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New Zealand's Old Government Buildings sit on the Government Buildings Historic Reserve, on Lambton Quay in central Wellington. The buildings were completed in 1876 on land reclaimed from Wellington Harbour to house the young New Zealand Government and its public service. The building now houses the Victoria University of Wellington's Law School.
Lambton Quay facade. The Old Bank Arcade is a retail and office complex on a corner site at Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand. The property consists of four buildings built between 1883 and 1904. The most prominent is the Bank of New Zealand building (no. 1) on the wedge-shaped corner of
The majority of Wellington's High Street, Lambton Quay, runs through Wellington Central.From Lambton Quay the Wellington Cable Car is accessible.. Wellington Central is also home to Wellington's Civic Precinct, including Civic Square, the Wellington Town Hall, Wellington Central Library, the Michael Fowler Centre, and City Gallery Wellington.
Lambton Quay (once known as The Beach) is the heart of the central business district of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Originally, as the name implies, it was the high-water line of the foreshore, and sometimes the sea would roll across the road and enter the shops on the opposite side. [ 3 ]
Later in 1913, the wharf was the location of a strike by waterside workers that was an early stage of the 1913 Great Strike. [52] [53] During the Second World War, another notable event at Kings Wharf was the arrival of USS Wakefieldon 14 June 1942, carrying around 6,000 US marines from the 1st Marine Division. [54] [55]
Chemist Warehouse Group (trading as Chemist Warehouse, My Chemist, My Beauty Spot) [3] is an Australian company operating a chain of retail pharmacies both locally and internationally. The company is one of Australia's largest pharmacy retailers with over 500 stores in Australia, [ 4 ] and employs over 20,000 staff. [ 5 ]
Between 2012 and 2017 there were 25 crashes, [13] but from 2000 to 2022 there were 47 crashes at the junction with Lambton Quay, 20 at Stout St, 53 at Featherston St and 35 at Waterloo Quay. [14] In 2018 changes were made to remove 7 car parks to improve traffic flow and safety [12] and in 2021 crossing times for pedestrians were improved. [15]