If you’re searching for day-trip inspiration, we’ve got a couple of tips. Sitting 45 miles away, Richmond is worth hopping in the car for. Richmond Mall, Greenmeadows Park and World of Wearable Art and Collectable Cars alone make the drive out worth it. Locals will also likely point you toward Nelson, 45 miles away. If you can only see one attraction here, let it be Trafalgar Park. (But we’d also highly recommend Christ Church Cathedral and Tahunanui Beach Reserve.)