Skip to content

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

b. No 25 David CrescentJohn Street traffic accident, Tram Waiting Shelter destroyed by truckMobil Street Racee. Rosalind Terraceb. Drainage Works by Wellington City Council WorkmenEdward Gibbon Wakefield: 100th anniversary ceremony, Bolton St. Cemetery32, 34, 36 Aro Street, Aro ValleyNissan Mobil 500Corner of Bowen Street and Lambton QuayOrongorongo and Wainuiomata water catchment area, worker with a pipe going into a hutOld St Paulsa. Burma Roada. Panorama - Wilton Rd Tipd. No 23 Wadestown Roade. Land Projects Ltd, Happy Valley Rd, proposed industrial siteh. 58 Stanley St, collapsed 6 inch sewerCOVID-19 Traffic Light Messaging - Red - 06Botanic Gardensa. Contour map, Johnsonville Easta. Job 9230 Shell Cob. City Council flats: Strathmore, Daniell St, Calabar Rdc. Houghton Bay TipKarori Cemeteryb. Rintoul Street, No 183 backyard, derelict factory, alleywayParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Rose Gardensf. BP Centre Traffic Safety Weekd. No 59 Rex StProgramme, Visit of SS Monowai to Levuka, Fiji, July 17th 1936Byron StSakai Sister City Event at Te Papaf. Backyards, Vivian Streetf. Unable to determine which job these negatives relate to - Job 7024; Job 7068Mayoral chainOld Library and Technical collegeCivic Centre ReconstructionMichael Fowler Centre Concertsa. Rose Award, Parks and Reserves Depth. Official opening of AbattoirsWellington Central Public Library: issue lending deskInterior of the DIC department store, TearoomsCostumes worn by Wellington Women between 1840 and 1951Union Aotearoae. Storm damage, Ridgeway subdivisionh. No 39 Cooper Streete. Brooklyn Flats, Brooklyn Rd, Nairn Std. Traffic Safety Week Presentationb. No 294-296 Lambton QuaySeatoun WharfCivic Centre ReconstructionSummer City
 
 
 

Browse by Subject / Tirotiro-a-Kaupapa

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

Archives Newsletter / Kawerongo Rorohiko

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
 

Social Media / Pae Pāpāho Pāpori  

We're active on social media! You can follow us on the below links for a look at the work we do and the cool archives we find in the collection

 

Facebook icon Facebook
Instagram Icon Instagram
 

If you are looking for building plans, building permits or consents, please use our