Pōneke · Trail 02
Timber pretending to be stone
A government that could not afford masonry built the illusion of it in kauri — then watched the 1855 quake hand it more land to build on.
- 11 stops
- 3.5 km
- 2 hr 10
- Premium
- 8 archival plates
About this walk
Wellington's civic centre is a study in making do: timber dressed as stone, on land the harbour used to cover.
The trail walks the government quarter and then the old shoreline, which runs through places you would never guess.
The route
The reclaimed wharves
Stranded inland, and still legible in the street grid.
3 of 11 stops are written up here; the full route is in the app.