Wellington

First stop in New Zealand, the capital city, population 200,000 and known as Windy Welly (thankfully we read the comment in the guide book about YouTube landings at the airport after we had arrived). As well as the cricket we saw a few of the key sites of Wellington including dolphins in the harbour, the “cable car”, botanical gardens, waterfront and the “beehive” parliament building. The beehive was designed by British architect, Sir Basil Spence who also designed Coventry Cathedral and, like marmite (and of course vegimite), is either loved or hated.