What makes Wellington a great little town? Serious question, and not a windup; I spent a day there circa 10 years ago and it was OK but not impressive. It seemed like a Parnell wanna-be, though the cold and windy weather didn't help. Nice views, but NZ is full of that, and I liked the area 50km north of there better (beach resorts). The museum is fabulous, but otherwise it seemed like Canberra with less of everything.