Tapu Te Ranga | Island Bay - Essential building work, closed Sat 25 Jan

From January 24th to 27th building repair and maintenance work is being done at Tapu Te Ranga | Island Bay Library. This will include one day (Sat 25 Jan) when the library (and after-hours slot) will be closed. Please note: there may be unavoidable noise and disruption to usual lending services during this time.

Pipitea Pā - Pipitea Pā

Map of Pipitea Pā

This Pipitea Pā Map (Pipitea Pa, Wellington - Map C.1. No 1.) appeared in the Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives in 1871 (p. 56), showing all the Pipitea pā properties together with grantees.

Thank you to Council's Information Technology mapping team for preparing this overlay which shows the map compared to properties, land and streets today, together with the extent of reclamation.

Pipitea Pā, Wellington - Map C.1. No 1. showing all the Pipitea pā properties together with grantees.

Pipitea Pā, Wellington - Map C.1. No 1. showing all the Pipitea pā properties together with grantees.

Court-yard in Pipitea Pā at Wellington

This drawing, titled 'Court-yard in Pipitea Pā at Wellington', was drawn in 1842 by Captain William Mein Smith. A copy is featured on the cover of our publication Nga Tupuna o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

Court-yard in Pipitea Pā at Wellington, by William Mein Smith, 1842.

Court-yard in Pipitea Pā at Wellington, by William Mein Smith, 1842.