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Story: Colonial and provincial government

Provincial Council building, Auckland

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Provincial Council building, Auckland

This Auckland building initially housed the General Assembly (Parliament) which was established under the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852. When the capital moved to Wellington at the end of 1864 the building was taken over by Auckland’s provincial council.

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Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections

Reference: 7-A5442

Permission of Auckland City Libraries Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Colonial and provincial government – The crown colony, 1840 to 1852, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/35474/provincial-council-building-auckland (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 5 April 2012.