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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

a. Presentation, Shell Trophy, Thorndon Schoold. No 28 Central Terracea. Workmen unloading pipes from the back of a trucka. Ngauranga Gorge, AbattoirsPortrait of Harriet Estall11-15 Crosby Terrace, inside and outside, Council Properties future Victoria Street, exteriorDreamgirls of Bollywoodaa. Substandard dwellings - see log bookBuilding a Wall, PoriruaParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardensa. Midland Hoteld. Front of railway station from roof of Waterloo Hotel and ground levelb. From Victoria Street to Willis Street, the Dominion building, Press House, retail buildings, motor vehiclesc. Fences, nos 58-78 Tinakori Rda. No 47 Helston Roadb. Curtis StreetKarori Park (Wellington City Council Year Book 1953-1956)Tennis Courts at Days Bay .a. Reception Traffic Housec. No 89 Waipapa RoadSummer City - Sun Festivaln. Drainage work, diversion of main interceptor Sydney Street West, sewer diversion and overflow Whitmore and Featherston Street, and Thorndon Quay Transport Terminal, stormwaterb. Drainage, job 9198 Lambton QuayHouses in Aro Street area, ScottParks and Recreation - Nairnville Park Community Recreation Centre, Ngaio, car parkSummer City, DellMichael Fowler Centre Concertsa. Brick Wall fronting The Terrace, Herbert Gardens ltdMr W D Gunaratna, High Commissioner for CeylonNissan Mobilb. Street Works, Paterson Street, Mount VictoriaCivic Centre ReconstructionParks and Recreation - Founders Weekendaj. Rugby, Martin Luckie ParkGiant pie, Summer Citye. Traffic Department staff at the Regal TheatreCopies: Mr Leah Transport Manager and familySummer City - Bricks / Marathon / Anderson Parkb. Truck with load of fill, reversing onto propertyf. Heavy machinerySonic Circusd. Hawkestone St, 54 inch Culvertc. Onslow Water Tank, re-lining of interiorb. Shelly Bay, trees damaged by stormb. Traffic, Jervois QuayCivic Centre ReconstructionCostumes worn by Wellington Women between 1840 and 1951Wharf, Customhouse Quay waterfrontMobil Street Racee. Maranui Depot, Paving Plant
 
 
 

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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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