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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

The Mikadob. Job 9639 - AbattoirsCivic Centre - Reconstructionv. Opening, Civil Defence HQSummer City - Beach Festivals. Reception Georgian State DancersGeneral - Southern Coastal ScenesCarols By Candle LightSummer Cityc. Copies of Plans, Townsend Estated. Strathmore Park FlatsHarris Street, 1908ba. Central Library, interior and exteriorNissan MobilCivic Centre ReconstructionReconstruction works, Ngatitoa Street, Porirua.b. Cracked footpath, Woodhouse AvenueSummer Citya. damage to concrete pathcd. Golf Tournament, Shandon Clubf. Khandallah Swimming Pool, Woodmancote Roada. Hataitai ParkDIC, Collapse of verandah, fatal accidentCivic CentreCivic Centre Reconstructionh. Kaitokeb. Rongotai RoadWellington COVID 19 Lockdown Neil Around Town1991 Budget: some implications for community groups posterf. Mount Victoria Development schemeCapital Development Agency - Santa ParadeCarols By Candle Lightc. Tracks, Worser Bay BeachCity ScapesPigeon Park [Te Aro Park]j. Railway Stationd. Traffic, north end of The Terraceg. BP Centre Traffic Safety Weeku. Safety Week, Traffic Deptb. Main Road Karorii. Akatarawah. Surface conditions of various streets and footpathsw. Civil defence exercisek. Substandard dwellings: Nos 36-38 Edinburgh Tce. 50, 56 Buckley Rd. 17 Happy Valley Rdj. Lawn Cemetery, Karori Cemeteryc. Hanson St Flats Stage 2Summer City - John Pilley's Photosa. Benford Spray Unitb. Reclamation, Evans Bay Parade, Kilbirnieb. Mr Graham Pointon on Xerox Printer
 
 
 

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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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