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Wellington

Capital city of New Zealand

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed.

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  • 1280Earliest date with hard evidence for human activity in New Zealand.
  • c. 1000 CELegendary Māori explorer Kupe is said to have stayed in the harbour, impacting the area and naming two islands after his daughters.
  • c. 1820The people living in the Wellington region included Ngāti Ira and other groups descended from the explorer Whatonga.
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Nearby Places
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Dominion of New Zealand
Period of New Zealand's history from 1907 to 1947
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Te Ngākau Civic Square
Public square in Wellington
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Wellington Town Hall
Concert hall in Wellington, New Zealand
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City to Sea Bridge
Bridge in Wellington City, New Zealand
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Colony of New Zealand
British crown colony (1841–1907)
2ZB
Former radio station based in Wellington, New Zealand
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Wellington Central Library
Library building in New Zealand
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Sculpture by Ronnie van Hout