the hurricanes

1. wellington's super 14 rugby union franchise, based at westpac stadium perpetual runners up at everything
1a. a team with a catchment area spanning as far north as Gisborne and as far west as Taranaki
2. Wellington's great talent is getting second place at everything
3. Go the Highlanders.

basin reserve, the

1. cricket venue largely superceded by Westpac Stadium. Used as a boundary marker for where the central city stops.
2. a large, grassy and genteel place now used for unprofitable cricket games and the odd public event. also contains the New Zealand cricket museum.
3. the world's largest traffic island.