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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.

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

Mobil Street RaceWellington City Council Housing: Wiltonh. Traffic/buildingsNissan Mobile. Pedestrians on James Smith CrossingSummer Cityb. Treasury Dept, Miss Joy LettCivic Centre Reconstructioni. Tennis courts at rear of churchWellington Public Library: photocharging system, IBM roomGrey Street looking towards Queens Wharfl. Hanson Street Flats, Stage 3Cashmere playground, ChristchurchDetail of staircase, former Government Houses. Reception to American Astronaut (Cunningham), Council Chambersb. Rising main - Thorndon Quay OverbridgePost Office Square, Customhouse QuaySydney Street, Western Accessk. Zoo miniature railwayToscaArtists, Jacquie Baxter (J C Sturm) and Jacqui Fraser, City Art Gallerya. Rongotai Roadn. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 MarchPlan of Layout, Karori Cemeteryd. Mataroa Street (LB Harford), encroachment on Town Belt, taken from Salamanca RdG, Open Day and Official OpeningNissan Mobil 500Civic Centre ReconstructionOpening day of Brooklyn Resource CentrePanoramas - Oriental Bayq. Traffic Buildings Hutt Valleyb. No 36 Roxburgh StNissan Mobilb. Gradall, large machine with scoop on front, clearing a trenchNoel Coward's Present LaughterTrain on Johnsonville Railway Line, Khandallahb. Van no 652, smashedAlana Haines, Australasian Awardsb. No 24 Hugh StSigns along Kelburn Cable Car tracks, Kelburn TerminusPortrait of George Allen, Mayor of Wellingtonf. Official opening of Abattoirsb. Hay Stb. Motor Vehicle No. 558-496b. Slip across access to 7 Orangi Kaupapa RoadContact SheetAmbulance Vans parked in front of the Wellington Free Ambulance building. Jervois Quayh. Zoo guides, New uniforma. Abattoir constructionKupe Statue Unveiling
 
 
 

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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

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