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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.

Featured Content / Whakaaturanga Ihirangi

 

Feature: Thomas Ward Maps/ Whakaaturanga Thomas Ward Mahere

1892 map sheet 33

 

     
Circa 1900 map sheet 33

 

  
Link to 1892 maps   Link to 1900 maps
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

q. Basketball, YMCA, ME Deptb. Pensioners flats, Johnsonvillem. Copies of oil paintings and old photosMāori performance, Summer Cityb. Bowling ShieldCivic Centre Reconstruction15 Kent TerraceMichael Fowler Centre, interior viewFoyer, possibly Electricity House Cuba Streetca. Substandard dwellingsc. King Street redevelopment schemePortraits, Freyberg Pool Staffd. Abattoirsb. Ridgeway extensionai. Traffic Dept Cycle Rally - Miramar SchoolCivic Centre ReconstructionJimmy Carr, Funny BusinessOld power station taken for architect n preparation for Royal TourCivic Centre Reconstructionaq. Traffic Buildings Hutt Valleyr. Wellington AirportPort of Lyttleton, 4 May 1899Parks and Recreation - Botanical Gardensg. Hanson Street Flats, Stage 3 Interior and exterior concrete wallsc. Properties in McDonald Crescent, tunnelling in Windsor Place, Drainagee. Extension to Pumping Station, Karori Reservoir, exteriorb. Tips and Spray Plantb. No 82 Wright St, damaged footpath (Mr Andrey)Civic Centre Reconstructionj. Happy ValleyTransport-BussesSummer CitySummer Cityk. Miss CutterPortrait of man in military dressa. Featherston StSummer CitySummer CityDrainage Moa PointThe NutcrackerMobil Street Raceae. HM the Queen Mother ReceptionParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Rose GardensHorse Trough, Khandallah Roadf. Awarua Street Railway StationCivic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre ReconstructionAerial View of Wellington 1947, City, Courtenay Place, Wakefield Streetm. Evening for retired members, Green roome. Bridge, Box Hill
 
 
 

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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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