#OnThisDay 26th July, 1865 the NZ Parliament moved from Auckland to Wellington. The opening of Parliament on this date also established the city as the new capital of the country 🇳🇿 📸00138-13699 📸00138-13754

The origins of the Wellington Pride festival and parade can be traced back to the Gay and Lesbian Fair (1986) and the ‘Devotion’ Festival (1991) You can read more about the history of Pride in Wellington with this new contextual piece on Archives Online: archivesonline.wcc.govt.nz/nodes/view/925…

This extremely 90s ad was produced by the Wellington City Council to show off the new “Absolutely, Positively Wellington” slogan as part of the 1990s promotional campaign for the capital city youtube.com/watch?v=UssWFa…

The WHB was responsible for controlling and maintaining the City's harbour for over 100 years. During this time they compiled photo albums depicting the waterfront, shipping and the harbour. This one covers the years between 1870-1910 and can be seen here: archivesonline.wcc.govt.nz/nodes/view/133…

Wellington Heritage Festival 2024 is coming up! This year we'll be running tours of our collection on Saturday the 26th of October. Spots are limited so email us at [email protected] to book your preferred time. More details here: wellingtonheritagefestival.co.nz/event/wcc-arch…

Spots are filling up for our Heritage Festival tours! If you're interested in seeing behind the scenes of Wellington City Archives email us at [email protected] to book your spot! There are still tours available at: 12-1pm Sat 26 Oct 1-2pm Sat 26 Oct wellingtonheritagefestival.co.nz/event/wcc-arch…

Thank you so much for your interest in our tours for the Wellington Heritage Festival! They are now fully booked. We're keeping a waitlist, so let us know if you're keen for a tour ([email protected]). If any spaces free up, we can let you know. wellingtonheritagefestival.co.nz/event/wcc-arch…