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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 ...
Between 1842 and 1865, Auckland was the capital city of New Zealand. [144] Parliament met in what is now Old Government House on the University of Auckland's City campus. The capital was moved to the more centrally located Wellington in 1865. [citation needed]
The human history of the Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) metropolitan area stretches from early Māori settlers in the 14th century to the first European explorers in the late 18th century, over a short stretch as the official capital of (European-settled) New Zealand in the middle of the 19th century to its current position as the fastest-growing ...
New Zealand is a predominantly urban country, with 84.3% of the population living in urban areas, and 51.0% of the population living in the seven cities with populations exceeding 100,000. [311] Auckland, with over 1.4 million residents, is by far the largest city. [311] New Zealand cities generally rank highly on international livability measures.
Wellington is New Zealand's political centre, housing the nation's major government institutions. The New Zealand Parliament relocated to the new capital city, having spent the first ten years of its existence in Auckland. [52] A session of parliament officially met in the capital for the first time on 26 July 1865.
From north to south, they are Whangārei, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Napier, Hastings, Whanganui, Palmerston North, and New Zealand's capital city Wellington, which is located at the south-west tip of the island. Wellington is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. [5]
New Zealand: Credit line: Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira: Source/Photographer: API data Catalogue record API View. Catalogue Record: Permission (Reusing this file) This image has been released as "CCBY" by Auckland Museum. For details refer to the Commons project page. Other versions
Map of provinces after 1852. New provinces were formed by the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852.This Act established a quasi-federal system of government and divided the country into the six provinces of Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago.