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Order flowersSending flowers around the Wellington region
The Wellington region, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, has about 543,400 people (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). Its seat is the capital, Wellington, but the region also takes in the Hutt Valley, Porirua, the Kāpiti Coast and the Wairarapa. Hospital flower rules here are among the clearest in the country, which makes it easier to get flowers to a patient.
Order by 2 pm on weekdays (11 am Saturdays) for same-day delivery in many areas
- 12 towns with their own page
- Rural addresses with RD numbers covered
- Hospitals: ward rules
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Order by 2 pm on weekdays (11 am Saturdays) for same-day delivery in many areas
The capital and the Hutt Valley
Wellington's Botanic Garden ki Paekākā, established in 1868, includes the Lady Norwood Rose Garden, with 110 beds of roses in concentric circles around a fountain. In Lower Hutt, Percy Scenic Reserve in Maungaraki is a botanic garden of native plants. Upper Hutt's Aston Norwood Gardens in Kaitoke has about 400 cherry blossom trees and a Blossom Valley festival each spring.
Clear rules for patients
- Wellington Regional Hospital: send flowers to 49 Riddiford Street, Newtown, marked with the patient's name and ward. Flowers are not allowed in ICU, NICU or ward 7 south.
- Hutt Hospital has a florist inside the main entrance and publishes no ward restrictions.
- Kenepuru Community Hospital in Porirua: send to 16 Hospital Drive, marked with name and ward.
- Wairarapa Hospital in Masterton: volunteers have delivered flowers to patients, according to an archived page, so check with the ward first.
Porirua and the Kāpiti Coast
Porirua's Whenua Tapu Cemetery has held Green Flag status for four consecutive years as of November 2024, and its chapel and crematorium reopened in 2021 after strengthening. On the Kāpiti Coast, Awa Tapu Cemetery on Valley Road in Paraparaumu has a crematorium. Waikanae, Ōtaki, Ōtaki Beach and Paekākāriki are also served. For funeral flowers, send them to the funeral director or the family's home; our sympathy flowers guide has more.
Daffodils and lime trees in the Wairarapa
Carterton calls itself New Zealand's daffodil capital and holds a Daffodil Festival on the second Sunday in September. Greytown held New Zealand's first Arbor Day celebration in 1890, and its Memorial Park has 117 lime trees planted in 1922, one for each local soldier who died in the First World War. Masterton, Featherston and Martinborough are also covered.
Rural Wairarapa and Kāpiti addresses
Outside the towns, addresses may use an RD number in place of a suburb, followed by the mailtown and postcode. The mailtown is where the rural round is based, not necessarily the nearest village. Since June 2024, NZ Post has stopped Saturday parcel deliveries to most rural addresses, a good reminder that weekend delivery is limited in many rural areas. Order early in the week and include a phone number.
Florists also deliver to smaller places such as Martinborough, Paekākāriki.
Hospital flower rules in Wellington
Upcoming occasions
Busy days book out early, so order ahead.
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Order flowersQuestions about flowers in Wellington
What address should I use for flowers to Wellington Hospital?
Wellington Regional Hospital, 49 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021, clearly marked with the patient's name and ward.
When is the Carterton Daffodil Festival?
It is held on the second Sunday in September.
Are flowers allowed at Hutt Hospital?
Yes. Health NZ lists a florist inside the main entrance that takes orders for patients, and no ward restrictions are published.