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Kōrero: Bridges and tunnels

Opening the Mt Victoria tunnel

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Opening the Mt Victoria tunnel

Crowds head into Wellington’s newly opened Mt Victoria tunnel on 12 October 1931. Wellington, a city of hills, is consequently also a city of tunnels. Five tunnels link suburbs to the city centre.

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Wellington City Archives

Reference: 00138:0:163

by Frank Giles Barker

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jock Phillips, Bridges and tunnels – Road and utility tunnels, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/23656/opening-the-mt-victoria-tunnel (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 10 March 2010, updated 1 August 2024.