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Kōrero: Capital city

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - New Zealand’s capital

Wellington

Wellington government institutions

Wellington government institutions

Book covers featuring the Beehive

Book covers featuring the Beehive

Mai i te whārangi 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

Mai i te whārangi 3 - A new capital

James FitzGerald

James FitzGerald

The 1855 Wellington earthquake

The 1855 Wellington earthquake

Nelson city

Australian commissioners: Ronald Gunn

Australian commissioners: Ronald Gunn (1 o 3)

Australian commissioners: Francis Murphy

Australian commissioners: Francis Murphy (2 o 3)

Australian commissioners: Joseph Docker

Australian commissioners: Joseph Docker (3 o 3)

Wellington, New Zealand's third capital, 1866

Wellington, New Zealand's third capital, 1866

Mai i te whārangi 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

Coolest little capital

Coolest little capital

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Stephen Levine, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/capital-city/media (accessed 29 May 2023)

He kōrero nā Stephen Levine, i tāngia i te 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 Aug 2016