Wellington is the culinary capital of New Zealand. Café culture and fine dining sits at the beating heart of Wellington culture. From brewing your own beer to tasting some of the best coffee in the world, play tourist and taste your way around our delicious city.

Creativity is in our DNA. Wellington is home to the best creative tertiary education facilities and home to the infamous CubaDupa, WOW and New Zealand Fringe Festival. Our city offers truly unique events in a smorgasbord for the senses.

Did you know that Wellington is one of the fastest growing bio-diversity cities in the world? Our city has made the sustainability of our land and wildlife a priority. We deeply care about the well-being of our nature. We recommend checking out ZEALANDIA- an excellent sanctuary to discover, learn and enjoy.

Wellington is often ranked as one of the safest cities to live in in the world, often making it a popular place to nest for families. With an abundance of excellent schools and children’s activities, it’s not hard to see why you can put your trust in Wellington.

Wellingtonians top the charts when it comes to quality of life, and they think it’s a great place to live too for that matter.

The latest Nielsen Quality of Life survey shows 89 percent of those questioned perceive the Wellington region (Wellington city, Hutt Valley and Porirua) as a great place to live, and 89 percent rate their overall quality of life as “very good”.

The cost of living in Wellington is comparable to other OECD countries, and we're rated as more affordable than the country's largest city, Auckland. Mercer's 2019 Cost of Living survey ranked Wellington 114th in the world in terms of its cost of living, making Wellington a reasonably affordable city by world rankings.

Trains, buses, roads, ferries and trails connect the region, making living in one area and commuting to another an easy choice. Being a compact city, you can take advantage of biking, walking or scootering to work, or to your next meeting. Metlink is your go-to for public transport.

With Wellington Airport just a 15-minute drive from the heart of the city, you're never more than an hour’s flight away from all the main centres.

Wellington city, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua and all of the suburbs in between feature a mix of homeowners and renters, families and retired couples, students and young professionals living in townhouses, apartments, beachfront properties. Rural areas in nearby Kapiti and the Wairarapa also include a mix of housing opportunities with commuter links into the city.

You can browse house prices for sale and rent to assess your housing options.

Some people claim they’re beach babies, while other prefer hikes in the bush. Lucky for you, we have both! Wellington has a saying in that you can’t beat Wellington on a good day- and we tend to agree! Our beaches and hiking spots are perfect to walk the dog or just clear the mind. Check out a list of ideal walking spots we think you’ll enjoy.