Mātai Moana / Mount Crawford Historic Walking Tour

Name: Mātai Moana / Mount Crawford Historic Walking Tour
Start: 2025-10-19T00:30:00+13:00
End: 2025-10-19T02:00:00+13:00
Location: Wellington Prison (closed), 1 Main Road Maupuia

Schedule

Sun Oct 19 2025 at 12:30 am to 02:00 am

UTC+13:00

Location

Wellington Prison (closed), 1 Main Road Maupuia | Wellington, WG

UPDATE: This previously SOLD OUT tour now has one extra time added on Friday 7th November! Get in quick before tickets sell out.
Explore Māori settlements, one of New Zealand's oldest farms, military fortifications, and prison buildings, on a guided walking tour of Mātai Moana, Miramar.
First settled in the 1350s, Mātai Moana / Mount Crawford has a rich and layered history of Māori settlement and conflict, early agriculture, and farming, military fortifications, and changing prison populations.
Today, it is a predator-free paradise for a thriving native wildlife population, occasional filming site, and much-loved recreation space for locals and visitors alike.
Join Kate Curtis, history educator and creator of the Mātai Moana historic trail map, on a guided walking tour full of stories of life up the hill. The tour will begin outside the now-closed Wellington Prison, and end with a cuppa in the historic Miramar Prison Garden.
Children and on-leash dogs are welcome.

Booking is REQUIRED
Cost: suggested koha $20
Booking information here: https://wellingtonheritagefestival.co.nz/event/matai-moana-mount-crawford-historic-walking-tour/

Health & Safety
This is a walking tour with some uneven terrain. A reasonable level of fitness is needed. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.
Please wear good shoes and dress for the weather. The tour may be cancelled in bad weather.