Text: Wild Wellington Ngā Taonga Taiao waterfront walk. Book on the right, Wellington harbour in the background

Wild Wellington Ngā Taonga Taiao waterfront walk

A waterfront guided walk by Michael Szabo, author of ‘Wild Wellington Ngā Taonga Taiao: A guide to the wildlife and wild places of Te Upoko-o-te-Ika’.

Experience the Wellington waterfront with wildlife expert Michael Szabo, who will highlight the nature encounters you can expect at this time of year. The hour-long walk will start at 11am from the Len Lye Water Whirler sculpture near Frank Kitts Park and end at Te Papa’s Bush City.

In the event of bad weather, a presentation covering the stops will take place at Te Papa, and registered attendees will be notified in advance. Meet 15 minutes prior.

Health & Safety

A volunteer from Te Papa Press will be present during the event. Please contact the event host for more health & safety information. Please wear good shoes and dress for the weather.

Location
Len Lye Water Whirler sculpture near Frank Kitts Park, Wellington

Regions

Wellington CBD
Wellington

Tags

Walking Tour
Talk
Accessible

Event times

11am-12pm Mon 26 Oct


Booking requiredFree

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Event hosts

Te Papa Press

Te Papa Press is the publishing arm of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. It creates popular, highly respected and award-winning books about the art, culture and natural world of Aotearoa New Zealand, for readers everywhere.

Email: tepapapress@tepapa.govt.nz

Website: https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/about/te-papa-press

Michael Szabo

Michael Szabo is the author of Wild Wellington Ngā Taonga Taiao and Native Birds of Aotearoa, editor of Birds New Zealand magazine, a Wilderness magazine columnist, and writes on environmental issues for Greenpeace Aotearoa.