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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

a. Streetscape, Webb Streetd. Brooklyn LibraryCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Midland Hotel, Lambton QuayWellington New Zealandf. Looking east from Cuba Street to Taranaki Street intersection. Workmen are using an asphalt laying machine to re surface the roadd. Exterior of pumping stationStaff of the Wellington City Corporation, Electrical Lighting Department, Head OfficePortrait of Martin Chapman, Councillord. Streetscapea. NewlandsAir Marshall Sir Davis Barnett, with Mayor KittsNissan Mobila. No 16 Beere Haven RoadBishop parkCivic Centre Reconstructionaf. Safety Week, Traffic Deptb. Gordon Placek. Cuba Street, Rear entrancesCivic Centre Reconstructionj. Kaitokec. No 18 Crieff StreetCivic Centre Reconstructionb. No 120 Glenmore Streetr. Orongorongoc. Reception for Mrs Gandhi, Prime Minister of IndiaFire Brigade; Portrait of a firemanParks and Recreation - Summer City ProgrammesSummer CityElevated view of the Thorndon Railway Yard Reclamationl. Demolition, Kings Chambers. No 18 Mein St. No 18 St Michael's Cresb. Inspector Oakley, Luminous Jacket, Stewart Dawson's cornerc. Storm damage, Ridgeway subdivisionMichael Fowlerb. Streetscape, corner of Cable and Chaytor StreetIntersection with Oriental Parade. Road improvements are in progressLeyland Leopard Mark II, outside Beehiveb. Timber yard, Corporation YardCivic Centre Reconstructionc. No 44 Owen St, Uneeda Fruit Cog. FlatsCivic Centre Reconstructionah. Tulip Sunday, Botanic Gardeni. View from KhandallahWellington Public Library: photocharging systemFestival of the Arts, musical productionc. Sand on Hutt Roadbz. Safety Week, Traffic Dept2, 4, 6 Evelyn Place: vandalised housesb. Abattoirs
 
 
 

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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

Archives Newsletter / Kawerongo Rorohiko

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