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Kia ora, welcome to Wellington City Archives, Te Kano Kohinga Kupu o Pōneke.

Wellington City Archives is the business archive of the Wellington City Council. Our collections date from the 1840s to the present day.

 

Wellington City Archives acknowledges the mana and tangata whenua of this region/rohe and the connection they have to this whenua/land.

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g. Ballot for sections, Green RoomCivic Centre Reconstructiona. AbattoirsYouth Council ?Wellington Zoo, tigerc. Street Cleansing Machined. Transit Camp, Darlington Road, Miramara. Ridgeway extensionAmahl and the Night Visitorsh. Concert Chamber, damage by Unity TheatreMobil Street Race95c Adelaide Roadaz. Golf Tournament, Shandon Clubh. Nairn Street Flats - constructionTe Aro redevelopment areaThe Zoo, Summer CityCivic Centre Reconstructionae. Safety Week, Traffic DeptLes GirlsGlenmore Street, workmen pouring concrete from tipper on Lister Truck, to between tram railsPortrait of Robert Barlowa. Accident, Wilton RoadDamaged Motor Vehicle, Jervois Quayl. Mechanical Draughting Officeby. Council Chambers Presentation by Miss Joanna PorrittSummer CityChildren on bicycles, Lady Norwood Rose Gardenc. Black Rock Roadk. Farewell function to Mr John H Henning - US ambassadorCivic Centre ReconstructionSigns along Kelburn Cable Car tracks, Clifton Terraceb. 16 Aurora Terracee. Testing Meters. Testing taps. Karori Reservoir tunnel. Depth indicator phone. Testing fire hydrant. Fountain rose gardenw. Farewell to Sir Bernard Fergusona. AbattoirsBarnett Street, special wk crossing for Jervois Quay and Customhouse Quay junctione. Golf Tournament, Shandon ClubOfficial Opening of the Kelburn ViaductCathedral of the Sacred HeartHataitai TunnelMobil Street RaceMayors of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch & Dunedin receiving a disc of musical compositionElevated view of the straightening and widening of Grafton Road, Roseneathf. views of, workmen, machineryElevated view of Te Arob. Nos 274-276 The Terrace69-77 Aro Street, inside and outsideb. 83, 85, 87 Thorndon Quayb. Steps to No 1 Pahia StreetBotanic Gardens
 
 
 

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Abattoir BNZ Centre Basin Reserve Bolton Street Cemetery Botanic Gardens Bus Shelter Capital on the Quay Carter Observatory Centennial Exhibition Civic Awards Civic Square F G Barker Frank Kitts Park Freyberg Pool Interceptor Johnsonville Mall Karori Cemetery Keith Spry Pool Majestic Centre Makara Cemetery Mark Blumsky Massey University Michael Fowler Centre Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Neil Price Nissan Mobil 500 Reserve Bank Scots College State Insurance Tower Stephen Rainbow Street Race Substation Summer City TS Taroona (Ship) Town Belt Town Hall Tramways Victoria University Victoria University of Wellington Wellington Botanic Garden Wellington Central Library Wellington High School Wellington Hospital Wellington International Airport Wellington Railway Station Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre Wellington Town Hall Wellington Urban Motorway Wellington Zoo Zealandia

Archives Newsletter / Kawerongo Rorohiko

Our quarterly Archives Newsletter allows us to share some of the coolest archives we've found, articles about the history of Wellington, and a little bit of behind the scenes from our archivists! Click here to subscribe
 

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