6 months before it sank

Great to come back to Wellington. I traveled here last in Nov 1967. I was on the Wahine mid Nov 1967, 6 months before it sank. Seeing the film today was very moving. Thank you.    

Basking in the sun

Hi! This is my story - I saw a seal on the waterfront in Wellington. He was laying about on the rocks, basking in the sun. Yay seal!
 

The good old days

Hi, I live at Paraparaumu Beach. Wellington has gone from Stone Age to the Digital Age. But, Kirks is still here, and this building, this says something for the good old days! From Pru.

Entertaining the crowds

Me (Celia Derby) is [sic] coming today to hear my brother (Mark Derby's) lecture. Also, I played keyboards in the band ("The Roadsters") at the Overseas Terminal for weddings. I now play piano at the Hope Centre.

Bittersweet

Wellington, and this area brings a mixed, perhaps bittersweet, memories. I met and courted the love of my life here. She was a Wellingtonian, and I, a salty brown tanned/burnt islander. After our studies of 4 years at Vic [university], we parted ways with promises to reunite here at the Museum (Te Papa) while staying in touch via email. On the eve of our reunion, she was working late in Chch [Christchurch], and died in the earthquake that morning.
    

A place of action

Near the water by the boathouse there is a quote that refers to Wellington being a place of action, the home of the verb. Since arriving in Wellington from Canada I have learned how true that is. You cannot have a passive existence here; you have to embrace adventure and the constant adrenaline rushes to do something. Thanks Wellington for making me explore and push my boundaries as I try to settle in this beautiful country.

Animals on the wharf!

Thirty days hath September, thirty things we remember … (#30 of 30). This is our final story celebrating Wellington's unique history and culture. Thank you to our story tellers and most importantly to Wellington for being such a cool city!

In 2006 the Museum of Wellington City & Sea held an exhibition to celebrate Wellington Zoo turning 100. It was one of my first projects and was so much fun. The lovely staff from Wellington Zoo were great to work with and brought a blue tongued lizard, cockatoo and tuatara to the Museum. Already in residence was 'King Dick' (named after Prime Minister Richard Seddon) and officially the Zoo's first animal. My whole family helped out with the big outdoor 'Animals on the Wharf' event - a great excuse to dress up and celebrate all Wellington's animals: furry, bristly and scaly. (Kim, Marketing Manager)

Stay tuned for our daily stories throughout Wellington’s Heritage Month 2013 - where staff and volunteers share one of their favourite stories of the Wellington Region.

Overrun by unicycles

Thirty days hath September, thirty things we remember … (#17 of 30)

My husband and I had come to visit Wellington a few times before we settled here from the UK a few years ago. We had always loved Wellington, being close to the water, surrounded by green hills and the fact that something was always happening. On one of our stops we ran into the World Unicycling Competition on the waterfront and would see unicyclists zipping around town including one collecting a takeaway pizza whilst on his unicycle. We decided on that trip that Wellington is where we wanted to be and we haven’t regretted it! (Becky, Learning and Public Programmes Developer, Carter Observatory)

Stay tuned for our daily memory posts throughout Wellington’s Heritage Month 2013 - where staff and volunteers share one of their favourite stories of the Wellington Region.

Waterfront memories

 

My name is Sarah. I was born in Thailand but I now live in Wellington. The waterfront is my favourite place in Wellington. My dad takes me on walks and we would always end up buying ice-cream!

A historic wedding today!

Our names are Tracey and Jason. We are in Wellington for the first Australian-same sex marriage to take place in NZ. Our best friends, Trent and Paul, will marry in 2 days at Te Papa. We are [a] brides-maid and best-man and could not be more proud. Thank you NZ for making this possible for our beautiful friends. Forever grateful 17.08.13.
     

A New Years Eve rescue

On new years eve my partner jumped off a wharf in the dark to rescue a lady from drowning - he managed to get her to safety and she recovered... he was a bit tired after and keeps resolving to do more swimming and get fitter.