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Harbour pursuits

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Harbour pursuits

With a lack of wind rarely a problem, sailing and windsurfing on Wellington Harbour are popular pastimes. While windsurfers and small sailboats race in and out of Evans Bay, larger boats head to the open waters of Cook Strait. Other craft lie still, fishing lines outstretched. Onshore fishing can also be good, with anglers perching along rocky outcrops and wharves.

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by Chris Maclean

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Chris Maclean, Wellington places – Wellington Harbour, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13459/harbour-pursuits (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Chris Maclean, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 March 2016.