellent, fully plant-based restaurants was very easy.

We stayed at the Apollo which was an easy walk into town. Buses to areas out of the city seemed pretty regular. Wellington is a pretty switched on city, with a creative energy and plenty of things to enjoy. Cuba St which is pedestrians only has plenty of cafes and restaurants and the food is top notch. Our favourites for dinner were Loretta’s, Olive, Mr Go’s. Icecream and Creaming sodas at Duck Island, coffees at Pickle and Pie, Cheese Scones beautiful pastries and coffee at Myrtle’s. Some good clothing shops, also recycling shops where there was really good clothing for sale at low prices, good bookstores. A must visit is Te Papa Museum - Level 4 Māori and Pacific Island history is impressive. The museum’s shop is also worth checking out. The lobby of QT Hotel (there’s a golden hippo on the hotel’s exterior) - you don’t need to be a guest to wander in to view the lobby area which includes a magnificent private art collection and a ritzy bar. Plenty of bars with music and Sunday Farmers Market on the waterfront was bustling with plenty of fruit and vegetables along with brunch food and coffee available.

I enjoyed how close everything was to the hotel and how easy it was to walk to the places I wanted to see. The waterfront was nearby too. I did go by uber to Zealandia which was amazing and is a great place to visit.