Experience the Walk
The Wellington Writers Walk is set in one of the world’s loveliest urban land-and-seascapes. It combines a stroll along Wellington’s waterfront with the discovery of sculptural quotations from some of New Zealand’s best known writers. Like a series of intriguing pronouncements – often in surprising and unexpected places – the quotes take the form of contemporary concrete plaques and inlaid metal text on wooden ‘benchmarks’.
On any day, be it dark or dazzling, they lift the spirits and tie literature to landscape.
I love that my Wellington Writers Walk installation, perched on the edge of Wellington Harbour, celebrates my writing with a quote about my forebears arriving in Te Whanganui-a-Tara; it gives me a sense of my whānau, the city and the sea all in one solid beautifully designed statement and I'm very proud of it.
Dame Fiona Kidman
I love the idea of the Wellington Writers Walk and feel honoured that a piece of my work is part of it.
Patricia Grace
Most of all, I love the fact that our words are out there where land meets ocean, dealing with everything the weather can throw at them.
Bill Manhire
Each quotation is a perspective on the city and invites you to meditate as you walk.
John McCrystal in AA Traveller
All action waterfront (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
It's the perfect self-tour for those with a taste for well-chosen words and phrases, and a passion for the capital city.
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Walking Tour for Wellington Heritage Week, 29 October 2020
Sir James McNeish, Joy Cowley, Jack Lasenby and Elizabeth Knox with Sir Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae (centre), Wellington Writers Walk Quotation Unveiling, 21 March 2013.
Photo: Government House, New Zealand.
The concept of the Walk is in perfect harmony with the special cultural character of this city.
Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, Wellington Writers Walk Quotation Unveiling, 21 March 2013.
Along Wellington’s waterfront, the Writers Walk is a voyage of discovery.
TripAdvisor 2 December 2016
Great for children who can try and locate them as they walk along. TripAdvisor 4 Oct 2016
Walking Tour for Wellington Heritage Week, 29 October 2020