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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

Nissan MobilNissan MobilSummer CityCivic Centre - Reconstructionf. Japanese Lily, Botanical Gardensz. Footpaths, Roadways, ManholesEntrance to Brooklyn Resource Centreb. Power stations, Onslow/Brooklyn RoadStorm, Island BayAir Marshall Sir Denis Barnett, with Mayor KittsDownstage 25th anniversaryCivic Centre Reconstructionm. Accesses, Fraser Avenue, nos 58-31c. No 32 Turville GroveFrank Kitts ParkLandfill, Liardet Street, BerhamporeWing-Commander Graney, Task Force Commander RAAF, with Mayor KittsCivic Centre Reconstructiona. Rugby StCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Nos 16-18 Hopper Streetb. Scenes of WellingtonNewtown ParkJob 2651, Construction of Retaining Wall, Roseneathh. Substandard dwellings: Nos 36-38 Edinburgh Tce. 50, 56 Buckley Rd. 17 Happy Valley Rde. Kings Chambers, Willis Streetu. Substandard dwellings - see log bookNoises Off, Michael Frayns Famous Comedyl. Traffic Safety Week, Motor Court, Display CentreSummer Cityd. Front of railway station from roof of Waterloo Hotel and ground levelPatent SlipTe Wharepōuri Street Name Correction Celebrationb. Brooklyn Flats, Brooklyn Rd, Nairn StHunter Building, Victoria UniversityTrolley Bus outside Seatoun TunnelRobert McMillant. Reception to Barry DevonportKarori Park bound Tramcar, no.191 emerging from Hataitai Tunnel, City Portala. 6 Torrens TceCivic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre ReconstructionLooking south along Cuba StreetCleverly Polynesian Youth Festivalb. Featherston Street - Railway Station, alleged accident 30/9/69, 8pmg. Taxi Stand, Dixon Streetb. Truckse. Plant no 503John Rowles, Now is the HourCivic Centre Reconstruction
 
 
 

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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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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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