Wellington, New Zealand — a utopia that has been nicknamed “Silicon Welly" — is recruiting tech-world candidates from around the globe. One expat tells why she made the move.

Lambton Quay, Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell. By Kate Green of RNZ. Wellington is New Zealand’s most walkable city, new research says. A University of Canterbury paper titled “The x-minute ...

A sculpture of an eagle from the Hobbit films, ridden by the wizard Gandalf, hangs over the food court area of Wellington Airport, in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, May 5, 2025.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — As tens of thousands of marchers crowded the streets in New Zealand's capital Wellington on Tuesday, the throng of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a ...