But within the gardens there are a number of secrets that may not get the attention that they deserve. On of the secrets is the Peace Garden.
New Zealand declared that it would become Nuclear free in 1984 and the legislation was passed in 1987.
After the legislation was passed the anti-nuclear community worked with the Japanese Anti-Nuclear campaigners of the time with the view to bring the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace flame to Wellington.
This happened in 1994. The Peace Garden nests against a bank that is part of the Botanical Gardens Rose Garden. There is a small covered area with a seat. There is some information written in stone that gives a history surrounding the garden.
On one side of the entrance is a piece of stone that came from Hiroshima.
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