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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.

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Feature: Thomas Ward Maps/ Whakaaturanga Thomas Ward Mahere

1892 map sheet 33

 

     
Circa 1900 map sheet 33

 

  
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Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

Nissan Mobilf. Freyberg PoolDavid HallCivic Centre ReconstructionWellington Public Library: Juniors Dept., school visitCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Abattoirsb. Stewart DriveNewlands Road (for Mr. Coyle, Valuer's Department)w. 42 inch SW Main, JohnsonvilleCivic Centre ReconstructionSlides for presentation regarding the possibility of A Consumer Driven Local AuthorityWellington Public Library: processing pictures for loant. Workmen are working on the tramtracks inside the Karori Tunnel, outside entrance to tunnel. Machinery, motor vehicles, road worksHouses in Aro Street area, Scotta. Glenmore StShows Onepu Road intersection, wooden shops either side of road, tram tracks in road. Two boys and two men watching photographer. Photograph of new asphaltic concrete surface, Coutts Street / Bay Road, April 1926k. Slip in slope above building. Damage to buildinga. Traffic prosecution, Ngaio GorgeFace ValueWellington Corporation Tramways StaffJ G McKenzie, director of Parks 1918-1947Civic Centre Reconstructionu. Construction of drainage channels, Wellington AirportSummer CityTe Wharepōuri Street Name Correction CelebrationUnsightly Garages & Signs (George Porter, Councillor, Wellington City Council's inctus)Wellpro [Graphic content warning - Meatworks]AwateaSummer CityNewtown Public Library, Riddiford StreetCapital Development Agency - Santa ParadeWahine IIThe Mayor meets with Cliff RichardThe 2008 New Zealand National Bodybuilding ChampionshipsFrontage of Mecca Tea Room, 74 Victoria StreetSakai Sister City Event at Te Papab. Flats, Kedah Street, Miramar. Housing and PropertyWellington Zoo, MeerkatsUnited Nations Organisation Representatives with Mayor MacAlisterNissan MobilWahine IIi. Hobson Street DrainageStatue Fountain, Nathan Memorial, Grant RoadWellington City Council Tour of Works: Housing, work in progressb. Traffic prosecution, Crawford Rdj. Naturalisation Ceremony, Council ChamberSplit Enz with a Bang Tourag. Traffic Dept Cycle Rally - Miramar Schoolb. Drainage, 28a Messines Road, Karori
 
 
 

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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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