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Story: Capital city

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. New Zealand’s capital

  3. The first two capitals

  4. A new capital

  5. Wellington, capital city

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - New Zealand’s capital

Wellington

Wellington

Wellington government institutions

Wellington government institutions

Book covers featuring the Beehive

Book covers featuring the Beehive

From page 2 - The first two capitals

Okiato, site of the first capital

Okiato, site of the first capital

Auckland, New Zealand's second capital, 1842

Auckland, New Zealand's second capital, 1842

Government House, Auckland

Government House, Auckland

Travelling to the General Assembly

Travelling to the General Assembly

From page 3 - A new capital

James FitzGerald

James FitzGerald

The 1855 Wellington earthquake

The 1855 Wellington earthquake

Nelson city

Nelson city

Australian commissioners: Ronald Gunn

Australian commissioners: Ronald Gunn (1st of 3)

Australian commissioners: Francis Murphy

Australian commissioners: Francis Murphy (2nd of 3)

Australian commissioners: Joseph Docker

Australian commissioners: Joseph Docker (3rd of 3)

Wellington, New Zealand's third capital, 1866

Wellington, New Zealand's third capital, 1866

From page 4 - Wellington, capital city

Hīkoi to Parliament

Hīkoi to Parliament

Windy Wellington

Windy Wellington

Wellington's national institutions

Wellington's national institutions

A royal visit

A royal visit

Coolest little capital

Coolest little capital

How to cite this page:

Stephen Levine, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/capital-city/media (accessed 30 March 2023)

Story by Stephen Levine, published 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 Aug 2016

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