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The Botanic Garden is a popular attraction for visitors to Wellington, often rating in the top five visitor attractions in the city. [69] [70] [71] In 2023, Wellington City Council reported that the combined total number of visitors to Wellington Botanic Garden and Ōtari-Wilton's Bush reached 1.3 million for 12 months. [72]
The BioBlitz focused on the public using the app iNaturalist to document species in the Wellington Botanic Garden area, using the the iNaturalist project Wellington Botanic Garden BioBlitz 2019. It ran from 3 pm Friday to 3 pm Saturday; although in theory a 24 hour event, Wikimedians were present until 9 pm Friday and restarted 7 am Saturday.
[1] [2] During the demolition and rebuilding which occurred in Wellington city in the 1980s the Trust saw that public sculptures would enhance cultural and spiritual values as the city was redeveloped. [1] [2] The Trust is funded by private citizens, businesses and other bodies. [1] It works in partnership with the Wellington City Council. [3]
Kelburn is a central suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, situated within 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) of the central business district.. Kelburn sits on the hills just west of the capital's central business district and is bordered by the Botanic Garden and the suburbs of Thorndon and Northland to the north, the suburbs of Karori and Highbury to the south west, and Aro Valley to ...
Space Place at Carter Observatory (or simply Space Place) is an observatory in Wellington, New Zealand, located at the top of the Wellington Botanic Garden. The site was originally home to the Wellington City Observatory (nicknamed "The Tin Shed"), established in 1924.
Otari Native Botanic Garden Otari Native Botanic Garden. The native plant collections at Otari-Wilton's Bush contain about 1,200 species, including hybrids and cultivars representing plants from mainland New Zealand and off-shore islands. The plants on display have generally been raised from seeds or cuttings collected from their original ...
Alfred Ludlam (1810–1877), leading New Zealand politician, horticulturist, farmer, philanthropist, and a founder of Wellington's Botanic Garden [15] George Macfarlan (1837/38–1868), Member of Parliament representing the Lyttelton electorate [16]
The Beehive (Māori: Te Whare Mīere [2] [3]) is the common name for the Executive Wing of New Zealand Parliament Buildings, located at the corner of Molesworth Street and Lambton Quay, Wellington. It is so-called because its shape is reminiscent of that of a traditional woven form of beehive known as a skep .