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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

Gomez, The Quinceañera Tourj. Council plant nurseryCivic Centre, public areas in vicinity of MOB and Dominion buildinga. Featherston Sta. Drainage, Woodward StreetBunny Street, Railway Station under constructionb. Art award to Sculptor, Crs Room, by Mrs Smuts-KennedyElevated view of Kaiwharawhara and surroundsJohnsonville Library, interiorCentral Park SubstationCustomhouse Quay, opposite Post Office Square, workmen on Overhead Wagon working on overhead tramlinesa. Adelaide Road, George and George buildingRt Hon Sir Bernard & Lady Waley-Cohen, Lord Mayor of London: civic dinnerag. Various substandard dwellingsc. Salamanca Road (A Carson)a. Street litterNissan Mobil 500Summer City - Sound Shell ConcertCivic Centre Reconstructionx. Evening for retired members, Green roome. Excavation, Cuba StNissan MobilWellington Public Library: Junior Section, Punch & Judy showBuilding decorated with lights and flags to commemorate the Prince of Wales visitSalute, Remembering WW1: Four Dance WorksSummer Cityh. Road Safety Queens, Phillips ElectricalCivic Centre ReconstructionSummer City - Sun Festivalb. Abattoirsb. Underground Pumping Station, Drainage, Railway StationCivic Centre ReconstructionMobil Street RaceDavid Halla. Mercer Street, Drainage, Alleged accidente. Various substandard dwellingsSummer City - Holmes Judge Dance Showf. Totara urban subdivision, Bassett Road, Johnsonvilleb. Work on new contact tank, Karori reservoirCivic Centre - Reconstructionab. Visit of Chief Constable of Lancashirea. Reception to American Astronaut (Cunningham), Council ChambersOpening of Barnard Street Cutting and new Wadestown bus route.b. No 44 Owen St, Uneeda Fruit Co. large stacks of empty fruit boxesa. Elevated view of buildings and equipment at depotf. Traffic Buildingsd. Wilton Road tunnelh. Scenes of Wellingtonc. Copies of Plans, Townsend Estateb. Dog Dosing Sites, Mysore St, Aro St, Wakefield Gully
 
 
 

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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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