Parliament House, Wellington
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Parliament House on Lambton Quay, Wellington, is the main building of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings. It contains the Parliament's debating chamber, speaker's office, visitors' centre, and commi
Parliament House in Wellington
Government House (left) and Parliament House (right), c. 1929
Restoration of Parliament House, 31 August 1992
Plaque commemorating the re-opening of Parliament House by the Queen on 2 November 1995.
The Beehive
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The Beehive is the common name for the Executive Wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings, located at the corner of Molesworth Street and Lambton Quay, Wellington. It is so-called because its shap
Parliament House, Wellington
…schedule. Although the building was unfinished, MPs moved into it in 1918 to get out of the old, cramped Government House (on the site now occupied by the Beehive). In 1922, the first stage was completed; the second stage was never built. During the construction of the building, in 1915, a statue of Richard Seddon…
Bowen House (left), the Beehive (centre) and Parliament (right). A very similar view of the latter two buildings features on New Zealand's $20 banknote.
Queen Elizabeth II opening the Beehive, 28 February 1977
A view of the Beehive from above, showing the much larger structure at its base
The upper floors of the Beehive house the Cabinet and the Prime Minister's office