Sights & Activities

Tours

Hutt Valley tours are available to the Lord of the Rings sites in the Hutt Valley, spectacular off-road excursions or relaxing garden tours.  Some of the tours are listed below but for more ideas in the Hutt valley and throughout New Zealand, contact the Hutt Valley i-SITE Visitor Centres and book and buy with confidence.

Wining and Dining

Lower Hutt has a variety of café, dining and nightlife experiences, including Jackson Street in Petone which is renowned for its vibrant cafe scene and its eclectic mix of ethnic eateries and specialty food stores, Upper Hutt CBD offers a great selection of family restaurants.

The Hutt Valley offers pubs, clubs and cafe's to suit every taste and budget.

Shopping

The Hutt Valley has the most diverse shopping experience in the region! 

Unique shops and products of Jackson Street, weekend markets, seaside villages of Days Bay and Eastbourne, and the more contemporary Westfield Queensgate shopping centre.

Exploring the Outdoors

The Hutt Valley has dozens of tracks and trails through fantastic native bush areas, kilometres of coastline around Wellington Harbour and along the Hutt River, with a huge range of outdoor recreation adventures!

Passive and extreme options are avilable for mountain biking, tramping, sailing, kayaking, canoeing, camping and any number of other outdoor pursuits. 

Arts, Culture and Heritage

Stories rich in culture and innovation are told through a range of unique personalised experiences. The Hutt Valley was the site of the country's first organised European settlement and is now at the cutting edge of creative innovation. Find out for yourself how this evolution unfolded.