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Kōrero: Wellington region

1901 royal visit

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1901 royal visit

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York pass under a ceremonial arch on Lambton Quay during their 1901 visit to Wellington. Keen to show their loyalty to the royal family and British Empire, thousands of Wellingtonians turned out to welcome them. The words on the arch read ‘Ma te atua korua e atawhai’ – ‘God bless the two of you’.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, K. A. Wilson Collection

Reference: 1/2-136016; F

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

Chris Maclean, Wellington region – Boom and bust: 1900–1940, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13249/1901-royal-visit (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Chris Maclean, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.