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    Gardens Magic set to conjure up all the right notes

    • 11 Dec 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Gardens Magic, Wellington City Council’s iconic summer event, returns to the Botanic Garden ki Paekākā next month with its free Concert Series, Light Display, and Kids Garden Trail.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Fleur Speedy knows flowers take time

    • 11 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Each Spring, the Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā flourishes with flowers and events for the annual Spring Festival, but did you know the planning and planting process for the event starts in Autumn?
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • George Forrest Glen

    • 15 Jul 2024
    • Friends of Karori Cemetery
    • Keeper of the Botanic Gardens. George was born in Haddington, Scotland in 1849 to William (an agricultural labourer) and his wife Isabella Forrest. He commenced his career in the ’70s […]
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    Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Ancient rimu at Ōtari-Wilton's Bush finalist for Tree of the Year

    • 21 May 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Moko, the celebrated grandmother of Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, has presided over the land for more than 800 years, a guardian for the largest remaining forest remnant in Wellington city and the only public botanic garden dedicated to native plants in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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    Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Botanic Garden completed route improving pedal power

    • 9 May 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Street changes between Botanic Garden ki Paekākā and the waterfront show that more people are making the move to pedal power and feeling safer as they do so.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Gardens go greener with new approach to planting

    • 10 Apr 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • The team at Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā is taking a more sustainable approach to planting by extending the time between plant rotations in the display gardens.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Redwoods get the chop – and the chopper

    • 3 Mar 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Some areas of the Botanic Garden ki Paekākā will be restricted to the public on Wednesday as two large decaying redwood trees are removed from the area by helicopter.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Friday Five: Celebrate Te rā o ngā Tamariki Children's Day

    • 29 Feb 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • With the opening of the new Te Aro Mahana and Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā playgrounds, there’s plenty of ways to celebrate tamariki this Children’s Day on Sunday 3 March. Here’s five ideas.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Two upgraded play areas ready to push play in the city

    • 19 Feb 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington City Council is pleased to announce the opening of two upgraded play areas in Pōneke next week – the exciting new playspace at Frank Kitts Park, and the refreshed site at Botanic Garden ki Paekākā.
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    Frank Kitts Park, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    It’s time to face the music as Gardens Magic returns

    • 2 Jan 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Gardens Magic kicks-off 2024 with a twang as it returns next week with the iconic Gardens Magic Concert Series, Light Display, Kids Garden Trail, and Kids Explorer Days.
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    The Dell, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Wellington Zoo and Botanic Gardens play vital role in wildlife conservation

    • 26 Nov 2023
    • Wellington City Council
    • The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has this month acknowledged the significant contributions of botanic gardens, aquariums, and zoos around the world in their mission to protect wild animals, fungi, and plants.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Wellington Zoo plays vital role in wildlife conservation, IUCN report confirms

    • 24 Nov 2023
    • Wellington Zoo
    • The International Union for Conservation of Nature has this month acknowledged the significant contributions of botanic gardens, aquariums, and zoos around the world in their mission to protect wild animals, fungi, and plants.
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    Wellington Zoological Gardens, Melrose Crescent, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Changing Climate, Changing Culture: Horticulture in a Heritage Landscape

    • 22 Nov 2023
    • Friends of Te Papa
    • As Team Leader of Main Gardens at Wellington Botanic Gardens, Kate Roud is one part of a small team that maintains the plants and heritage landscape. She will share with us how the team uses their skills and expertise to care for the wide range of native and exotic flora, some insights into how you can adapt your own garden to climate change and sustainability
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Botanic Garden ki Paekākā play area renewal is springing into action

    • 12 Oct 2023
    • Wellington City Council
    • Renewal and upgrade work on the Botanic Garden play area is starting earlier than planned to make the most of the good spring weather.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Friday Five: Spring celebration at the Wellington Gardens

    • 22 Sep 2023
    • Wellington City Council
    • Tiptoe through the tulips at the Botanic Garden ki Paekākā! With only a couple of weeks left of the Spring Festival, there’s still awesome events to check out and nature to see. Here’s five ideas.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Botanic Garden glasshouses better off without gas

    • 29 Aug 2023
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington’s Botanic Garden ki Paekākā is the first plant nursery in Aotearoa to ditch gas heaters and use heated pipes to keep their glasshouses warm.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Re-shaping the Botanic Gardens play area

    • 13 Dec 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • The beloved Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā play area that opened in 1904 is due for an upgrade as part of our play spaces policy.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden Play Area, Kew Way, Paekaka, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā play area renewal

    • 4 Dec 2022
    • Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council
    • We're renewing the Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā play area, and we'd like to hear your feedback on the draft design.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden Play Area, Kew Way, Paekaka, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Lost artworks of Wellington

    • 24 Aug 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington is full of public works of art that blend seamlessly into our landscape. Sculptures effortlessly populate the waterfront and botanic gardens, while many murals and installations take pride of place on retaining walls, the sides of buildings and in the city’s parks.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Submission guide: biking between Botanics and the big blue briney

    • 25 Jul 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • Safe cycling and scooting between the Botanic Gardens and the harbour needs needs your support to become real – because of course “just being a no-brainer essential thing” isn’t enough. Biking and scooting safely between the Botanic Gardens and the harbour is something that’s vital for the city, a route identified by exhaustive analysis and an...
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Council adopts Paekākā as the name for Wellington Botanic Garden precinct

    • 12 Aug 2020
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington City Councillors have formally endorsed Paekākā as the te reo Māori name for the landscape area including the top of the Cable Car, Wellington Botanic Garden, Anderson Park and Bolton Street Cemetery.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    • 14 Feb 2020
    • The Wellingtonista
    • A Midsummer Night’s Dream was the perfect pick for Summer Shakespeare, traditionally held in the Dell in Wellington’s Botanical Gardens at night in the middle of summer, but then the production moved to the basement theatre at Te Whaea in Newtown, and things pivoted from the usual.
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    The Dell, Serpentine Way, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Time to make a song and dance about Gardens Magic

    • 1 Dec 2019
    • Wellington City Council
    • With summer speeding towards us, it’s time to announce the exciting line-up for 2020’s always popular iconic Gardens Magic concert series – and with 155 performers, there’s definitely something for everyone.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Prestigious public space awards for Wellington projects

    • 11 Nov 2019
    • Wellington City Council
    • The stunning designs of the North Kumutoto public space on Wellington’s waterfront, Eva and Leeds Street Laneways, Discovery Garden at the Botanic Garden, and the Chimpanzee Park at Wellington Zoo have all been recognised at two award ceremonies over the weekend.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    New te reo name gifted for Wellington Botanic Garden precinct

    • 13 Sep 2019
    • Wellington City Council
    • A te reo name has been gifted for use in the precinct which includes Wellington Botanic Garden.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Incursion

    • 23 Mar 2018
    • Enjoy Contemporary Art Space
    • At the end of last year, we said goodbye to our long-standing photographer Shaun Matthews, who volunteered with the gallery for over two years. Shaun is an incredible photographer whose work Incursion is currently on display at Otari Wilton's Bush, the Wellington Botanic Gardens, Mount Victoria and Bush City at Te Papa.
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    Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, 211, Left Bank, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Meridian Gardens Magic

    • 28 Dec 2016
    • Thorndon Residents Assocation
    • January 2017 – a variety of music festival events.
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    Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)