Skip to content

Panorama of Oriental Parade and Oriental Bay

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

c. Hobsons Gully Drainagel. Streetscape, looking down Featherstone Street towards Lambton Quayaf. Safety Week, Traffic DeptTennis Courts at Days Bay .g. Accident, The Terracef. Kinney Strainer - WainuiSummer Citya. Cottleville TerraceJoseph Stoddartc. Taranaki - Buckle Streetsb. Melrose Tipa. Car Park, Jervois QuayWilliam Clauson, Dinah Priestley and unidentified female musiciana. Contract No. 2017, Erection of Workshop & Store, Webb Streetc. Karori Reservoir area, workmen installing pipesd. Recording instrumentsCity Scapesd. Large concrete pipe being laid in a trench. Workmen are using a digger to dig the trench and load soil into the back of a truck . Contractor is C R Quinnb. Car Park, Jervois QuayOnce Were Warriorsb. Footpath, Johnsonville Road, JohnsonvilleParades, Mayor Sir Michael Fowler outside MOBCuba Mall, The Oaks Complexc. Onslow Collegea. Floating dock, Aotea Quaybi. Substandard dwellingse. Workman pointing out damage to road surfaceRubbish tip at Kaitoke and Judgefordd. Construction of runway, drainage, AirportPanoramas - Oriental BayMichael Fowler Centre Concertse. Slip - Valley Streetc. Town plannerMichael Fowler Centre, illuminated at nightb. Wall, Dixon Streetaa. Safety Week, Traffic Deptc. Burma Road Tip, Drainagea. Hobart Street and Fife Lane flatsParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Rose Gardense. View from steps of Parliament HouseArtists, Jacquie Baxter (J C Sturm) and Jacqui Fraser, City Art Gallerybe. Shandon Golf Club'Coffee Date', Felix Cafe, cnr Wakefield and Cuba Streetsf. Streetworks, Taranaki Streetck. Safety Week, Traffic Deptd. Abattoirs, details of conveyor systeme. Hobson Street Drainageo. Visit of Deputy Chief Constable of Gloucestershire (Mr Copping), Mayoral Receptionb. Airport Pedestrian Subway, Coutts Streeta. Pedestrian Access, 4-6 Aplin Terrace, Ngaio
 
 
 

Browse by Place / Tirotiro-a-Wāhi

Open map widget

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
 

Social Media / Pae Pāpāho Pāpori  

We're active on social media! You can follow us on the below links for a look at the work we do and the cool archives we find in the collection

 

Facebook icon Facebook
Instagram Icon Instagram
 

If you are looking for building plans, building permits or consents, please use our