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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

Summer Cityf. Various old dwellings, see logSummer City - Raft Racee. Inspection of damage to buildings, Corporation yardNissan MobilSummer City, Sun Festival, fireworksMMD [Municipal Milk Department] New Workshop - circa 1920 j. Stirling St, stormwaterWellington City Council Zoo, Kiwiu. Observation bus tourg. Houses and Accesses - Calcutta Stc. Featherston Street - Railway Station, alleged accident 30/9/69, 8pmMobil Street RaceEsther Glen ( left) and Georgina MacKay (right).Summer CityCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Abattoirs95c Adelaide RoadAlbum 1, Wellington Anniversary Day, 1995[CW: People in blackface] People fundraising in costumes in the streeta. Motor vehicleCivic Centre Reconstructionbs. Substandard dwellingsBolton Street Cemeteryb. Retaining Wall, Rose Streeta. Hanson St Flats Stage 2b. Drainage, Duncan Terrace, Kilbirnieb. Electrical Cabinet, DrainageEmbassy Theatre from Courtenay Placea. Abattoirs66-72 Courtenay Placeh. Display Centre Health ExhibitionCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)a. Visit of Japanese Youth Group to Sir Francis KittsCuba MallWellington Post Office illuminations, E Te Atua Manakitia Te Piriniha, Prince of Wales visitSummer Cityf. Briefing, Traffic HouseCarols By Candle LightMiramar No. 377d. views of slip affecting residential propertiesColour negatives, progress, Cuba MallSummer City - Anderson Parkn. Farish Street - shops corner of Mercer streetVictoria Street extension, Herbert Streetc. InteriorMichael Fowler Centre ConcertsWellington Public Library: installing pianosbd. Zooo. MED, Drainage, Wallace St
 
 
 

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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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