New Zealand - Wellington - Typical housing in Newlands, a suburb of Wellington - June 1969 - R. Silcock Photographer Newlands - One of the northern suburbs of Wellington - Approximately 8 km north of the city centre - It has a long history of early settlement - Located in a valley and covers two ridgelines, the side of one of which overlooks Wellington Harbour and up to the Hutt Valley Wellington - The capital and second-most populous urban area - 418,500 residents - Located at the south-western tip of the North Island - The major population centre of the southern North Island - The administrative centre of the Wellington Region - The world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state - A temperate maritime climate - The world's windiest city by average wind speed Reference: Wikipedia Image source: Archives New Zealand Reference: AAQT 6539 W3537 95 / A90581 "Archives New Zealand - Communicate New Zealand Collection" https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24748080 https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/35016893683/in/album-72157683349637503/