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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

Summer CityCivic Centre ReconstructionFestival of the Artse. Elevated view of Railway Tram Terminus on Thorndon Quay / Featherston Street - people waiting for trams, buses, motor vehiclesAro Street, workmen working on tram tracksa. No 44 Owen St, Uneeda Fruit Co. large stacks of empty fruit boxesCarpark, prior to construction of Glover ParkRoyal VisitPresentation of a tea tray to Queen Mother from citizens: morning tea in Council ChamberCivic Centre ReconstructionCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)d. AbattoirsDwelling, 26 Rhine Street, Island BayPortrait of Augustus Phillip Mason, Land Transfer Draughtsman, 1872-1887Homecoming, Moko, Serenade, MelodrameNewlands Shopping Centree. Copies of Cartoonso. ZooCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Accesses Helston Roadc. Job 2004, Construction of Retaining Wall & Crane Frame, Webb Street Job 2017, Erection of Workshop & Store, Webb Streetc. Riddiford Street - Arney StMichael Fowler Centre Concertsb. Possible repairs to drains in progress. Wellington City Council worksheds, workmen, residential areaa. Library JohnsonvilleDIC, Collapse of verandah, fatal accidenta. Panorama, Job 9105Civic Centre - ReconstructionKupe Statue Unveiling92-94 Vivian Street, Salvation Army Citadelb. Ohiro Old Peoples Home, Mortimer Terrace, Brooklynb. Nos 37-43 Torrens TceSanta Clause float, James Smith Christmas Parade, Wellingtonh. Council Houses Loan BrochureWaituhiMap of the Orongorongo River TunnelSummer City"Greetings from Wellington"b. Harris Sta. Elgin Sumper no 618p. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 Marchm. Ngauranga Gorge, excavation for harbour fillh. Traffic Patrol Carb. Drainage, Moa Pointd. No 90 Oban Streeto. No 16 Kotinga Streetf. Clay Bank - Botanic Garden, rose gardeni. Reception to American Astronaut (Cunningham), Council ChambersCity Art GalleryNissan Mobil
 
 
 

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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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