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Travel

Windy Wellington

By Don Kiselewski, MCC, D.S., Palm Beach Gardens Travel Leaders

On the southern tip of Park, to Upland Road
New Zealand’s North Island and perhaps the most
lies Wellington, the nation’s magnificent view of
capital. Cook Strait separates the city and harbor.
New Zealand’s North and Atop the 400-foot
South Island by 20 miles. incline you’ll find
Because of the prevailing the Botanic Garden
winds and hilly terrain on a n d t h e C a r t e r
both islands, the funnel effect Observatory.
channels every breeze into a Many fine
gust of wind. Wellington examples of the
earned its nickname from original wooden
these conditions. structures remain
History found the area in 10th century A.D. when Māori throughout the city
explorer Kupe landed in the area and traveled as far north as and express the old
Porirua. Colonel William Wakefield selected Petone as the city’s true elegance.
site for the first New Zealand Company. The first European The Government
settlers arrived in 1840, moving toward the Lambton area, Buildings Historic
where the harbor is located. The city received its name when Reserve (also called
the European settlers arrived, naming it after Britain’s Duke the old government Wellington’s old government buildings
of Wellington. The city has spread from the harbor up and buildings), built in
down the steep hillsides around the bay. Today, almost every 1876, is constructed entirely of wood, but has the appearance Travel on page 13
home in the area has a commanding view of the harbor,
however some are almost inaccessible because of the steep
inclines from adjacent roadways.
In 1865, Wellington became New Zealand’s capital and,
despite the fact that Auckland is a larger city, Wellington
has remained the political center of New Zealand, with
more than 40 established embassies. With a population of
over 400,000 people, Wellington is the second largest urban
area in the country. The city is the hub of banking, art, and
of course governmental involvement. It is also the largest
seaport on the southern half of the North Island. It is touted
as being the least populated national capital in the world, a
proclamation that is hard to counter.
With its cable cars and stunning harbor, Wellington is
often compared to San Francisco. However, each city has
its own particular charm. The cable cars leave the harbor at
Lambton Quay every few minutes and take you effortlessly
up a steep incline, under the motorway and over Kelburn

Wellington skyline
January 2021 / Jupiter Inlet Tide Chart

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Fri 1 4:19 AM 10:37 AM 4:50 PM 10:43 PM Sun 17 6:07 AM 12:02 PM 6:36 PM
Sat 2 5:03 AM 11:20 AM 5:34 PM 11:31 PM Mon 18 12:23 AM 6:54 AM 12:43 PM 7:24 PM
Sun 3 5:50 AM 12:03 PM 6:23 PM Tue 19 1:10 AM 7:43 AM 1:24 PM 8:12 PM
Mon 4 12:22 AM 6:41 AM 12:50 PM 7:17 PM Wed 20 1:59 AM 8:35 AM 2:08 PM 9:03 PM
Tue 5 1:18 AM 7:39 AM 1:40 PM 8:15 PM Thur 21 2:52 AM 9:30 AM 2:57 PM 9:56 PM
Wed 6 2:19 AM 8:43 AM 2:35 PM 9:17 PM Fri 22 3:50 AM 10:26 AM 3:51 PM 10:49 PM
Thur 7 3:25 AM 9:49 AM 3:35 PM 10:19 PM Sat 23 4:48 AM 11:20 AM 4:48 PM 11:39 PM
Fri 8 4:32 AM 10:54 AM 4:39 PM 11:20 PM Sun 24 5:45 AM 12:11 PM 5:44 PM
Sat 9 5:36 AM 11:55 AM 5:41 PM Mon 25 12:27 AM 6:37 AM 12:59 PM 6:37 PM
Sun 10 12:18 AM 6:36 AM 12:53 PM 6:41 PM Tue 26 1:13 AM 7:25 AM 1:43 PM 7:26 PM
Mon 11 1:14 AM 7:31 AM 1:47 PM 7:37 PM Wed 27 1:56 AM 8:10 AM 2:25 PM 8:13 PM
Tue 12 2:07 AM 8:23 AM 2:39 PM 8:29 PM Thur 28 2:38 AM 8:52 AM 3:07 PM 8:58 PM
Wed 13 2:58 AM 9:11 AM 3:28 PM 9:19 PM Fri 29 3:21 AM 9:34 AM 3:48 PM 9:43 PM
Thur 14 3:47 AM 9:56 AM 4:16 PM 10:06 PM Sat 30 4:03 AM 10:15 AM 4:31 PM 10:29 PM
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