On Stuff this morning there is an article from Reuters in which they tell you how to "get the most from a short stay in the perfectly formed capital of New Zealand". Awww, that's nice of them, but I suppose it is perfect.

Here are some of the more interesting parts:

• Calculate the wind speed over a local brew at one of the city's renowned boutique breweries, Mac's Brewery
• If the weather is fine then a day trip across Cook Strait to Picton at the top of the South Island is a treat. But equally tempting is a tour of the Wairarapa wine district
• ...have a cool restoring drink at The General Practioner, a modern interpretation of a traditional pub
• Cuba Street has its own selection of late night watering holes, a favorite is the Matterhorn in the Cuba Mall near the eccentric bucket fountain.
• A visit to the national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, is a must. It sits on the waterfront in an ugly, bunker-style building
• Lunch at one of Te Papa's eateries or nip a couple of blocks to SYN bar in Bond Street where Hell Pizzas will tempt you with dishes called Lust, Gluttony and Envy.

I have to say the itinerary does include a lot of drinking (which we also endorse) but it all seems to be in pubs (except the Matterhorn of course).

Naturally I've only selected bits of the article, but tell us what you think you'd tell people to do if they had 48hours to spend in Wellington (oh and no car, the Reuters story often mentions the bus, yay!)