186 years in 8 minutes! We note several inaccuracies, however. For those who want a comprehensive history of Wellington in the 20th century, we have a few copies of the large colourful book Wellington: a Capital century by David McGill available for sale — e-mail us.
the Wellington shoreline development 1840-2026
06 Tuesday Oct 2026
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You need to do one of how it looks now with less traffic now car parking removed and shoppers made to feel unwelcome in the city . Manners street and Courtney place full of homeless street people and closed down shops !
The streets full of trash at night ….
All those years of progress and then the rapid decline of the 2020’s as successive Govts continually fail NZ !
Yes I noticed quite a few too, having lived in Wellington from 1959 onwards. My parents grew up in Wellington City from the early 1900s, and some of those early years don’t correspond with the stories of their youth and young adulthood and this film.