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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

f. No 19 Rewa StreetParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Rose Gardensb. Welder, abattoirsShiningb. Evans Bay StadiumSummer City - Monster Mash / Fireworks Prepa. Tiles abrasion testG, Open Day and Official Openingam. Glenside: Halfway housea. Civic Square, crowd on lawne. Civil Defence Meeting, Council ChambersUnsealed road and drive access to propertyd. 183 Rintoul StC, Installing artwork, artistn. Presentation of Medals to Councillors, His Excellency Sir Bernard Fergusson. Council Chambersj. Drainage, Cockburn Street, KilbirnieCivic Centre ReconstructionCOVID 19 Level 3, Southern Suburbsf. Streetscape, Hobart Street, MiramarGaleforce Dance, Storming the World!Summer City poster, Mardi Grast. Lombard Street parking building from Manners Street end of Cornhill St. views of excavation. Petherick Cr, pensioner flat dev. Ironside Rd-Pinewood Tourist flats. 33 Hanover St-proposed flatsHouses in Aro Street area, ScottNissan Mobil 500Civic Centre ReconstructionMobil Street RaceMobil Street RaceDry, White and Friendly, Chartered Accountants and Exhibition Basketballa. Bowls, Mount Victoria ClubQueen, It's a Kinda Magicd. Waterloo Quay, drainage joba. Women's hockey game in progressCivic Centre ReconstructionWar Memorial, Sugarloaf HillGrainger Street, South facingag. Footpaths - various streets. Lombard Street Parking building from Manners StUnited Kingdom Pavilion at the Centennial ExhibitionWar Memorial: baseDanny BhoyPanoramas - HarbourCivic Centre ReconstructionSummer CityRegent Street Scheme (view 2) Newtown (for City Valuer)af. New Council in Sessioni. Traffic, Liardet StRear view mirror attached to exterior of tramb. No 35 Mount Pleasant Roadf. Bridge, Box HillKarori Cemetery, JC2 Baby's plotSummer City
 
 
 

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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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