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Wellington City nightscape, City reflected in harbour

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

Civic Centre - Reconstructionb. Washington Aveaa. Variouse. Morton Dama. Model of building, unidentified locationo. National Youth Orchestra, Town Hallb. No 6 Marsden Avenue, cracked wallCity Art GalleryComedyfestg. VariousMobile substationSummer CityMobil 500 Street Racei. Supermarkets, Kilbirnie, Constable StreetNissan Mobilb. Gradall, Blackbridge RoadCouncil StaffCivic Centre Reconstruction246 Middleton RoadParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: FloriadeDrainage, Kent Terraced. Town halli. Drainage plant Ngaurangah. Central Library, interior and exteriorq. Evening for retired members, Green rooma. De Havilland Aircraft Building, under constructionReception for Alfred Hill- composerOfficial opening, new cable car systemc. Seatoun Tunnelb. Building, RongotaiTheatree. No 44 Devon St, drainageCummings Park, Ngaio, view looking eastl. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 Marcha. Copies of Cartoonsg. Sheep bridge, abattoirsArts Bonus installation, Lambton QuayNational Playday, The Dell, Wellington, 1981c. Boulcott StGroup photograph of members of the Allen familyNissan Mobil 500a. Seatoun Heights RoadChaytor Street, Western AccessPresentation at Computer ServicesPostcard, Giovanni Class, GobletsTown BeltGarage destroyed by wind at 60 Anne Streetb. Traffic Dept, visit of Chief of Police, Hong KongOtari Park (children)Slip above intersection of Wadestown Road and Backbridge Road
 
 
 

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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

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
 

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