Wellington was good. It is built on hills and would not be a good place to retire!
We went to Mount Victoria and saw a 360 degree panorama. The airport is water at the start of the runway and water at the end. Accurate landings required.
Went around and saw where we wanted to return to and left the bus at the Botanic Gardens. After we had a cuppa we went around the gardens and down by the cable car. Pay at the bottom. Saw an old Scout Hut in the gardens still in use since 1909.
Walked along the sea front to the very elaborate Railway Station-- almost as good as some of the Russian ones-to St Paul's Cathedral--the old one. This had the most beautiful stained glass windows with quite unusual subjects. The altar cloths were in the drawers. They are changed for each season and the one for Christmas and Easter was embroidered by Emily Steele in 1934 before the visit of one of the lesser royalty. I don't think she'd be our caln!
The congregation were all moved to a brand new  Cathedral also called St Paul's in the seventies and some, of course, were not too happy about it. We visited it too and it was nice in its own way. There was a stone built into the wall from Gallipoli from Chanuk Bair where we were.There are also nails from Coventry Cathedral which had been silvered and made into a cross. It was quite different from the old one but nice.
We saw the circular Parliament building. Again Sir Basil Spence had designed it for shape but not for the people who work there. Sounds familiar!