The annual Newtown Festival will fill the streets of one of Wellington city’s most vibrant suburbs with the Newtown Fair Day on Sunday 7 March 2010. Enjoy the smorgasbord of music stages, fairground fun, stalls and international food on the menu in Wellington’s festive suburb.
A free celebration in the heart of Newtown, the Street Fair [...]

After a penalty shoot out in the A-League semi final against the Perth Glory, the Wellington Phoenix have progressed to the next round of the A-League. A massive crowd turnout of 24,278 turned up to see the Wellington Phoenix win in a heart stopping battle that sees them set up their second ever A-League semi final [...]

Backpackers are a great bunch of people, they are worldly and happy because they are on they long awaited holiday, but it is how you conduct yourself and you backpacker hostel etiquette that says a lot about a person. You will always live in a hostel that has dormitories, communal lounges, kitchen and dining, communal bathroom [...]

Summers cranking here now in Wellington and with the sevens weekend about to kick of February I thought I’d fire out my favorite things to do in wellington during February.
The obvivous: International rugby 7’s friday the 5th and 6th. Already sold out unfortunately but last year I went down to the waterfront and hung out [...]

The King to be, Prince William, brought the warm and sunny weather to Wellington with him yesterday. Part of his New Zealand tour required him to open the new multi-millon dollar Supreme Court.
About 2000 people stood outside the court to catch a glimpse of Prince William and were rewarded when he strolled along greeting the crowd and [...]

ACDC are finally coming back to New Zealand since their last tour of 1996. Tickets are still available for the Saturday concert in Wellington so book a bed at Nomads Wellington Backpackers Hostel and get amongst.
To get you in the mood here are some interesting facts I dug up on the band and its singers… [...]

If you happen to be walking through Courtney Place in Wellington, you’ll come across a man- a  Maori man wrapped in a purple blanket, nearly naked, with his long dreads and carefree spirit  sitting by the side of the road. His name is Ben Hana or better known by all as Blanket Man.
He has become [...]

Half the wheels, twice the fun: that is the gospel according to hundreds of competitors in Wellington for the World Unicycle Championship and thousands have turned out to watch these World Unicycle Championships.
The 15th International Unicycle World Championships and Convention (UNICON XV) took place in Wellington, New Zealand. UNICON is held every two years, and [...]

So you think you can dance?  Well, the staff at Nomads Wellington Backpackers Hostel certainly think that they can.  The stage was the Mad Travel desk and the song of choice to dance to was the image-inspiring Bump n’ Grind.  Amazingly one member of staff could mime all the words, leaving many wondering how often [...]

Don’t let the rain put you off of enjoying a city to it’s full potential. Wellington is known for it’s frequent windy gales and rainy climate making those clear sunny days even more valued but being here on a dull day is all just part of the Wellngton experience:

Warm up with a coffee from one [...]