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New Year's Eve in Civic Square, Wellington

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New Year's Eve in Civic Square, Wellington

Wellington’s Civic Square is a locus for public protest and celebrations. Here an excited crowd watches a performance during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the early 2000s.

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Wellington City Archives

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Geoffrey Rice, City public spaces – Public squares, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22905/new-years-eve-in-civic-square-wellington (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Geoffrey Rice, published 6 April 2010.