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Kōrero: Suburbs

Thorndon, 1850s

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Thorndon, 1850s

One of New Zealand’s oldest suburbs is Thorndon, in central Wellington. This 1850s watercolour looks north across the city, showing the low-density suburban style of development in its earliest form.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: E-455-f-032

by John Pearse

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Mark Derby, Suburbs – The role of transport, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/25054/thorndon-1850s (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Mark Derby, i tāngia i te 4 February 2010.