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Kōrero: City boosters and promoters

Iconic buildings in New Zealand

Some buildings and objects come to symbolise the place in which they are located. Few, if any, New Zealand buildings are recognised as iconic in an international setting, but many are nationally or locally symbolic.

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Kerryn Pollock, City boosters and promoters – City buildings, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/21721/iconic-buildings-in-new-zealand (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 6 April 2010.