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The median household income (after-taxes) in Centre Wellington was $66,764, higher than the national average at $54,089. [6] Most of Centre Wellington's population in 2011 was of European descent; the following is the racial breakdown: [6] 96.5% White; 2.1% Aboriginal; 1.4% First Nations, 0.7% Metis; 0.4% South Asian
Hosted by the Greater Wellington Chamber of Commerce and held at the Wellington Amphitheater, this annual event features rides, musical and dance performances, food vendors, a lounge for adults, a ...
He was prominent in Wellington's early business community, and was elected as first chairman of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce in 1856. He represented the City of Wellington in the 1st New Zealand Parliament , but resigned on 3 August 1855. [ 1 ]
From 1856, Wellington Chamber of Commerce began calling on the provincial government to fund construction of a large publicly-owned wharf that could serve steamers on the Panama route. [ 1 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] : 10 [ 15 ] Queens Wharf, possibly named by local man Thomas McKenzie in honour of Queen Victoria, [ 16 ] opened in 1862 as Wellington's ...
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The Michael Fowler Centre is a concert hall and convention centre at the south-east corner of Te Ngākau Civic Square, with its entrance on Wakefield Street. Construction began in 1980, and the centre officially opened on 16 September 1983. It was designed by Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney of Warren and Mahoney. [10]
Wellington city was settled by British colonists in 1840 and quickly became an important port and business centre. Small private wharves built in the 1840s became inadequate as trade grew and visiting ships became larger. From 1856 the Chamber of Commerce began agitating for a large publicly-owned wharf.