query: when did wellington become the capital of new zealand

pos: Capital of New Zealand Premier House. Capital of New Zealand 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. As the members of parliament could not agree on the location of a more central capital, Wellington was decided on by three Australian commissioners. Okiato or Old Russell is a small holiday spot in the Bay of Islands, south of present-day Russell, which was then known as Kororareka. Okiato

pos: Capital of New Zealand Capital of New Zealand 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. As the members of parliament could not agree on the location of a more central capital, Wellington was decided on by three Australian commissioners. Okiato or Old Russell is a small holiday spot in the Bay of Islands, south of present-day Russell, which was then known as Kororareka. Okiato was New

pos: Wellington they transplanted the plans, which had been drawn without regard for the hilly terrain. In 1865, Wellington became the capital city in place of Auckland, which William Hobson had made the capital in 1841. The New Zealand Parliament had first met in Wellington on 7 July 1862, on a temporary basis; in November 1863, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Alfred Domett, placed a resolution before Parliament in Auckland that "... it has become necessary that the seat of government ... should be transferred to some suitable locality in Cook Strait [region]." Apparently, there had been some concerns that the

pos: St Mary's Cathedral, Wellington was semi-rural and a little isolated. The expansion of Wellington was taking place along the Lambton Quay shore of Wellington Harbour and south towards Te Aro. But after the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 was passed by the United Kingdom Parliament, the buildings of the Wellington Provincial Council were opened across Hill St from the Cathedral. Hill St was then newly constructed and St Mary's Cathedral was the most prominent feature on it. In 1865, the Provincial Buildings were occupied permanently by the New Zealand Parliament when the capital of New Zealand was transferred from Auckland to Wellington. Building the

pos: Wellington City Council Wellington City Council Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand, governing the country's third-largest city by population, behind Auckland and Christchurch. Wellington City consists of the central historic town and certain additional areas within the Wellington metropolitan area, extending as far north as Linden and covering rural areas such as Makara and Ohariu. The city adjoins Porirua in the north and Hutt City in the north-east. It is one of nine territorial authorities in the Wellington Region. Wellington attained city status in 1886. The settlement had become the colonial capital and seat of government by 1865, replacing

pos: Wellington Region originally settled the region knew it as "Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui", meaning "the head of Māui's fish". Legend recounts that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the tenth century. The region was settled by Europeans in 1839 by the New Zealand Company. Wellington became the capital of Wellington Province upon the creation of the province in 1853, until the Abolition of the Provinces Act came into force on 1 Nov 1876. Wellington became capital of New Zealand in 1865, the third capital after Russell and Auckland. The region occupies the southern tip of the North

pos: Capital of New Zealand findings in a simple two-page letter, where their main finding was summed up in a single sentence without further elaboration: The move of the capital from Auckland to Wellington was undertaken in 1865, and Wellington has been New Zealand's capital since. The fifth session of the 3rd Parliament was opened on 26 July 1865 in Wellington, and this date is regarded as the move of the capital function to Wellington. The sesquicentennial anniversary of the capital moving to Wellington was celebrated on the weekend of 25 and 26 July 2015. A concert organised by Wellington City Council was held in

pos: Wellington more populous South Island (where the goldfields were located) would choose to form a separate colony in the British Empire. Several Commissioners invited from Australia, chosen for their neutral status, declared that Wellington was a suitable location because of its central location in New Zealand and good harbour. Parliament officially met in Wellington for the first time on 26 July 1865. At that time, the population of Wellington was just 4,900. Wellington's status as capital is by constitutional convention rather than statute. Wellington is the location of the highest court, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, and the historic former

pos: General Assembly House Anzac Avenue. Today, a reserve adjacent to Parliament Street commemorates the location where New Zealand Parliament met initially. Auckland was New Zealand's second capital from 1841 until 1865, when Parliament was permanently moved to Wellington after an argument that was had for one decade. The initial form of government was an executive council formed of public servant appointed by and responsible to the governor. This changed when the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted self-government to the Colony of New Zealand, was received. This allowed for a bicameral General Assembly

neg: Capital Football (New Zealand) Capital Football (New Zealand) Capital Football is one of seven federations of New Zealand Football, representing the wider Wellington Region, including Hutt Valley, Wairarapa and Horowhenua-Kapiti. Capital Football was first formed as Wellington Football Association (WFA) on the 12th March 1890. In 1984 they changed their name to Wellington Soccer Association (WSA). During May 1999 New Zealand Soccer set up the seven Federations when previously there was 23 District Associations, WSA looked after Federation Five and then incorporated and renamed as Capital Soccer on 29 November 2000. When New Zealand Soccer changed their name to New Zealand Football, the federations

neg: Manuka, Australian Capital Territory the tree from which it gets its name: compared to for the tree. When Griffin drew up his plans in 1912, there was still some optimism that New Zealand might join the Federation of Australia. Griffin's plans included eight avenues radiating out from Capital Hill named after the capitals of the six states, the capital of the Northern Territory and the capital of New Zealand. Before the name Wellington Avenue was gazetted it was realised that New Zealand was not going to become part of a federation of Australasia and the name was replaced by Canberra Avenue. Griffin planned that

neg: Emma Robinson (New Zealand swimmer) Emma Robinson (New Zealand swimmer) Emma Kay Robinson (born 26 September 1994) is a New Zealand swimmer who has competed for her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She competed in the women's 800 metre freestyle but did not qualify for the final. Robinson was born on 26 September 1994 in Wellington, New Zealand. Of Māori descent, Robinson affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi. She studied at the Victoria University of Wellington, where she was awarded a Blue for swimming. Robinson is a member of the Capital Swim Club in Wellington. In 2013,

neg: Featherston, New Zealand Featherston, New Zealand Featherston (Māori: "Paetūmōkai") is a town in the South Wairarapa District, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is at the eastern foothills of Remutaka Range close to the northern shore of Lake Wairarapa, north-east of central Wellington and south-west of Masterton. The town has a population of Featherston has increasingly become a satellite town of Wellington since the Rimutaka rail tunnel opened in 1955 on the Wairarapa Line; at the 2006 census, 36% of employed Featherston residents worked in the Wellington metro area. This proximity to the capital, coupled with low house prices,

neg: Premier House official residence when in the capital. The new decor includes a considerable collection of New Zealand art, both old and new. The interior decoration, while carefully reproducing many missing original features, does not resemble or evoke a 19th-century house in any way. The conservation of Premier House, as it was renamed, was a 1990 Sesquicentennial project. That year Geoffrey Palmer and his wife, Margaret, became its first official residents. Prime Minister Bill English (2016–2017) did not live at Premier House during his term because New Zealand law prohibits Wellington-based MPs from claiming taxpayer-funded accommodation in the capital. His successor, Jacinda

neg: Collingwood, New Zealand the suggestion was made that Collingwood should become New Zealand's capital. In 1864, three Australian commissioners were tasked with recommending a more central location for the capital and they did visit Golden Bay (then still known as Massacre Bay) but their recommendation was for Wellington. The town has been damaged by fire several times, being almost destroyed in 1904. Collingwood is located along the western shore of Golden Bay at the mouth of the Aorere River. The town is the endpoint for State Highway 60. The road leaving the town to the southwest goes into the Aorere Valley. The road

neg: Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR or W&MR) was a private railway company that built, owned and operated the Wellington-Manawatu railway line between Thorndon in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, and Longburn, near Palmerston North in the Manawatu, between 1881 and 1908, when it was acquired by the New Zealand Government Railways. Its successful operation in private ownership was unusual for early railways in New Zealand. At the time of the company's founding in 1881, the government had built the Foxton Branch railway linking Palmerston North and Foxton, and had completed surveys of

neg: New Zealand Company ships used the "Brougham" to sail to the Bay of Islands to try to persuade Governor Hobson to relocate New Zealand's capital from Russell to Wellington. He was unsuccessful and Hobson chose Auckland instead. The "Brougham" returned to Wellington on 16 August 1840. She remained in New Zealand waters until 5 May 1841 when she returned to London with the first export cargo from the area. A shipment of oil and whalebone. While in Wellington Harbour she assisted New Zealand Company settlers move their belongings from Petone to Wellington. The dawn of trade, Evening Post, 20 May 1921, page 3</ref> The

neg: Wellington North (New Zealand electorate) 1946, and moved to the electorate when Wellington North was abolished. The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament: Key Wellington North (New Zealand electorate) Wellington North was, from 1905 to 1946, a parliamentary electorate within the area encompassing New Zealand's capital, Wellington. The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament. Through the City Single Electorates Act, 1903, the three-member electorates of the four main centres were split again, and this became effective at the end of the 15th Parliament and was thus used for the . The City of Wellington electorate was split into the , ,

neg: Wellington Arts Centre is staffed Monday through Saturday, but the facility is in use around the clock. In July 2006, after its first successful year of operation, the Wellington Arts Center was renamed Toi Pōneke, the Māori phrase for "Art of Wellington". As a living facility dedicated to new art ideas and cultural production, Toi Pōneke - Wellington Arts Centre is regularly used by over 100 artists, musicians, theatre people, instructors, and producers each day. In a very short time, the centre has become the primary creative facility in the New Zealand capital. Wellington Arts Centre The Wellington Arts Centre (61–69 Abel Smith

neg: Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory the six states, the capital of the Northern Territory and the capital of New Zealand. Before the name Wellington Avenue was gazetted, it was realised that New Zealand was not going to become part of a Confederation of Australasia and the name was replaced by Canberra Avenue. Griffin planned that the state capital city avenues were terminated with a park named after the generic botanical name for a native plant from that particular site; for example, Telopea Park is named after the waratah, the floral emblem of New South Wales, and is at the end of Sydney Avenue, named after

neg: Wellington, Somerset be made more easily. Local industries, which now include an aerosol factory and bed manufacturers, are celebrated at the Wellington Museum in Fore street. Wellington is home to the independent Wellington School, and state-funded Court Fields School. It is also home to a range of cultural, sporting and religious sites including the 15th century Church of St John the Baptist. The capital city of New Zealand is named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, being recognised as having some influence in the company that founded the New Zealand town. The New Zealand capital therefore takes its name ultimately from

neg: Wairarapa Line Wellington to Woodville: Wairarapa Line The Wairarapa Line is a secondary railway line in the south-east of the North Island of New Zealand. The line runs for , connects the capital city Wellington with the Palmerston North - Gisborne Line at Woodville, via Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Masterton. The first part of the line opened in 1874 between Wellington and Lower Hutt, with the entire line to Woodville completed in 1897. It was the only New Zealand Government Railways route out of Wellington until 1908, when the government bought out the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company who owned and

neg: The Mole (Australia season 5) informed that New Zealand was shortly to have a national election and that their next assignment was to land in Wellington, New Zealand's capital, to obtain 100 signatures of New Zealanders on a petition stating that New Zealand should give up its independence and become the seventh state of Australia. They split into three groups, with each using a different means to get the word out. After their advertisements had been out for a short while, each group was given two hours in downtown Wellington to actually collect, among them all, the 100 signatures. They were told that each person

neg: Wairarapa Line Wairarapa Line The Wairarapa Line is a secondary railway line in the south-east of the North Island of New Zealand. The line runs for , connects the capital city Wellington with the Palmerston North - Gisborne Line at Woodville, via Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Masterton. The first part of the line opened in 1874 between Wellington and Lower Hutt, with the entire line to Woodville completed in 1897. It was the only New Zealand Government Railways route out of Wellington until 1908, when the government bought out the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company who owned and operated the present

neg: Oil Free Wellington Oil Free Wellington Oil Free Wellington is a protest group which was formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2012. It exists to oppose deep sea oil drilling off the coast of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington. It also works in support of other groups opposing fossil fuel exploration around New Zealand. Oil exploration permits are given out at annual Block Offers by a branch of the New Zealand government. These annual events have been the focus of much protest organized by groups around the country. The New Zealand Government has been strongly encouraging oil and gas exploration in the country.

neg: New Zealand national football team matches" against New South Wales. Of these three matches they won one, lost one, and drew one. A New Zealand national team did not play again until 1921, when New Zealand played three official full internationals against Australia, played at Carisbrook in Dunedin, Athletic Park in Wellington, and Auckland Domain. The results were two 3–1 wins to New Zealand and a 1–1 draw in Wellington. Since the 1990s, United States college soccer has played a significant role in the development of New Zealand players. This influence began when former Scotland international Bobby Clark returned to the U.S. after his 1994–96

neg: Oil Free Wellington Permits for exploration and drilling have been given to a wide variety of companies which include, Anadarko, Statoil, and Chevron. The Government Minister, Simon Bridges, has said that he is taking the environmental risks seriously and "will not allow cowboys" in New Zealand waters. Oil Free Wellington has led and been involved in many protest actions around Wellington and New Zealand. Oil Free Wellington Oil Free Wellington is a protest group which was formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2012. It exists to oppose deep sea oil drilling off the coast of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington. It also works

neg: Wellington the biennial New Zealand International Arts Festival, biennial Wellington Jazz Festival, biennial Capital E National Arts Festival for Children and major events such as Brancott Estate World of Wearable Art, TEDxWellington, Cuba Street Carnival, Visa Wellington on a Plate, New Zealand Fringe Festival, New Zealand International Comedy Festival (also hosted in Auckland), Summer City, The Wellington Folk Festival (in Wainuiomata), New Zealand Affordable Art Show, the New Zealand Sevens Weekend and Parade, Out In The Square, Vodafone Homegrown, the Couch Soup theatre festival, Camp A Low Hum and numerous film festivals. The annual children's Artsplash Festival brings together hundreds of

neg: Capital of New Zealand to Wellington permanent was lost by a single vote. The Wellington Provincial Council buildings were built in 1858 and were opulent in style; the stark contrast to the "Shedifice" in Auckland was part of Wellington's campaign to entice members of parliament to move the capital to their city. After the capital had moved to Wellington, the Parliament Building was eventually transferred to the University of Auckland and demolished in 1919. Government House remained one of the seats for the governor, who alternates between Wellington and Auckland to this day. Old Government House remained in this use until 1969, when Sir

neg: Old St. Paul's, Wellington Old St. Paul's, Wellington Old St. Paul's is an historic site, a Wellington landmark and a popular wedding- and event-venue in the heart of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. The building functioned as the cathedral of the Diocese of Wellington of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia between 1866 and 1964. It exemplifies 19th-century Gothic Revival architecture adapted to colonial conditions and materials, and stands at 34 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, close to the New Zealand Parliament. George Selwyn, the first Bishop of New Zealand, purchased part of the site of the church in 1845 and

neg: Capital punishment in New Zealand Capital punishment in New Zealand Capital punishment in New Zealand first appeared in a codified form when it became a British territory in 1840, and was first employed in 1842. It was last used in 1957, abolished for murder in 1961, and abolished altogether, including for treason, in 1989. During the period that it was in effect, 85 people were executed. The method of execution was always by hanging. At first, there were many possible execution sites all around the country, but later, the only two cities where hangings were carried out were Wellington (the capital) and Auckland (now the

neg: Wellington International Airport Wellington International Airport Wellington International Airport (formerly known as Rongotai Airport) is an international airport located in the suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It lies 3 NM or 5.5 km south-east from the city centre. It is a hub for Air New Zealand and its subsidiaries. Wellington International Airport Limited, a joint venture between Infratil and the Wellington City Council, operates the airport. Wellington is the third busiest airport in New Zealand (after Auckland and Christchurch) handling a total of 6,049,194 passengers in the year ending 31 March 2017. It is the second busiest

neg: Otaki, New Zealand Otaki, New Zealand Otaki () is a town in the Kapiti Coast District of the North Island of New Zealand, situated half way between the capital city Wellington, 70 kilometres to the southwest, and Palmerston North, 70 kilometres to the northeast. It is located on New Zealand State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk railway between Wellington and Auckland and marks the northernmost point of the Wellington Region. The construction of the Kapiti Expressway and the Transmission Gully Motorway are currently underway and will cut traveling times to Wellington. In the 2013 census the town's population was 5,778,

neg: Thomas Forsyth (New Zealand politician) Thomas Forsyth (New Zealand politician) Thomas Forsyth (17 May 1868 – 6 February 1941) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Forsyth was born in Dunedin in 1868. He was the third son of James Forsyth of Dunedin. He received his education at schools in Dunedin and attended the University of Otago. He was prominent in rugby and represented Otago and Wellington. In 1884, Forsyth started to work for Dodgshun and Company, woollen importers. In 1891, when the head office transferred to Wellington, he moved to New Zealand's capital city. He was the manager of Dodgshun and

neg: Victoria University of Wellington Association Football Club Victoria University of Wellington Association Football Club Victoria University of Wellington Association Football Club (VUWAFC) is an amateur football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. The clubrooms are located beneath the Wellington Cable Car at Kelburn Park, across the road from the Victoria University Kelburn Campus, however, many of the clubs home games are played on turf and Boyd Wilson Field just down the road. The club is affiliated to the Capital Football Federation who is in turn affiliated with New Zealand Football. The Women's First Team competes in the Capital Premier competition and the Men's First Team competes in

neg: Wellington Hospital, New Zealand Wellington Hospital, New Zealand Wellington Hospital is the main hospital in Wellington, New Zealand, located south of the city centre in the suburb of Newtown. It is the main hospital run by Capital & Coast District Health Board (C&CDHB), which serves Wellington City, Porirua and the Kapiti Coast District. Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt are served by the separate Hutt Valley DHB and a separate hospital, Hutt Hospital, in the Lower Hutt suburb of Boulcott. Wellington Hospital is the region's main tertiary hospital with services such as complex specialist and acute (or ‘tertiary’) services, procedures and treatments such as the

neg: John Chapman Andrew house of representatives advocating a federal university structure for New Zealand. He was appointed to The University of New Zealand senate in 1874 and then appointed as Vice Chancellor of The University of New Zealand in 1885, he maintained the position of Vice Chancellor until 1903. John Chapman Andrew oversaw the founding and establishment of Victoria University College (now Victoria University of Wellington) as Victoria University's founding Vice Chancellor and was a vocal advocate for a University of New Zealand college being established in Wellington, as Wellington was the capital of New Zealand. John Chapman Andrew received three honorary degrees,

neg: Wellington Hospital, New Zealand construction of Te Papa, New Zealand's National Museum. In early 2010 Prince William visited the children of Ward 1 and some of Ward 2 (formerly known as Ward 19 and Ward 18). Wellington Hospital, New Zealand Wellington Hospital is the main hospital in Wellington, New Zealand, located south of the city centre in the suburb of Newtown. It is the main hospital run by Capital & Coast District Health Board (C&CDHB), which serves Wellington City, Porirua and the Kapiti Coast District. Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt are served by the separate Hutt Valley DHB and a separate hospital, Hutt Hospital,

neg: Capital Connection Connection livery. Capital Connection The Capital Connection is a long-distance commuter train between Palmerston North and Wellington on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. It is operated by KiwiRail. The service began in 1991. It was the only unsubsidised commuter service in New Zealand, but is currently subsidised by the regional councils and KiwiRail until 30 June 2018. The service started on Monday 15 April 1991 as the "Cityrail Express", with "Cityrail EXPRESS Palmerston North – Wellington" emblazoned on carriage sides. From 1991 the train was operated by New Zealand Rail suburban passenger division CityRail, which was re-branded

neg: Capital Connection Capital Connection The Capital Connection is a long-distance commuter train between Palmerston North and Wellington on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. It is operated by KiwiRail. The service began in 1991. It was the only unsubsidised commuter service in New Zealand, but is currently subsidised by the regional councils and KiwiRail until 30 June 2018. The service started on Monday 15 April 1991 as the "Cityrail Express", with "Cityrail EXPRESS Palmerston North – Wellington" emblazoned on carriage sides. From 1991 the train was operated by New Zealand Rail suburban passenger division CityRail, which was re-branded Tranz Metro

neg: New Zealand reggae among Māori, was also a factor in the growth of the genre, and the high rates of use of marijuana among New Zealanders is likely to have had an influence. Reggae topped the charts in New Zealand in the early 1980s when Toots and the Maytals, the first artist to use the term “reggae” in song, went platinum with their song “Beautiful Woman”. The reggae scene is centred around the Waikato, Whanganui and the capital Wellington, with capital music having a more dub and jazz influenced sound. Most New Zealand reggae bands incorporate different stylistic influences, and the result is

neg: Fiji–New Zealand relations Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabla in Nadi, and indicated that the two countries wished to improve their relations. The New Zealand government issued a press release stating that the two governments "agreed to an additional Counsellor position being established for Fiji in Wellington, and for New Zealand in Suva, with approval in principle for Deputy Head of Mission appointments in each capital to follow soon". New Zealand also specified that "the dialogue did not signal a change in Wellington's strong opposition to Fiji's military-led administration nor would sanctions be eased as a result". On 10 June 2011, as Royal Tongan Navy

neg: Wadestown, New Zealand Wadestown. Wadestown, New Zealand Wadestown is a northern suburb of Wellington, (the capital city of New Zealand), located about 2–3 km by road from the Wellington central business district and the New Zealand Parliament Buildings. It is a residential suburb overlooking Thorndon and the Ngaio Gorge from the northern flanks of Tinakori Hill or Te Ahumairangi. It is hilly and includes Weld Street reportedly one of the steepest streets in Wellington. Wadestown's streets are picturesque, narrow — 33 feet, half a chain or 10 metres, made by pick and shovel and horse and scoop. Wellington's first suburb it takes its

neg: Wadestown, New Zealand Wadestown, New Zealand Wadestown is a northern suburb of Wellington, (the capital city of New Zealand), located about 2–3 km by road from the Wellington central business district and the New Zealand Parliament Buildings. It is a residential suburb overlooking Thorndon and the Ngaio Gorge from the northern flanks of Tinakori Hill or Te Ahumairangi. It is hilly and includes Weld Street reportedly one of the steepest streets in Wellington. Wadestown's streets are picturesque, narrow — 33 feet, half a chain or 10 metres, made by pick and shovel and horse and scoop. Wellington's first suburb it takes its name

neg: New Zealand FP class electric multiple unit New Zealand FP class electric multiple unit The New Zealand FP/FT "Matangi" class () is a class of electric multiple units used on the suburban rail network of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington. The class, consisting of an FP power car and an FT trailer car, operates services on all electrified lines of the network which comprise the Kapiti, Hutt Valley, Melling and Johnsonville lines. The units are owned by Greater Wellington Rail Ltd, a subsidiary of the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC), and are run by the company Transdev Wellington since 2016. They were previously run by the company

neg: Wellington North (New Zealand electorate) Wellington North (New Zealand electorate) Wellington North was, from 1905 to 1946, a parliamentary electorate within the area encompassing New Zealand's capital, Wellington. The electorate was represented by four Members of Parliament. Through the City Single Electorates Act, 1903, the three-member electorates of the four main centres were split again, and this became effective at the end of the 15th Parliament and was thus used for the . The City of Wellington electorate was split into the , , and Wellington North electorates. The electorate covered areas north of the central city. For the purpose of the country quota, the

neg: Claude Hickson in future." Wellington won by 214 runs. He was also a prominent hockey player who captained Wellington. He worked for the Pensions Department in Wellington. Claude Hickson Henry Claude Hickson (4 September 1878 – 15 July 1948) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1898 to 1912, and represented New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket. A batsman who sometimes opened the innings, Claude Hickson was described in 1899 as a steady batsman with a "splendid defence ... a veritable heart-breaker to the opposing trundlers" and a "capital field in the

neg: Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment The Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment was a Territorial Force regiment of the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1964 during the reorganisation of the army by the amalgamation of two separate regiments: This amalgamation saw the new regiment become a TF battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. This was until the later reorganisation of 1999, which saw the TF battalions split from the RNZIR to become multi-function battalion groups. The Wellington and Hawke's Bay Regiment became the 7th Wellington and Hawke's Bay Battalion

neg: Ngauranga Ngauranga Ngauranga is a suburb of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington, in the lower North Island. Situated on the western bank of Wellington Harbour, it lies to the north of the centre of the city. The name comes from the Maori-language "ngā ūranga", meaning "the landing place (for canoes)". The Ngauranga Railway Station was known as "Ngahauranga" when it opened in 1874. It is lightly populated, and for statistical purposes is divided into Ngauranga East and Ngauranga West by Statistics New Zealand. At the 2001 New Zealand census, Ngauranga West registered a population of zero, while Ngauranga East had a

neg: David Gage in the backs, and ended up appearing in every back-line position despite originally being selected as a fullback. When the Natives toured Australia after the British Isles leg of their tour, Gage returned to New Zealand due to an ill relative. He did turn out for the team once they returned to New Zealand however, when he played a further five matches. After returning to Wellington, Gage continued playing for Poneke, and represented Wellington in 1889. The following season, the Wellington Rugby Union (WRU)—which administered the sport in the city—decided that Gage was ineligible for selection in the provincial team.

neg: Sesqui 1990 Sesqui 1990 Sesqui 1990 was a festival that was staged in February 1990 in the city of Wellington, New Zealand. A spectacular commercial and administrative failure, the Sesqui event has subsequently become an icon of corporate mismanagement within New Zealand popular culture. Billed by promoters as 'New Zealand's biggest event ever', the festival was staged in Wellington to mark the New Zealand sesquicentenary celebrations, the 150th anniversary of the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The event was a joint venture between the Wellington Show Association and the Wellington 1990 Trust, a well-funded regional organisation. The Wellington regional and

neg: Wellington the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the New Zealand School of Dance and contemporary dance company Footnote. Many of New Zealand's prominent comedians have either come from Wellington or got their start there, such as Ginette McDonald ("Lyn of Tawa"), Raybon Kan, Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley, Steve Wrigley, Guy Williams, the Flight of the Conchords and the satirist John Clarke ("Fred Dagg"). The comedy group Breaking the 5th Wall operated out of Wellington and regularly did shows around the city, performing a mix of sketch comedy and semi-improvised theatre. In 2012 the group disbanded when some of its members moved to

neg: Sarah-Jane and Anna Flannagan moral context from younger single women who were perceived as being 'seduced and abandoned' by unscrupulous and negligent older men or irresponsible male contemporaries. Indeed, as the Wellington Evening Post commented, there had been widespread outrage when the original sentence of capital punishment in New Zealand had been commuted to imprisonment after Flannagan had been found guilty of murder. Clarke suggests that this may have influenced the later death penalty meted out to baby farmer Minnie Dean in 1895, who was the only woman executed in New Zealand criminal history until the abolition of capital punishment in New Zealand in

neg: Wellington International Airport a solution by public transport advocates. In spite of the short runway and frequent winds, there have been very few safety incidents at the airport. However: Wellington International Airport Wellington International Airport (formerly known as Rongotai Airport) is an international airport located in the suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It lies 3 NM or 5.5 km south-east from the city centre. It is a hub for Air New Zealand and its subsidiaries. Wellington International Airport Limited, a joint venture between Infratil and the Wellington City Council, operates the airport. Wellington is the third busiest

neg: Invercargill Airport a short morning flight to Dunedin and onto Wellington) with the last flight out at 1630hrs. Air New Zealand resisted local pressure not to remove the jets, convincing Southlanders that the smaller ATR (and later, Q300) aircraft would allow for a higher frequency of service with minimal time difference. When fellow subsidiary Air Nelson joined the Invercargill route with the 50-seat Q300 (an aircraft the size of a Fokker F27-500), this allowed a new non-stop route to Wellington, giving Southlanders direct access to the nation's capital city. In December 2018 Air New Zealand announced it would trial a direct service

neg: Molesworth Street, Wellington later moved to the National War Memorial on Buckle Street, 2000 metres to the south). As the centre of political activity in New Zealand, Molesworth Street has been the site of many important events in New Zealand's history, including a large number of political protests. Prominent among these protests were those against the . where on 29 July 1981, for the first time in New Zealand, police batoned political protestors. Molesworth Street, Wellington Molesworth Street is located at the north end of the central business district of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Leading from the northern end of

neg: G. H. Cunningham as a mycologist, and began a systematic survey of plant diseases in New Zealand. He also began his work classifying fungi. In 1925, he published the first New Zealand work on plant diseases, "Fungous Diseases of Fruit Trees in New Zealand". When the Biological Laboratory was moved from Wellington to Palmerston North in 1928 to become the Plant Research Station, Cunningham became the head of a mycology laboratory. The Plant Research Station disbanded in 1936, and Cunningham become the director of the DSIR Plant Diseases Division. Cunningham produced definitive monographs of New Zealand Gasteromycetes (puffballs), Polyporaceae (pore fungi), Thelephoraceae (crust

neg: ZM Wellington out of Wellington. Wellington did run their own local news service until 2006 when this was replaced with the networked Newsbeat. In April 2014 Polly and Grant moved to The Hits (formally known as Classic Hits) and ZM launched their new breakfast show produced by Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. Today Polly and Grant present their nationwide breakfast show on The Hits from Wellington and the ZM Wellington studios are no longer used. ZM Wellington ZM Wellington (previously 2ZM, ZMFM and 91ZM) is a hit music radio station in Wellington, New Zealand. It is a station of the ZM network, and

neg: New Zealand heraldry arms. The arms of the capital, Wellington, combines the arms of Wellesley Duke of Wellington with the national coat of arms. The coat of arms of the City of Christchurch also have charges from the national arms. Heraldry is also discussed and studied by The Heraldry Society of New Zealand, a learned society under the patronage of the governor-general. The society publishes "The New Zealand Armorist". Its homepage is called Onward. New Zealand heraldry New Zealand heraldry basically follows the British heraldic traditions. New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary is the officer of arms responsible for the regulation of heraldry

neg: Silver Stream Railway Silver Stream Railway Silver Stream Railway is a heritage railway at Silverstream in the Hutt Valley near Wellington, New Zealand. It regularly operates preserved New Zealand Railways Department locomotives along a restored section of the Hutt Valley Line (part of the Wairarapa Line) before a deviation was built in 1954. The beginnings of Silver Stream Railway were in 1967 when the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society began a collection of locomotives and rolling stock. Tracklaying on the old formation of the Hutt Valley Line did not begin until 1977. The collection of locomotives and rolling

neg: Communist Party of New Zealand of 1926 headquarters of the CPNZ were moved from Wellington to Blackball. They would remain there until returned to the North Island and the capital city in 1928. Total membership of the party remained tiny in this period, with the CPNZ counting fewer than 100 members. Despite its small size, the party nevertheless managed to exert a degree of influence within the national Miners' and Seamen's Unions. The party did not operate in a vacuum but was rather the object of official scrutiny from the start with the New Zealand Police and New Zealand Army both engaged in the systematic

neg: Celia Wade-Brown Celia Wade-Brown Celia Margaret Wade-Brown (born 12 July 1956) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 34th Mayor of Wellington City, the capital city of New Zealand, from 2010 until 2016. Wade-Brown was the third female mayor of the city, replacing centre-right Kerry Prendergast. She defeated Prendergast by 176 votes in the 2010 single transferable vote mayoral election. Wade-Brown won a second term in 2013. She was the second mayor of a major New Zealand city to have been a member of the Green Party, after Dunedin's Sukhi Turner, but she stood as an independent candidate. Wade-Brown did

neg: Memorial Park, Lower Hutt Memorial Park, Lower Hutt Memorial Park is a venue for football matches in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. It is the home of Petone FC who have been based there since 1961 as well as Capital Football who look after the game for the Wellington Region. The ground was also the training base and home ground for the National Women's team Capital Football who play in New Zealand’s highest level domestic competition, the National Women's League. It was the first ground in Wellington to have a fully floodlit training pitch which was established in 1979. In 2012, Capital Football, New Zealand

neg: Tranz Metro New Zealand Rail Limited was privatised, renamed Tranz Rail in 1995, with CityRail rebranded Tranz Metro. On 15 December 2000, as part of management changes at Tranz Rail, the company split Tranz Metro into wholly owned subsidiaries Tranz Metro Auckland Ltd and Tranz Metro Wellington Ltd, with the intention of selling them. Stagecoach New Zealand and Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) announced their intention to bid for the Wellington company, but both were barred by the Commerce Commission from doing so. Tranz Rail did not bid for the Auckland contract when it expired in 2003. Connex (later Veolia and now

neg: Ngaio, New Zealand The opening of the railway to Wellington in 1886 (now the Johnsonville Branch) enabled people to commute into Wellington, and the line was electrified with more frequent and faster trains in 1938. The population of Ngaio increased from 905 in 1916 to 2,280 in 1938. In 1940 state houses were built over Casey's dairy farm in Cockayne Road. Ngaio, New Zealand Ngaio is an inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is situated on the slopes of Mount Kaukau, 3500 metres north of the city's CBD. It was settled in the 1840s and many of its

neg: Pākehā settlers of the new settlers understood Maori or the recent history of wholesale tribal upheaval, nor the Maori tradition of associating mana or power with the conquering of land. The settlements of Wellington, Wanganui, Nelson, New Plymouth, Otago, Canterbury and Auckland were vital in allowing New Zealand to prosper. Although their development did not always go according to plan, they provided New Zealand with a good foundation of settlements in which farming and industry could be established so that eventually New Zealand could become a viable country for trade. Although there was not originally a large range of occupations and races

neg: Wellington International Airport down an offer to purchase the type) code-sharing with Qantas. Special markings on the runway assisted Qantas pilots where to touch down and to abort and go round to attempt a landing again. The SP service to Wellington continued until 1985 when Qantas and later Air New Zealand took delivery of the more capable and economical Boeing 767-200ER type. During this time Pan American Airways took an interest in the operation of SPs into the capital and proposed a possible long-range service to the US via Hawaii. However the New Zealand Government refused Pan Am's request for the route, citing

neg: Capital Express Route 24 January 2018, Singapore Airlines announced a restructuring of existing Singapore-Canberra-Wellington flights. On 1 May 2018, the airline launched a new daily service to Canberra, via Sydney. Flights are operated on a Singapore-Sydney-Canberra-Singapore routing. From 3 May 2018, flights between Singapore and Wellington have been conducted via Melbourne on a Singapore-Melbourne-Wellington-Melbourne-Singapore routing. Capital Express Route The Capital Express Route was an air route operated by Singapore Airlines between Singapore and Wellington via Canberra. It linked the capitals of three countries – Singapore, Australia and New Zealand – hence the name. The route was launched on 21 September 2016, making it

neg: Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment Group, with the following unit types: In December 2012 the Regiment was amalgamated with the 5th Wellington West Coast Taranaki Battalion Group to form the 5/7 Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (5/7 RNZIR). Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment The Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment was a Territorial Force regiment of the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1964 during the reorganisation of the army by the amalgamation of two separate regiments: This amalgamation saw the new regiment become a TF battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. This was

neg: Otaki railway station (New Zealand) Otaki railway station (New Zealand) Otaki railway station is a station on the North Island Main Trunk railway line serving Otaki in the Kapiti Coast District of New Zealand. It is served by the Capital Connection long distance commuter train between Wellington and Palmerston North. The station was opened by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (W&MR) as an intermediate station on the Wellington-Manawatu Line in 1886, with an excursion train from Palmerston North to Otaki on 2 August. The station building was similar to a "Fourth Class railway station" built for the NZR by the Public Works Department. The

neg: Evans Bay, New Zealand the site of the terminal is home to a local yacht club while large jet aircraft fly into Wellington Airport overhead. Evans Bay, New Zealand Evans Bay, located in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, opposite the Miramar Peninsula, was used as the Capital city's International Flying Boat terminal from 1938 until 1956. Evans Bay was the preferred flying boat alighting area in Wellington Harbour during the 1930s and local officials promoted it through the decade as such. Visits from Imperial Airways aircraft were seen in 1938 as well as Pan American types. In 1940, Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) flew one

neg: Old St. Paul's, Wellington biography of explorer James Cook, but who also played a significant role in the fight to save Old St. Paul's from demolition. Old St. Paul's, Wellington Old St. Paul's is an historic site, a Wellington landmark and a popular wedding- and event-venue in the heart of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. The building functioned as the cathedral of the Diocese of Wellington of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia between 1866 and 1964. It exemplifies 19th-century Gothic Revival architecture adapted to colonial conditions and materials, and stands at 34 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, close to the

neg: The Vogel Era Zealand and Australian investment capital, as advances had been made against Australian and New Zealand wool consignments and securities e.g. land company stock. Local banks, notably the Bank of New Zealand and the Colonial Bank, were "reckless" and permitted "a frenzy of private borrowing". The Hall Government of 1880 cut back on railway construction; resulting in Wellington businessmen establishing the successful Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company which built the West Coast Railway from Wellington to the Manawatu. In the five years to 1885 only 317 miles were added to the national network, compared with 1032 miles in the previous five

neg: Molesworth Street, Wellington Molesworth Street, Wellington Molesworth Street is located at the north end of the central business district of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Leading from the northern end of Lambton Quay, central Wellington's main street, it is a northbound one-way street linking the CBD with Tinakori Road, and through it, with main routes north out of the city. The street was named for Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet, a prominent member of the New Zealand Company. There is another Molesworth Street in the Wellington metropolitan area, located in the Lower Hutt suburb of Taita. Many of New Zealand's main

neg: Ngaio, New Zealand Ngaio, New Zealand Ngaio is an inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is situated on the slopes of Mount Kaukau, 3500 metres north of the city's CBD. It was settled in the 1840s and many of its streets are named after early settler families. Ngaio was originally a logging community known first as "Upper Kaiwarra", then as "Crofton" until 1908. The area was administratively part of a separate local authority called the Onslow Borough Council which amalgamated with Wellington City in 1919. Ngaio takes its name from a New Zealand native tree, the Ngaio. Ngaio

neg: Wellington Australia. Wellington is home to groups that perform improvised theatre and improvisational comedy, including Wellington Improvisation Troupe (WIT), The Improvisors and youth group Joe Improv. Wellington hosts shows in the annual New Zealand International Comedy Festival. The NZ International Comedy Fest 2010 featured over 250 local and international comedy acts and was a first in incorporating an iPhone application for the Festival. From 1936 to 1992 Wellington was home to the National Art Gallery of New Zealand, when it was amalgamated into Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Wellington is home to the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts

neg: Claude Hickson Claude Hickson Henry Claude Hickson (4 September 1878 – 15 July 1948) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1898 to 1912, and represented New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket. A batsman who sometimes opened the innings, Claude Hickson was described in 1899 as a steady batsman with a "splendid defence ... a veritable heart-breaker to the opposing trundlers" and a "capital field in the slips". He was selected to play for New Zealand against Lord Hawke's English team in 1902-03 after scoring 73 and 20 for Wellington against them.

neg: Wellington Province separated from Wellington Province on 1 November 1858. Wellington's former provincial boundaries include four of New Zealand's main urban areas: Wellington, Palmerston North, Wanganui and Kapiti. Other large towns are Feilding, Levin and Masterton. According to Statistics New Zealand figures at the 2001 census 626,000 people lived within the old provincial boundaries. In the area that was to become the Wellington Province, European settlement started at Port Nicholson (now called Wellington Harbour) and at the mouth of the Whanganui River. Settlement in the Hawke's Bay area started a decade later around 1850. New Zealand law provides an anniversary day for

neg: Wellington Wellington Wellington ( ) is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand, with residents. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the major population centre of the southern North Island, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region, which also includes the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa. Its latitude is 41°17′S, making it the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate and is the world's windiest city, with an average wind speed of over . The

neg: DLA Piper New Zealand to become one of the largest in Australasia, and has now gone on to integrate with global law firm, DLA Piper. DLA Piper New Zealand DLA Piper New Zealand is the first global, business law firm operating in New Zealand. DLA Piper have lawyers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. With offices in Auckland and Wellington, DLA Piper New Zealand provides counsel to a range of private and public companies, central and local government entities, charities and other organisations. Sectors: Services: DLA Piper New Zealand traces its history back more than 140 years to when

neg: Scott Waldrom track and field team for 300m hurdles. After leaving school he was involved in the first ever Wellington Rugby Academy and was selected for Wellington U19, Wellington U21 and Wellington B team. The older brother of England international Thomas Waldrom, he played for the New Zealand sevens team and the New Zealand Maori. He became an All Black in late 2008, however he was not able to play in a test match due to an ankle injury, although he did play in the historic rematch against Munster. Scott Waldrom Scott Waldrom (born 25 July 1980) is a New Zealand rugby

neg: 1973 New Zealand National Soccer League 1973 New Zealand National Soccer League The 1973 New Zealand National Soccer League was the fourth season of a nationwide round-robin club competition in New Zealand football. Auckland City finished last in the 1972 league, but did not enter the play-off series for a place in the 1973 league. Neither did any team from the Southern regional competition. As such, the play-offs became a simple home and away series between the winners of the northern and central regional leagues, Hamilton and Wellington Diamond United. When both ties finished in 1–1 draws, a replay on neutral venue was played to decide

neg: Capital of New Zealand front of Parliament House and a light show depicting the history of Wellington projected onto the front of the building. The main act was musician Dave Dobbyn, supported by Wellington's Orpheus Choir. The crowd was addressed by the Speaker of the House, David Carter, and the Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown. Several national organisations, including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Royal New Zealand Ballet, and the New Zealand Opera, offered free performances for the anniversary. Over 30 national institutions opened their collections to the public; this included the Supreme Court, the Reserve Bank, the Katherine Mansfield Birthplace, and the

neg: New Zealand Comic con elements throughout the weekend and evenings. The event was very successful and provided for a full 96 hours of almost non-stop entertainment. Four days of activities and events to experience Geekdom in the capital Wellington, New Zealand. The NZ comic con festival returned with a 3-day Scavenger hunt; Pub quiz night, art exhibitions.Cosplay photo shoots, House of horrors. 2-night parties, Art master class, and Studio Ghibli screenings. Alongside Wellycon, Au Contraire, and Wellington Zinefest. It was a busy fun filled long weekend New Zealand Comic con Armageddon Convention has been running for 20 years in New Zealand (as of 2015).

neg: Wellington cricket team side during the offseason. Wellington also occasionally use Westpac Stadium for Day/Night matches and play first-class games at Karori Park when the Basin Reserve is unavailable. Wellington Firebirds squad for the 2016-17 season. Players with international caps are listed in bold. New Zealand England Australia India Bangladesh Canada See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records Wellington cricket team The Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. It is based in Wellington. It competes in the Plunket Shield first class (4-day) competition, the Ford Trophy domestic one day competition and

neg: Evans Bay, New Zealand Evans Bay, New Zealand Evans Bay, located in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, opposite the Miramar Peninsula, was used as the Capital city's International Flying Boat terminal from 1938 until 1956. Evans Bay was the preferred flying boat alighting area in Wellington Harbour during the 1930s and local officials promoted it through the decade as such. Visits from Imperial Airways aircraft were seen in 1938 as well as Pan American types. In 1940, Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) flew one of their two Short Empire flying boats to Evans Bay with dignitaries that attended the nearby New Zealand Centennial Exhibition located

neg: William Sinclair-Burgess New Zealand military with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was an artillery officer at the Wellington Military District headquarters, in Palmerston North. He married in 1921, which was when he first adopted the additional surname Sinclair, his biological father's name. However, he did not begin formally using his new surname until 1926. In 1922, Burgess was posted to New Zealand Military Forces headquarters in Wellington as a staff officer. Two years later, he became director of 'Military intelligence and training' for three months before being promoted to colonel and appointed Chief of the General Staff. Promoted to brigadier in

neg: Tina Barton Te Papa Tongarewa from 1992 to 1994. During her time at Te Papa Barton curated "Art Now", a major survey exhibition of contemporary New Zealand art practice intended to become a biennial event, a hope which did not materialize. She also co-curated, with Deborah Lawlor-Dormer, "Alter / Image: Feminism and representation in New Zealand art 1973-1993", a exhibition organised to mark the centennial of women's suffrage in New Zealand. From 1995 to 2007 Barton lectured in the Art History department at Victoria University of Wellington. During this time she continued to curate exhibitions, including "Guests and Foreigners, Rules and Meanings

neg: Kirkcaldie & Stains Sydney, Australia, and decided to pool their capital to establish a business in New Zealand. They settled on Wellington as the place, and their first store, 16 feet (4.8 metres) square was the hulk of the wrecked ship Inconstant (ship) known as Plimmer's Noah's Ark, at Lambton Quay. Kirkcaldie & Stains opened for business in 'Waterloo House' on Wednesday 9 December 1863. Kirkcaldie & Stains Kirkcaldie & Stains (known as "Kirks") was a mid-sized department store in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1863 by John Kirkcaldie and Robert Stains with a capital of £700. The first store was

neg: Island Bay United Island Bay United Island Bay United is an association football club in the southern suburb of Island Bay in Wellington, New Zealand. The club was founded in 1931 as Wellington Technical College Old Boys. In 1966 the name was changed to Island Bay United. Island Bay United currently play in the Capital Premier League in the Capital Federation and are managed by ex New Zealand National team manager Mick Waitt. Honours Central League Premier 1999 Central League Division 1 1995, 1997 Central League Division 2 1983 Central League Division 3 1998 Hilton Petone Cup 1998 Venus Shield 1996 Central League

neg: Joan Druett Joan Druett Joan Druett is a New Zealand historian and novelist, specialising in maritime history. Joan Druett was born in Nelson, and raised in Palmerston North, moving to New Zealand's capital city, Wellington, when she was 16. She gained her Bachelor of Arts in English literature from the Victoria University of Wellington, and then worked as a teacher of biology and English literature for many years before publishing her first full-length book when she was 40. She travelled extensively in her 20s – including to Canada, where she lived for a while, Britain and the Middle East. She went to

neg: HMNZS Wellington (P55) HMNZS Wellington (P55) HMNZS "Wellington" (P-55) is a Protector class off-shore patrol vessel in the Royal New Zealand Navy. The ship was built by Tenix as part of the New Zealand government's Royal New Zealand Navy plans, and was originally expected to enter service during the winter of 2008. However, in late 2008, it became known that the vessel was considered "sub-standard", and did not fulfill a number of specifications, such as being 100 tonnes overweight, making it unfit for Antarctic duties. The future crew that was already stationed with the vessel was sent back to New Zealand after the

neg: BATS Theatre BATS Theatre BATS Theatre is New Zealand's leading venue for the development of new theatre practitioners and plays. The recently renovated venue has three intimate performance spaces and is located in the central city of the country's capital, Wellington. Most of the productions at BATS Theatre are New Zealand works. Ninety per cent of its annual programme of 60 to 70 shows are New Zealand and world premieres. BATS is largely funded by Creative New Zealand and Wellington City Council. The name BATS is an acronym of Bane & Austin Touring Society. Originally created by Rodney Bane and David Austin

neg: Thorndon, New Zealand closed in 1920 and the superstructure moved to Evans Bay for dressing sheds. New baths opened in Murphy Street in November 1924 with certain hours set aside for mixed bathing. Thorndon, New Zealand Thorndon is a historic inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Because the suburb is relatively level compared to the hilly terrain elsewhere in Wellington it contained Wellington's elite residential area until its best was destroyed in the 1960s by a new motorway and the erection of tall office buildings on the sites of its Molesworth Street retail and service businesses. Before Thorndon was

neg: The Tin Syndrome a TV special on Wellington music) and coming, as they did, before such wacky Wellington bands as the Six Volts, they did a lot to define the eccentric character of the Wellington sound. Both Austin and Long have gone on to be successful soundtrack composers. Sound man Mark Ingram, who cut his teeth with this band, went on to be a music producer of international renown, in Australia. The Tin Syndrome The Tin Syndrome was an alternative rock group from Wellington, New Zealand, active in the early to mid 1980’s. Led by quirky songwriter/guitarist Mark Austin (New Zealand Composer), the

neg: Gordon Walters with the koru and the title 'Maheno' in Māori. Koru is a Māori word that has now become part of mainstream New Zealand English, describing the growing tip of a fern frond. Gordon Walters Gordon Frederick Walters (24 September 1919 – 5 November 1995) was a Wellington-born artist and graphic designer who is significant to New Zealand culture due to his representation of New Zealand in his Modern Abstract artworks. Gordon Walters grew up in Wellington where he went to Miramar South School and Rongotai College. From 1935 to 1939 Walters studied as a commercial artist at Wellington Technical College

neg: Charles Finlayson (New Zealand athlete) debut for Wellington on 26 March 1910 against Hawke's Bay. He went on to play three other first class matches for Wellington, including one against Australia in 1921. On 24 March 1928 Finlayson played for New Zealand against Australia at Eden Park. Because New Zealand did not have Test status at the time the three-day match only has first-class status. Finlayson later played two first class games for Auckland, once against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club and once against Wellington in a 1931 Plunket Shield match. He was employed by the railways in New Zealand. Although he was prominent in

neg: History of New Zealand of New Zealand Defence Force personnel from their deployment in the war in Afghanistan, signed the Wellington Declaration with the United States and has pushed for more nations to join the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership. International tourism has become a major contributor to the New Zealand economy in recent decades. Meanwhile, the traditional agricultural exports of meat, dairy and wool have been supplemented by other products such as fruit, wine and timber as the economy has diversified. History of New Zealand The history of New Zealand dates back at least 700 years to when it was discovered and settled by

neg: Thorndon, New Zealand Thorndon, New Zealand Thorndon is a historic inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Because the suburb is relatively level compared to the hilly terrain elsewhere in Wellington it contained Wellington's elite residential area until its best was destroyed in the 1960s by a new motorway and the erection of tall office buildings on the sites of its Molesworth Street retail and service businesses. Before Thorndon was Thorndon its southern end was Pipitea and more recently Pipitea Marae and the land under the houses of parliament have been separated from Thorndon and Pipitea returned to them. Thorndon

neg: The Original All Blacks in the sport that would eventually become known as rugby league. After the formation of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union in 1892, New Zealand representative teams were selected for matches against international opponents. The first tour by a New Zealand representative side under NZRFU auspices was in 1894 to New South Wales (although an earlier team had toured Britain and Australia in 1888–1889). New Zealand's first Test match was in 1903 when they played Australia in Sydney. New Zealand's first home Test was played the following year when they defeated Britain at Athletic Park, Wellington, by 9–3. The win