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Street art

Wellington’s art scene is access-allareas. Creative highlights of a city stroll include artist Xoë Hall’s mural of David Bowie on Ghuznee Street (above); a protest against shark finning on Cable Street’s Shark Wall; and Wharehoka Smith’s Jervois Quay mural that draws on Maori design. It’s also worth popping indoors to Toi Art, the new gallery within the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (tepapa.govt.nz); the new space exhibits key works from the national art collection and contemporary New Zealand artists.

Oriental Bay boatsheds

The white and blue painted wooden sheds lining the inlet of Oriental Bay are one of Wellington’s most recognisable landmarks, and the neo-gothic grandeur of St Gerard’s Church and Monastery crowning the hill above makes the scene pure Instagram bait. Sometimes dubbed the “Wellington Riviera”, Oriental Bay also offers the closest beaches to central Wellington, and is blessed with calm, family-friendly conditions.