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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

Matuaa. Cyril Cole Sign, cnr Stella Gve and Newlands Rdk. Sub Standard Dwelling, 112 Brougham StreetM J ClarkTapu Te Ranga, marae, main house and gardens, 44 Rhine StreetKorean Dance by Chae Hyang-Soon Dance CompanySummer Citya. Tiles abrasion testi. Presentation, Traffic House, Traffic Safety WeekSummer Citye. Jigger, Orongorongof. Warning notices, Freyberg Poolb. Karori Reservoirc. Interiors, New Ladies Conveniences, Harris and Victoria Sts cornerFour women under flowering magnolia tree, Botanic GardensCustomhouse Quay, workmen working on tram tracksSummer CityComing Attractions, A Comedy by Ted Tallyb. Mansfield Street FootpathSummer City, Jazzercisel. Airport, drainage works. Mr Gott, Mr Mole, Mr Willard, or Mr Andy Warda. Upland Road, Kelburnc. Truck no 637The Terracea. Fletchers, Takapu roadAddress presented to HRH The Duke of Cornwall and Trial of WHB Steam Fire EngineNairn Street and Mount Cook, Wellington, [1891]a. State of footpath and road, No 11C Lonsdale CrescentSummer Cityb. Bridge, Broderick Rd136-138 Elizabeth Street, Mount Victoriaq. Malls worldwidec. Sefton Sta. Job 1634, wooden dwelling, unidentified locations. Parks and ReservesReception for Alfred Hill- composerStudents outside Primary School, PoriruaSummer City - Hollywood Mickey ParadeSummer Cityb. Hobsons Gully Drainageb. Totara Rd-Camperdown Rdd. Freyberg PoolArtists sketch, Newtown LibraryElevated view showing proposed reclamation at Evans BayCity Art Galleryb. Access to Archibald's Farm, Crofton Downsh. Official opening of Abattoirsf. Interior of Laboratory at Corporation YardNew Zealand Accountant's Award. Presented to Wn Cable Holdings Ltd
 
 
 

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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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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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