A week in New Zealand

Seven days across New Zealand: Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Auckland

One day in Auckland, New Zealand

  1. St Patrick's CathedralCathedral · On the map
  2. Sky TowerTower · 0.2 km on from St Patrick's Cathedral · On the map
  3. Auckland Art GalleryMuseum · 0.5 km on from Sky Tower · On the map
  4. Auckland DomainPark · 1.2 km on from Auckland Art Gallery · On the map
  5. Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga HiraMuseum · 0.2 km on from Auckland Domain · On the map
  6. Holy Trinity CathedralCathedral · 0.5 km on from Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira · On the map

6 stops, 4.3 km on foot along the streets: about 59 min of walking.

Day 2: Auckland

One day in Auckland, New Zealand

  1. Maungawhau / Mount EdenPark · On the map
  2. HighwicMuseum · 1.2 km on from Maungawhau / Mount Eden · On the map
  3. Newmarket ParkPark · 1.1 km on from Highwic · On the map
  4. Auckland Domain WintergardensGarden · 0.9 km on from Newmarket Park · On the map

4 stops, 4.6 km on foot along the streets: about 58 min of walking.

Day 3: New Plymouth

One day in New Plymouth, New Zealand

  1. Pukekura ParkGarden · On the map
  2. Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye CentreMuseum · 1 km on from Pukekura Park · On the map
  3. Puke ArikiMuseum · 0.3 km on from Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre · On the map

3 stops, 1.8 km on foot along the streets: about 22 min of walking.

Day 4: Wellington

One day in Wellington, New Zealand

  1. Wellington Botanic GardenGarden · On the map
  2. Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art GalleryMuseum · 0.7 km on from Wellington Botanic Garden · On the map
  3. St Mary of the AngelsTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery · On the map
  4. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaMuseum · 0.7 km on from St Mary of the Angels · On the map
  5. Wellington MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa · On the map
  6. Old St Paul'sTemple or shrine · 1 km on from Wellington Museum · On the map

6 stops, 5.3 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 9 min of walking.

Day 5: Wellington

One day in Wellington, New Zealand

  1. Katherine Mansfield BirthplaceMuseum · On the map
  2. Wellington Cathedral of St PaulCathedral · 0.7 km on from Katherine Mansfield Birthplace · On the map
  3. Sacred Heart CathedralCathedral · 0.1 km on from Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · On the map
  4. St Mary's Cathedral, WellingtonCathedral · Next to Sacred Heart Cathedral · On the map
  5. Te Ngākau Civic SquareSquare · 1.3 km on from St Mary's Cathedral, Wellington · On the map
  6. National War MemorialMonument · 1.1 km on from Te Ngākau Civic Square · On the map

6 stops, 4.5 km on foot along the streets: about 57 min of walking.

Day 6: Christchurch

One day in Christchurch, New Zealand

  1. Al Noor MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. Christchurch Botanic GardensGarden · 0.8 km on from Al Noor Mosque · On the map
  3. Canterbury MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Christchurch Botanic Gardens · On the map
  4. Christchurch Art GalleryMuseum · 0.3 km on from Canterbury Museum · On the map
  5. Christchurch Town HallTheatre or opera house · 0.5 km on from Christchurch Art Gallery · On the map
  6. Cathedral of the Blessed SacramentCathedral · 1.5 km on from Christchurch Town Hall · On the map

6 stops, 5 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 4 min of walking.

Day 7: Dunedin

One day in Dunedin, New Zealand

  1. St. Joseph's CathedralCathedral · On the map
  2. Dunedin Public Art GalleryMuseum · 0.4 km on from St. Joseph's Cathedral · On the map
  3. Museum of Natural MysteryMuseum · 1 km on from Dunedin Public Art Gallery · On the map
  4. Otago MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Museum of Natural Mystery · On the map
  5. Hocken CollectionsMuseum · 0.7 km on from Otago Museum · On the map
  6. Dunedin Botanic GardenGarden · 1.4 km on from Hocken Collections · On the map

6 stops, 5.3 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 10 min of walking.

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Photo credits

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.