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Old High Court: Historic Place Category 1: 85 Lambton Quay, Pipitea: 219: House (Formerly Christian Science Sunday School) Historic Place Category 1: 22 The Terrace: 220: Hunter Building: Historic Place Category 1: Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn Parade, Kelburn: 221: Massey Memorial: Historic Place Category 1: Point Halswell: 222 ...
Mount Victoria, also known as Matairangi and colloquially as Mt Vic, is a prominent 196-metre (643 ft) hill immediately to the east of central Wellington, New Zealand. About 4 kilometres due south is a spur named Mount Albert and the two are linked by a ridge. Mount Victoria gives its name to the suburb of Mount Victoria to the west.
St Gerard's Church and Monastery collectively form one of Wellington's most distinctive and iconic landmarks. Located on Mount Victoria in Wellington, both buildings are classified as Category 1 Historic Places (places of "special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
The Mount Victoria Lookout is situated within the Town Belt, and offers panoramic views of the greater Wellington area. [7] Not far to its east is the Mount Victoria Radio Tower , which was Wellington's main radio and television mast from 1927 until 1965, when the larger and more powerful Mount Kaukau transmitter opened.
Victoria University's Kelburn campus, one of four in Wellington. Victoria University of Wellington has four campuses and works with a three-trimester system (beginning March, July, and November). [182] It enrolled 21,380 students in 2008; of these, 16,609 were full-time students. Of all students, 56% were female and 44% male.
Kelburn is a central suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, situated within 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) of the central business district.. Kelburn sits on the hills just west of the capital's central business district and is bordered by the Botanic Garden and the suburbs of Thorndon and Northland to the north, the suburbs of Karori and Highbury to the south west, and Aro Valley to ...
Kilbirnie (from Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhraonaidh) is a suburb of Wellington in New Zealand, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the south-east of the city centre. Travellers can reach Kilbirnie from the Wellington central business district via the Mount Victoria Tunnel and Hataitai, or over Mount Victoria, or around the coast.
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 .