The Old Government Buildings are the largest wooden buildings ever constructed in the Southern hemisphere. Wellington has more restaurants, bars and cafes per head than New York with over 350 eateries. It has one of the fastest and biggest fibre optic loops in the world providing the CBD with high-speed data transfer and Internet access. Wellington has the most intense concentration of software developers in New Zealand. Wellington had the best three web sites in a recent study of web sites of New Zealand museums and public art galleries.
More people use public transport in Wellington than anywhere else in New Zealand.
About 26,000 people commute into the City every working day. Without a doubt, Wellington is the cultural capital. It is the home of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, National Opera and the National dance and drama schools who all perform regularly. Three professional theatres offer audiences a range from alternative to Pacific Island, New Zealand or international productions. In fact, there's always a live show in Wellington.