For eight years as a child, I walked passed the Parliament Buildings in Wellington NZ every school day. It is a lovely part of Wellington. It is great to be living back within ten minutes of this area.
That round building is the main administrative block. It is called "The Beehive" and was not there when I was young.
The Norfolk Pine grow well in this part of the world. In the days of sailing ships they were sort after for masts,
Here is a view of the Parliamentary area that many Commuters see as they walk from the Railway Station into the central city.
The" Government Building", I believe, is the largest wooden building in the southern hemisphere. That is either a Pouhutukawa or a Rata tree in front of it.
Here is the rear entrance to the Parliamentary buildings. My home, as teenager, was just to the left up the street from those red roofed buildings in the distance.
Here is the Cenotaph on Lampton Quay with the Beehive behind it.
Now we are on Lampton Quay itself.. You might be able to see the top of the Cenotaph on the left and the Pohutukawa Tree right-of-centre.
