Story: Wellington places

Laying foundations

Builders lay the foundations for one of Tītahi Bay’s Austrian state houses in August 1951.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

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Chris Maclean, Wellington places – Porirua, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13504/laying-foundations (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Chris Maclean, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 March 2016.