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Parliament House

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Parliament House

The columns and walls of Parliament House (the central buildings of the parliamentary complex) are made of grey Tākaka marble from Kairuru quarry. The steps and basement are made of grey, speckled Coromandel granite.

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Simon Nathan and Bruce Hayward, Building stone – National buildings and memorials, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8093/parliament-house (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan and Bruce Hayward, published 2 March 2009.