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Presbyterian church, Wellington, 1847

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Presbyterian church, Wellington, 1847

This 1847 engraving shows Wellington's first Presbyterian church in a brisk northerly. Known as the 'Scotch kirk', it stood on the shore near the present-day junction of Lambton Quay and Willis St. A group of Māori are shown in the lower right of this picture.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: A-109-035

by Samuel Charles Brees

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Hirini Kaa, Ngā hāhi – Māori and Christian denominations – Presbyterian Church, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/30621/presbyterian-church-wellington-1847 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hirini Kaa, published 7 April 2011, updated 1 March 2017.