Nau mai, haere mai. Trace the footsteps of Carmen through the streets she shaped and the lives she touched in Pōneke Wellington. A city she transformed with glamour, grit, and unapologetic pride. From the late 1960s to 1980, Carmen lit up Wellington with around a dozen businesses, including a cabaret, coffee lounges, brothels, tearooms, and second-hand curio shops.

Link to the digital walking tour : https://arcg.is/1nrmqT0

About this self-guided digital walking tour: Carmen Rupe’s Wellington: Walk with a Legend is produced by Wellington City Archives in collaboration with  Pride NZ  and  Walk Tours NZ . It draws on material held by  Wellington City Archives , alongside audio interviews, online resources, and Carmen’s autobiography, Carmen: My Life, as told to Paul Martin. Generative AI has been used in the creation of some of the map elements.

Accessibility: Walking around the inner city on public footpaths.