Story: Wellington region

Rediscovering Plimmer’s Ark (3rd of 3)

Rediscovering Plimmer’s Ark

During renovation of the former Bank of New Zealand head office building (which included the National Mutual offices) in the 1990s, the remains of Plimmer’s Ark were uncovered. Most of the remnants were removed to the waterfront to be preserved. Here a section of the hull is being sprayed with a preservative. Plimmer’s Ark is among New Zealand’s most important urban archaeological finds.

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Chris Maclean, 'Wellington region - The struggle to survive: 1840–1865', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/13237/rediscovering-plimmers-ark (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Chris Maclean, updated 1 Aug 2015