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Wellington City nightscape, City reflected in harbour

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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Musique Pour Le Roi Soleil, Favourite Music of Louis XIVCleverly Polynesian Youth Festivala. Wadestown RoadParking signsa. Thorndon Quay, WallKarori Cemetery, Panorama, looking A-JC1 towards A-OR, 17 January 1989c. No 59 Strathavon Roada. Glamis Avenuee. Nos 148 and156 Hanson Sta. Waterworks, WainuiThorndon, sailing ships in harboura. Storm damage, 29 Emerson StNissan MobilQueen, it's a Kinda MagicTramcars no. 238 and 260 being moved to the Hutt Valleyb. Alleged accident, Footpath, Hill StSummer Cityw. Reception for Mrs Gandhi, Prime Minister of Indiaf. Laboratory Water Testc. Traffic schoolTāhunanui Beach playground, NelsonCouncil owned houses, 44 Aro Street area and others, 12 Tonks Avenue and others, 8 Alameda StreetCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Miramar North RdCivic Centre ReconstructionGeneral - Southern Coastal Scenesat. Safety Week, Traffic Deptay. Central Library, interior and exteriorh. Footpaths and accesses, various streets - see log bookKarori Dam -Trespass noticeParks and Recreation - Founders WeekendPlunket Streete. Construction of pumping station, workmen, machinerySummer Cityi. Construction of new bridge, workmen, machinery, motor vehicles. Road is being resurfacedk. Substandard dwellings, Queens Drive, nos 344, 346, 348, 356, 11, 9Western Samoan Minister of Health, Fatu Hon Tufugaa. Workmen demonstrating piece of equipmentMessiahf. Woodward Street and environsbi. Safety Week, Traffic Depta. Interior of Tram Barns, parked tramcars, motor vehicles, tramlinesc. Aitken St - Sydney StArrival of Rt. Hon. R J Sheddon (Premier) from England, 1902Michael Fowler CentreSummer CityTrack LevelSummer City - Sun Festivall. Presentation by Sir Ian McLennan, Traffic Safety WeekUnder Fire in Nicaragua and Witness to War, a US Doctor in El Salvador
 
 
 

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ANZ Tower 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

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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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