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Kōrero: Wellington region

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Overview

Wellington region

Wellington region

Looking towards Porirua

Looking towards Porirua (1 o 5)

Ōtaki coast

Ōtaki coast (2 o 5)

Hutt Valley and Wellington city

Hutt Valley and Wellington city (3 o 5)

Wellington city and port

Wellington city and port (4 o 5)

Wearable arts parade

Wearable arts parade (5 o 5)

No. 1 trolley bus

No. 1 trolley bus

Wellington Fault

Wellington Fault

Kapiti Island

Te Papa

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Creation stories and landscape

Wellington landforms

Wellington landforms

Belmont Peneplain

Belmont Peneplain

Ōtaki River gorge

Ōtaki River gorge (1 o 2)

‘Yellowacke’

‘Yellowacke’ (2 o 2)

Kāpiti coast

Wellington Harbour before the Haowhenua earthquake

Wellington Harbour before the Haowhenua earthquake

Hutt River

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Climate

Windy Wellington

Windy Wellington

Wahine sinking

Wahine sinking

Wellington’s Riviera

Wellington’s Riviera

The last glaciation

The last glaciation

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Plants and animals

Akatarawa Valley

Akatarawa Valley

Wellington vegetation

Wellington vegetation

Tinakori Hill

Matiu

Matiu (Somes Island)

Karori Sanctuary

Marine reserve

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Early Māori history

Kupe

Red Rocks

Te Aro pā

Mai i te whārangi 6 - European arrival

Bypassed by Cook

Bypassed by Cook

Toms’s whaling station

Toms’s whaling station

Celebrating Wellington

Celebrating Wellington

Settlers’ Museum

Settlers’ Museum

History mural

Mai i te whārangi 7 - The struggle to survive: 1840–1865

Wellington’s plan

Wellington’s plan

City landowners

City landowners

Wellington Beach

Wellington Beach (1 o 3)

Demolishing Plimmer’s Ark

Demolishing Plimmer’s Ark (2 o 3)

Rediscovering Plimmer’s Ark

Rediscovering Plimmer’s Ark (3 o 3)

Graves at Battle Hill

Graves at Battle Hill

Mai i te whārangi 8 - From town to city: 1865–1899

Reclaiming land

Reclaiming land (1 o 2)

Three arms of government

Three arms of government (2 o 2)

Railway map

Early church

Rebuilding Wellington

Rebuilding Wellington

Financial district

Financial district

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Boom and bust: 1900–1940

1901 royal visit

1901 royal visit

Karori Crematorium

Karori Crematorium (1 o 2)

Memorial window

Memorial window (2 o 2)

Beach holiday

Carillon vision

Carillon vision

Assembling cars

Assembling cars

Centennial Exhibition

Centennial Exhibition

Mai i te whārangi 10 - New growth and attitudes: 1940–1975

US marines

Kahn House

State housing

New airport

Pacific migrants

Pacific migrants

Student protest

Student protest

Land march

Mai i te whārangi 11 - Economic fall and rise: 1976 to 21st century

Demolish and build

Demolish and build

Stock market crash

Stock market crash

Rugby carnival

International Festival of the Arts

International Festival of the Arts

Branding Wellington

Branding Wellington

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Mai i te whārangi 12 - Population

Roasting karaka berries

Roasting karaka berries

Inner-city living

Inner-city living

Maori girl

Mai i te whārangi 13 - Government

First mayor

The break-up of Hutt County

The break-up of Hutt County

The Beehive

Mai i te whārangi 14 - Māori buildings and marae

Rangiātea Church

Rangiātea Church

Ngāti Pōneke performers

Ngāti Pōneke performers

Mai i te whārangi 15 - Arts and culture

Dancing to Fat Freddys Drop

Dancing to Fat Freddys Drop

City Gallery

City Gallery (1 o 2)

Civic Square

Civic Square (2 o 2)

Alternative theatre

Alternative theatre

Vector Wellington Orchestra

Vector Wellington Orchestra (1 o 2)

Botanic Garden concert

Botanic Garden concert (2 o 2)

Mosque

St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral (2 o 6)

Old St Paul’s

Old St Paul’s (3 o 6)

St Mary of the Angels

St Mary of the Angels (4 o 6)

Futuna Chapel

Futuna Chapel (5 o 6)

St John's Presbyterian Church

St John's Presbyterian Church (6 o 6)

Victoria University

Victoria University

Roadside Stories: Wellywood

Roadside Stories: Wellywood

Mai i te whārangi 16 - Sport and leisure

The windier the better

The windier the better

Sinking the Wellington

Sinking the Wellington

Athletic Park

Tītahi Bay Golf Course

Tītahi Bay Golf Course

Roadside Stories: Wellington's 'Cake Tin'

Roadside Stories: Wellington's 'Cake Tin'

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Chris Maclean, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/wellington-region/media (accessed 5 June 2023)

He kōrero nā Chris Maclean, i tāngia i te 9 Jul 2007, updated 1 Aug 2015