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Panorama of Oriental Parade and Oriental Bay

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

J G McKenzie, director of Parks 1918-1947c. Karori Reservoir area, workmen installing pipesa. No 68 Curtis St, garage and propertya. Undeveloped land, Fox StreetCivic Centre - Reconstructionc. No 405 Happy Valley RoadCivic Centre ReconstructionSports TrophyHataitai bound Tramcar, no.230 emerging from Karori TunnelNgaio Town HallCivic Centre ReconstructionMunicipal ConferenceParks and Recreation - Summer City ProgrammesThe Rock, BNZ CentreMatariki Ahi Kā, Covid 19 "Sani Squad"Nissan Mobilc. Rangoon Street, Khandallah DevelopmentSummer Cityb. 58 Stanley St, collapsed 6 inch sewera. No 187 Newlands Roadau. WCC staff social Golf Tournament, Shandon Clubd. Reception, traffic housek. Food Handling, Health DeptOld Library and Technical collegec. Golf Tournament, Shandon ClubParks and Recreation - Summer City ProgrammesCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)Civic Centre Reconstructionj. Part of panorama, Houghton Bay TipCivic Centre ReconstructionReception to HM Queen Elizabeth II & HRH the Duke of Edinburghd. Kings Chambers, Willis StreetMusic Teachers presentation of 100 pounds for Wellington Public Library music collectionTraffic Damage: car damages, fenceMobil Street Racef. Inside Drainage Pumping Station, Whitmore StreetCorner of Victoria Street and Ghuznee StreetKarori Cemetery, Panorama of Main path from Turners to Kershaws in WH-NP2, 17 January 1989n. Unknown housec. No 64 Burgess Road. No 86 Helston Roada. Mayoral ReceptionsParks and Recreation - Botanical GardensUp Up and Awayb. No 90 Rakau RoadParks and Recreation - Aquatic CentreSummer Cityc. Car Parkingc. Traffic Signalsag. Food Handling, Health Deptd. Tinakori Road, Drainage, Job 8937
 
 
 

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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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