I've lived here in New Zealand for most of my life, but one place that I haven't ever spent a lot of time in, is Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington. Sure, I have passed through it, as a waypoint to the ferry terminal across Te Moana-o-Raukawa, Cook Strait to Te Waipounamu, the South Island. But I have never really visited Wellington itself as a destination. When they opened Te Papa Tongarewa, the National Museum (commonly known as just "Te Papa"), I was tempted to make a special trip down from Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland to see it. However, it has been almost 25 years since it opened, and in all that time I still haven't made it down that far again. One day, I'll get down there and do the whole tourist thing, visiting Parliament Buildings, Te Papa, Cuba Street, and all the other famous attractions there.
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Te Papa is my favorite place to visit. We are very close to the museum so whenever we wanted to go out but had bad weather, we would consider Te Papa as an option. I think my partner and I have been there almost 10 times already and will keep going as there are new exhibitions every year.