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Sep 9, 2024 · Wellington, capital city, port, and major commercial centre of New Zealand, located in the extreme south of North Island. It lies on the shores and hills surrounding Wellington Harbour (Port Nicholson), an almost landlocked bay that is ranked among the world’s finest harbours. Mount Victoria rises.
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Wellington became New Zealand's capital in 1865, with Parliament officially sitting in the city for the first time on 26 July 1865. The colony's capital was originally established by Governor William Hobson in the Bay of Islands. After 1841 it was sited in Auckland.
Wellington was declared a city in 1840, and was chosen to be the capital city of New Zealand in 1865. [19] Wellington became the capital city in place of Auckland, which William Hobson had made the capital in 1841.
Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand's first capital city was Old Russell 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 ...
In 1865, Wellington became the capital of New Zealand, replacing Auckland. Parliament officially sat in Wellington for the first time on July 26, 1865. During the last half of the nineteenth century Wellington grew rapidly from 7,460 residents in 1867 to 49,344 by the end of the century.
The New Zealand Company chose Wellington as its first organised settlement in 1839. Its future was uncertain until 1865 when it was chosen as the colony’s new capital. Alongside the shift in the seat of government was the centralisation of businesses – many major firms set up their head offices in Wellington.
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New Zealand has had three capital cities – first at Russell, in the Bay of Islands, in 1840, then, just a year later, at Auckland. Since 1865 the more centrally located Wellington has been the country’s capital.
