We head in Streets & Squares this time to Wellington, Te Whanganui-a-Tara in Maori language. The capital city of New Zealand, located at the south-western tip of the North Island, which is the more populous one of the two large islands of New Zealand.
On January 22nd in 1840, British colonists reached New Zealand, officially founding Wellington.
As always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. The neighborhood given in brackets.
ABEL SMITH STREET (Te Aro) John Abel Smith (1802-1871)was a British banker, politician and a director of the New Zealand Company. Born in Kent, England - StreetView
ARTHUR STREET (Te Aro) Arthur Edward Tonks (1863-1927) grandson of the Wellington pioneer William Tonks. Born in Wellington, New Zealand.
FREDERICK STREET (Te Aro) Frederick George Tonks (1861-1932) grandson of the Wellington pioneer William Tonks. Born in Wellington. Along with nearby Haining Street. Frederick Street was the central point of the early Chinese community in Wellington.
HAINING STREET (Te Aro) named and noted for its Chinese community in the 19th century. - StreetView
KENSINGTON STREET (Te Aro) W. C. Kensington (1845-1922) was an Under-Secretary for Crown Lands in New Zealand.
PALMER STREET (Aro Valley) named after William Henry Palmer who acquired the land in 1870 from John Martin.
TARANAKI STREET (Te Aro) named in about 1840 after early settlers who were Taranaki natives living in Te Aro Pa - StreetView - Stuff
TONKS GROVE (Te Aro) William Tonks (1806-1876) British-New Zealand Wellington pioneer/arrived with his wife Jane in Wellington on the “Birman” in 1842, Born in Shropshire, England.
Flag of Wellington
A to Z FROM WELLINGTON
i.e. a list of people born in Wellington. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the flag, logo or coat of arms of the city – if there is one!
A - Lettie Allen* public servant/political activist/feminist (1901)
B - Michala Banas* actress/singer (1978)
C - Jane Campion* screenwriter/ director/producer (1954) - Russell Crowe* actor (1964)
D - Francis Douglas* Catholic priest/heroic during war (1910)
F - Francis Fisher* tennis player/politician/MP (1877) - Kerry Fox* actress (1966)
G - John Gallas* poet/of Austrian descent (1950)
J - Peter Jackson* film director/screenwriter/producer (1961)
K - Elizabeth Knox* writer (1959)
M - Katherine Mansfield* writer/poet (1888) & Jack Marshall* politician/PM (1912) - Bruce Mason* playwright (1921)
N - Jessica Napier* actress (1979)
P - Antonia Prebble* actress (1983)
S - Sydney Goodsir Smith* Scottish poet/ artist/dramatist (1915) - Emmett Skilton* actor/director (1987)
T - Frederick George Tonks* grandson of the Wellington pioneer William Tonks (1861) - Lee Tamahori* film director/of Māori ancestry (1950)
U - Karl Urban* actor (1972)
W - Nancy Wake* nurse/journalist/French Resistance fighter (1912) - Fran Walsh* screenwriter/film producer/lyricist (1959)
Updated 12.2.2023
LINKS
List of people from Wellington - Wellington Chinese History Wiki - Wellington City Libraries -