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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

Wellington Show Buildings Site, Circa 1928Civic Centre Reconstructionad. Substandard dwellings. see log bookMatuaNissan Mobil 500m. House Frontages, Tinakori Rd-Park Std. Onslow Water Tank, re-lining of interiorSummer Cityb. Oriental Parade, footpathCivic Centre - ReconstructionCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)Municipal Association ExecutiveTake Me Home, The Music and Life of John Denverh. Newtown Flats, Official Openinga. Footpath, Johnsonville Road, JohnsonvilleSeatoun WharfTweet, Reminder to Pōneke during Covid-19TEV Wahine, Interior public roomsf. Wilton Road tunneld. Houses and accesses, Liardet StreetNewtown Public Library, Riddiford StreetNissan Mobil 500Civic Centre ReconstructionGeneral - Southern Coastal Scenesd. Featherston Sty. Substandard dwellings-see log bookk. Clay Bank - Botanic Garden, rose gardend. Right hand side of 2 of 2 PanoramasCivic Centre ReconstructionMad ForestCivic Centre ReconstructionTurning Point, 290 Cuba Street, Te AroSummer City, water fightSenator Connolly, USAa. Salamanca Road (Mrs Hindle)a. Various old dwellings, see logv. Reception, Colombo Plan StudentsElvisc. Bridge, Box HillElevated view of Bathing Beach, Evans Baya. No 172 Oriental ParadeSummer CityDraculaWellington East Girls College swimming pool, children playinga. No 187 Newlands Roadaa. Safety Week, Traffic DeptCity Scapes - Mount VictoriaCourtenay Place, South facingc. No 22 Brooklyn Road, sewer overflow in and around houseArohanui, The Greatest Love
 
 
 

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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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