Individuals and small groups wanting to tour Government House Wellington, please go to the Public Tours section of this page and book your place online.
Schools, ECE, community and family groups should contact our Visitor Centre to make bookings for tours. If you email and don't hear from us, check your junk and spam folders!
Wellington Government House and/or gardens:
- Education, workplace, community and family/social group tour bookings for 6 or more people can be made by contacting the Visitor Centre. We are happy to tailor programmes to meet your interests.
- Government House and the Visitor Centre have a gold accessibility rating. Some parts of the grounds are not access friendly.
- Tour operators are welcome to contact the Visitor Centre about arranging a tour of the house/gardens.
- email [email protected]
Auckland Government House gardens. (All tours are gardens only, we do not enter the house)
- Public tours of the Auckland gardens will resume on limited dates in 2025. Dates and further information can be found at this link.
- Community groups are welcome to contact our Visitor Centre to book a tour of the Auckland gardens. Tours run October-April and can only take place on selected mornings when the house is not in use. For health and safety reasons groups should not exceed 15 people. Email [email protected]
- The gardens have bush paths and stairs. If you have limited mobility please contact us to discuss whether a tour route can be altered.
Please contact the Visitor Centre if you have any questions about booking a tour of either property.
Questions? Contact the Visitor Centre Team at [email protected] or 04-382-0837.
Plan your visit and accessibility information
Learn more about where to go and what to expect on your visit to Government House Wellington.
- Plan your visit and accessibility information
- View a map
- View our virtual tours
Public tour
15 places on each tour for individuals or groups of 6 or less.
Tours take around 90 minutes and include the Visitor Centre, the main house and the garden (weather permitting).
Group tour
For groups of more than 5 people
Community organisations, rest homes, work groups, commercial tour groups and groups with specialist needs or interests.
School tour
For ECE-Adult education groups including ESOL classes
We can tailor a visit to meet students' needs and learning requirements.
Did you know?
Government House Wellington is a Category 1 heritage building and has been the home of New Zealand's Governors and Governors-General since 1910.