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City in Wellington, New Zealand
Photo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lower Hutt (also called Hutt City after its local council's self-chosen name) is a city of 112,000 people (2021) in the lower (southern) Hutt Valley, near Wellington, in the Greater Wellington region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city includes Lower Hutt and the separate communities of Petone, Eastbourne and Wainuiomata.
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Out in the middle of the harbour, this island has its share of history. It was once a quarantine station for immigrants, and later (and more extensively) for animals. It was also an internment camp for "dangerous" individuals during both world wars. The ferry leaves from Day's Bay / Eastbourne and from Queen's Wharf in Wellington City. Only at certain times will the ferry stop at the island and only upon request.
New Zealand's best fish 'n' chip shop 2008
Motel accommodation on the shores of Wellington Harbour, with views of the city and sea.
Quiet, family-run motel in the heart of Petone, 10 minutes from Wellington city and centrally located for whole Wellington region.
A modern shopping mall that has the usual facilities found in shopping malls, including food courts and movie theatres. Once inside you could be anywhere on the planet where buildings like this are created to extract dollars from your pocket.
By bus
There is a regular bus service between Wellington and Lower Hutt.
By car
By train
Suburban rail services between Wellington and Lower Hutt run half-hourly for most of the day and evening. Off-peak services, 9AM-2:30PM, have reduced fares.
By boat
The East by West Ferry runs several times a day between Queen's Wharf in Wellington and Days Bay at Eastbourne. This is a great day trip.
Metlink runs regular bus services throughout Lower Hutt, serving suburbs not covered by the rail network.
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