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Panorama of Oriental Parade and Oriental Bay

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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. Plant no 72Evans Bay Roadb. Tanera Parkc. Mount Victoria tunnel, Eastern approachesNgaio Town HallCivic Centre Reconstructionn. No 44 Owen St, Uneeda Fruit Co. large stacks of empty fruit boxesOfficial opening, new cable car systema. Job 2004, Construction of Retaining Wall & Crane Frame, Webb Street Job 2017, Erection of Workshop & Store, Webb Streetb. Service Stationsb. No 10 Mairangi RdPusha. Nos 168-170 Ridgeway Extensiona. Hobart Street and Fife Lane flatsWater Mains at junction: Anderson Park & Tinakori Roadr. Job 7990 WaterworksEvents in WellingtonBurma's Officials on visit with President of Burmaa. Abattoirsi. Flats, Herbert Gardens-Dixon St. Civil Defence, Webb StAerial View of Wellington 1958, City wharves and KelburnSummer City - Sound Shell Concertb. New Library KaroriCivic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre ReconstructionWellington Tramways Damiler Bus, Jervois Quaye. Group, Traffic HousePossibly a Compressora. Chapel, Karori Cemetery - interiorb. Karori ReservoirRoad SafetyCivic Centre Reconstructionb. View of Oriental Bay and city from RoseneathThree by EkmanAerial View of Wellington 1947, City, Civic Centre area (Town Hall etc,)ab. Substandard dwellingsRose, Lady Norwood Rose GardenNissan MobilKarori Cemetery, Greek Valley, Road into Greek Valley, 11 January 1989Town Hall, Cuba Street Extensionc. No 240 Karori RoadAlbum 2, Waitangi Day, whakairo stone carving, 1995Whipping in the Wind artwork at nightMusic Teachers presentation of 100 pounds for Wellington Public Library music collectionBus Shelter, 10 Bay RoadParks and Recreation - Botanical GardensSummer Cityg. Karori Reservoira. Otari Reservea. Centennial Hall, Newlands
 
 
 

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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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