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Wellington was the first site of local government in New Zealand, and the city's archives date back to 1842 when the Wellington Borough Council was established. [3] As recently as 1994, council records were stored at more than 10 places around Wellington, loosely classified using a system devised in 1926.
Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand, governing the city of Wellington, the country's capital city and third-largest city by population, behind Auckland and Christchurch. It consists of the central historic town and certain additional areas within the Wellington metropolitan area , extending as far north as Linden ...
The cottage is now owned by Wellington City Council and managed by the Wellington Museums Trust. Nairn Street Cottage offers guided tours of the house and gardens. Each tour begins with a run through of the Wallis family's history and the significant events that occurred around the world during the 127 years that the Wallis family lived in ...
The Australian company Ipoh bought the four buildings from Wellington City Council for $1 in 1994, on the understanding that they would refurbish the site. [6] In 1997, plans were announced for a $26 million redevelopment of the four Bank of New Zealand buildings into a retail and office complex. Downer Construction was the chosen contractor.
When the new port company was formed, it owned approximately 72 hectares (180 acres) of Wellington waterfront property including wharves. The remainder of the Wellington waterfront area from Shed 21 to Clyde Quay Wharf, including all the buildings, was transferred to Wellington City Council. CentrePort is local government-owned.
Some property owned by the Harbour Board was transferred to the Wellington City Council. The building, now known as the Bond Store, is classified as a Category 1 Historic Place ( places of "special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value" ) by Heritage New Zealand .
Bowen House is a 22-storey office building on the corner of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street, Wellington, New Zealand, that was leased by the New Zealand Parliament to house some members of Parliament and government staff. [1] The building was designed by Warren and Mahoney architects. Construction began in 1988 and was completed in 1990.
In March 2024, the Wellington City Council voted to remove the heritage designation from the Gordon Wilson flats in an update of the district plan. [21] As a result of law changes leading to the National Policy Statement on Urban Development, [ 22 ] the council's decisions in updated district plans cannot be appealed to the Environment Court.