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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.

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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

General - Southern Coastal Scenesa. Wainui dam pipelines in tunnel.b. Town Plan, 178 Burgess Road, JohnsonvilleHouses in Aro Street area, Scottg. Gift of books by Indian High Commissioner, Mayor's rooml. Mount Victoria Development schemed. No 149 Main Road, Johnsonvillea. Fence, corner Broderick Road and Bannister Avenueh. Inspection of damage to buildings, Corporation yardWellington Zoo Programme and an Irish Visitor at a park or garden, c.1982Civic Centre ReconstructionElevated view of gates to Botanic Garden, Glenmore StreetCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Governor General Sir Arthur PorrittAhi Kā Matariki, illuminated whaleView of bridge from Everton Terracebb. Presentation of Medals to Councillors, His Excellency Sir Bernard Fergusson. Council ChambersCarols By Candle LightThorndon Reclamationb. No 136 Newlands Roada. Newly constructed building in the Karori Reservoir areaYi Kwei Sze (Chinese bass singer)-receptionNissan Mobilb. Kitchen, Le Normandie, Cuba Streetn. Interior of Laboratory at Corporation Yarda. Miss C Kingston, Councilmanb. No 149 Main Road, JohnsonvilleRoad Surfacing, Mercer Streeta. Burma Road - Fraser AveSummer CitySakai Sister City Event at Te Papap. Copies of plans - Wellington Airport Sketch Proposal Terminal Layoutd. No 44 Owen St, Uneeda Fruit Co. large stacks of empty fruit boxesThe Pirates of PenzanceLow Tension Pillar Unit SwitchboardBallads to Blues Concerta. Views of Wellington from Fitchetts Farma. 114 Upland Roadf. Hanson Street Flats, Stage 3The Best of Mummenschanzaf. Substandard dwellings-see log bookCame a Hot Fridayf. Airporta. Oriental Bay from Palliser Roadt. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 MarchCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Kelburn Paradech. Central Library, interior and exteriorWW1 Engraving "Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. K.C.B., K.C.V.O."Facebook post, WCC, Wellington at Alert Level 2
 
 
 

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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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