Wellington ; What: New Zealand's capital city - home to Parliament, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa, a thriving film industry, and heaps of other cool stuff.
The earliest Maori name for Wellington is Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui - which means ‘the head of Maui's fish’ - stemming from the Maori legend that polynesian navigator Maui fished up the North Island. Where: Southern most city on New Zealand's North Island, gateway to get to the South Island.
How many: Population is 180,000 in Wellington City and 440,000 in the region
