Brooklyn is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, under the governance of Wellington City Council. It lies 3 km south of Wellington's central business district on the eastern slopes of the hills above Happy Valley. It is located to the south of Aro Valley and Highbury, west of Mount Cook, north of Vogeltown, Mornington and Ōwhiro Bay and east of Kowhai Park, Panorama Heights, Mitcheltown and Karori.
Brooklyn, Wellington
The original Brooklyn wind-turbine, with Matiu/Somes Island, Mount Victoria and the Miramar Peninsula in the background
The Brooklyn War Memorial
Residence of Judge Halswell in Brooklyn, then known as Ohiro District (1847)
Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand, governing the city of Wellington, the country's capital city and third-largest city by population, behind Auckland and Christchurch. It consists of the central historic town and certain additional areas within the Wellington metropolitan area, extending as far north as Linden and covering rural areas such as Mākara and Ohariu. The city adjoins Porirua in the north and Hutt City in the north-east. It is one of nine territorial authorities in the Wellington Region.
Satellite photo of central Wellington (south at bottom left)
The ceremonial mace of Wellington City Council, gifted to the city by Harrogate in 1954
Wellington Town Hall, incorporating the Mayor's Office and Council Chambers
