Crime and Punishment tour

Celebrate the Wellington Heritage Festival by delving into the stories of Bolton Street Cemetery.

Hear stories about the gaolers, judges and policemen who were dealing with the city's criminal elements, as well as some of the villains and murderers that shocked earlier generations in Wellington. Find out about the dueling pistol that was involved in the deaths of a lawyer and a magistrate; and about an unsolved murder on a quiet farm road. There’s even a criminal or two.

This tour starts at 4.30pm from the Bolton Street Cemetery Museum, near 26 Bolton Street, and finishes back at the Museum.

Children aged 12 and under are free; well-behaved dogs, on leads, are welcome.