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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

Saint Marys Cathedral on hill, Sydney StreetShowroom of the Wellington City Council Electricity DepartmentMatariki Ahi Kā, Waharoa (Gateway)c. Possibly a slipby. Safety Week, Traffic Deptw. Golf Tournament, Shandon ClubAlbum 1, Wellington Anniversary Day, 1995Civic Centre ReconstructionPassing ThroughParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Floriadek. Various reservoirsb. Fairview Crescent, building cribwallWellpro [Graphic content warning - Meatworks]Summer City poster, Asia Pacific Festival Kite DayCity Council officesParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Rose Gardensa. Thorndon Overbridge, Rising Mainl. Site of proposed Japanese Garden, Botanic GardenSummer Cityq. Rugby, Martin Luckie ParkNissan MobilCivic Welcome, Sir Bernard Fergusson, Governor GeneralCarlton Gore Roadb. Waterloo QuayRubbish tips, Houghton Bay, general viewsc. Power stations, Onslow/Brooklyn RoadSummer CitySnapping StringsSummer Cityb. Stream, 36 Chamberlain Road, KaroriCity Art Galleryd. No 28 Todman Streeta. Scaffolding Accident, D I C, Lambton Quaya. Brougham Stm. Traffic, Cuba StSummer CityW H Nankervis, Deputy MayorPoultry Farm on the outskirts of KaroriMobil Street RaceCity Scapes, Open Spaces, Kent Terrace and Cambridge TerraceSar Street entrance to sewer tunnelc. Restaurantb. Traffic schoolb. Cnr Cuba and Abel Smith Streeta. 90 Fraser Avenue, truck accidentQuinton's Corner', Bowen Street and Lambton QuayPortrait of unidentified CouncillorBotanic Gardens, new tea room areab. No 74 Rhine StreetFishing Boats, Island Bay Beach
 
 
 

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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

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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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