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Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand 's first capital city was Old Russell ( Okiato ) in 1840–41. Auckland was the second capital from 1841 until 1865, when Parliament was permanently moved to Wellington after an argument that persisted for a decade.
Left to right: Bowen House, the Beehive (Executive Wing), Parliament House and the Parliamentary Library New Zealand Parliament Buildings (Māori: Ngā whare Paremata) house the New Zealand Parliament and are on a 45,000 square metre site at the northern end of Lambton Quay, Wellington. From north to south, they are the Parliamentary Library building (1899); the Edwardian neoclassical -style ...
Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island), [c] and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. [16] Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. [17]
The Beehive (Māori: Te Whare Mīere [2] [3]) is the common name for the Executive Wing of New Zealand Parliament Buildings, located at the corner of Molesworth Street and Lambton Quay, Wellington. It is so-called because its shape is reminiscent of that of a traditional woven form of beehive known as a skep.
Government House, Wellington, is the principal residence of the governor-general of New Zealand, the representative of the New Zealand head of state, King Charles III. Dame Cindy Kiro , who has been Governor-General since October 2021, currently resides there with her spouse, Richard Davies .
[111] [112] Of the seven largest cities, Christchurch is the driest, receiving on average only 618 millimetres (24.3 in) of rain per year and Wellington the wettest, receiving almost twice that amount. [113] Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch all receive a yearly average of more than 2,000 hours of sunshine.
The Capital Connection is a long-distance commuter train operated by KiwiRail between Palmerston North and the capital city of Wellington on the North Island Main Trunk. [3]In 2018, the service faced funding issues, but the Government ensured that the service would continue, with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA, otherwise known as Waka Kotahi) and regional councils investing in subsidies and the ...
Capital E is part of Experience Wellington which is the trading name of the Wellington Museums Trust, a registered charity established in 1995. [13] Alongside Capital E, Experience Wellington also run the City Gallery Wellington, Wellington Museum, Space Place at Carter Observatory, Nairn Street Cottage, and the Cable Car Museum.