Top 10 autumn must-dos

Autumn is Wellington's best-kept secret: the weather is often more settled making it a great time to get outdoors and explore – or park up in the sun with a craft beer

Eat & drink

Go wine tasting in Martinborough

Autumn is harvest time in Martinborough as grapes are being harvested and turned into award-winning wine. It's a great time to visit and the best way to explore this wine-making village is on two wheels

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Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Autumn is a lovely time to visit the gardens to see deciduous trees turning from green to gold and kick through piles of fallen leaves (before the wind blows them away!)

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Keep an eye on the sky at Space Place

Home to the historic Thomas Cooke telescope and a digital, full-dome planetarium

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A new experience every visit at The Dowse Art Museum

Lower Hutt's art museum, The Dowse, shows challenging and thought-provoking contemporary art

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Experience Māori history, culture and hospitality on Kapiti Island

Perched just off the coastline, Kapiti Island is more than a nature sanctuary, with history, culture and surprises waiting to be discovered

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Brewtown

So much more than just a craft beer destination, Brewtown is home to mini-golf, ice skating, paintball, ten pin bowling, cart racing and a trampoline park. Not to mention some of Wellington's top craft beer brewers, too.

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Escarpment Track

Autumn's cooler weather makes it the perfect time to walk this popular trail where you climb 1,200 steps to the top - but the views of the spectacular Kāpiti coastline are worth every step, we promise!

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