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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

b. Rose garden, Botanic GardenRisdonSummer Cityc. Zoo - viewsb. Views of single storey dwelling on the corner of Darwin Street and Chamberlain StreetCivic Centre Reconstructionj. Rugby, Martin Luckie ParkFull coverage of all sides of G P O, Panama Street, G P O footpath, streetscape, Featherston Street, G P O footpathMobil 500 Street Race ticketKupe Statue Unveilingb. Houghton Bay RoadThe Ten Tenors, "Mum's The Word" World TourDiedre Irons, Wilfred Simenauer, Frank Gurrb. No 135 Miramar North Roadf. Melrose SubdivisionSummer City - Holmes Judge Dance ShowCourtenay Place, illuminated at nightg. No 294-296 Lambton Quayb. Workman digging trencha. No 88 Jubilee Roada. Footpath no. 53-59 Mairangi RdDr Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury & Mayor, receptionDestructor, Wellington Corporation Yard, Clyde QuayCable Car Lanec. Drainage & Waterworks Drawing OfficesNissan Mobil 500b. Slip, 114 Ohiro Road, BrooklynPhoto of the Mayor and members of Tawa Flat Borough Councilb. No 157 Onslow RdLiving ColourKarori Library, Spinning DemonstrationSummer CitySummer City - Sun Festival Bannersb. Mr K Boyden, Broadcasting House. Messines Rd Reservoirc. New dog pound, Moa Pointad. 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 flatsb. Footpath, Kemp St, Kotuku Flats (builders OVL)View of Khandallahe. Interior of Airport TerminalMichael Fowler Centre ConcertsNissan Mobilq. Storm Damage, Emerson Street, Berhampore.Michael Fowler Centre ConcertsPortrait of Samuel Brown, CouncillorSummer CityElevated view of Kaiwharawhara and surroundsG, Open Day and Official OpeningCivic Centre Reconstructionn. Inspection of damage to buildings, Corporation yardAl Murray, The Pub Landlord
 
 
 

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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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