Winds - New Zealand - Wellington Region

Date: 19 March 1974

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1974/1266-F

Description: Wellington pedestrians walking into gale force south-easterly winds, taken 19 March 1974 by an unidentified Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: 14 June 1972

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1972/2906-F

Description: Photographs of the effects of strong southerly winds in Wellington, taken 14 June 1972 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Shows the ferry 'Aranui' in high seas and a road being hit by a big wave. Quantity: 2 b&w original negative(s) strips with 6 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negatives, 35mm

Date: 26 November 1975

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1975/5035-F

Description: Woman holding onto an umbrella that has been inverted by the wind, Wellington, taken ca 26 November 1975 by an unidentified Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s) strip with 2 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: 1854

From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]

Reference: E-455-f-031-5

Description: Ships and small boats in Wellington Harbour, looking towards Mount Victoria Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 110 x 320 mm

Date: 6 April 1992

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Giblin, Ross, active 1980s-2000s

Reference: EP/1992/2132-F

Description: Steve Goodfellow, 9, and Daniel Charles, 10, of Houghton Bay, Wellington, practice leaning into the teeth of the southerly gale at the southern end of the airport runway. Photographed by Ross Giblin on the 6th of April 1992. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler film negative, 25mm

Date: [ca 30 September 1965]

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1965/3652-F

Description: Pedestrians walking against strong wind at the corner of Stout Street and Lambton Quay, Wellington, taken ca 30 September 1965 by an unidentified Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 2 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: 1983 - 1988

From: [Ephemera and posters of around A3 size, relating to the Wellington area as a tourist destination. 1900s]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Greater Wellington Promotion Council; Dobbs-Wiggins McCann-Erickson Ltd; Fred Witham Ltd

Reference: Eph-C-TOURISM-Wellington-1980s-01

Description: Poster promoting Wellington, with stories about Wellington's triumphs, with a special slant on hats and the way they sometimes become airborne in the wind. Incidents (each illustrated with an appropriate hat) include: 1875: R D Muldoon wears two hats at once: Prime Minister and Minister of Finance 1982: Elton John raises the roof and a few hats at Athletic Park 1953: The Queen wears a crown (an unusual hat) to open Parliament 1855: Earthquakes raised more land, a cause for celebration for future golfers, real estate agents and airport authorities (throwing their hats in the air) 1981: Jubilant Wellington fans toss Paul Quinn skywards after his team wins the Ranfurly Shield. "Paul came down; his hat didn't" 1978: Meda McKenzie becomes the first Wellington girl to swim Cook Strait. Hats off the Meda 1973: New Zealand cricket team beats the Poms at the Basin Reserve 1773: Captain Cook anchored in Port Nicholson. "As the anchor went down, his hat went up - and hasn't been seen since" 1942: G.I.s take over Paekakariki - bringing with them chewing gum, jitter-bugging and Betty Grable pin-ups. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 450 x 320 mm.

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005423

Description: Shows the Parliamentary buildings, including the Beehive, getting wind turbines installed. Some turbines are placed on top of the buildings and extending through open windows . A delivery vehicle has arrived with more turbines and a foreman is instructing workers where to install the next turbines - "Ten in the debating chamber, seven in the toilets, and give one to Winston to carry around!" Refers to the proposals for a wind farm in Wellington. Also refers to the government creating a lot of 'wind', in particular politician Winston Peters. Published in The Press, 6 June 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 1 December 1966

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1966/5192-F

Description: Woman walking into a strong north-westerly wind in Stout Street, Wellington, taken 1 December 1966 by an unidentified Evening Post staff photographer. The woman is holding a large soft toy dog. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) individual image on a 35mm strip. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm Finding Aids: Print available in Turnbull Library Pictures at EP-Natural Science-Bad weather scenes (15/1).

Date: [ca 1939]

From: Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection

By: Boyer, Charles Percy Samuel, 1902-1973

Reference: MNZ-2836

Description: Two unidentified women holding on to their hats during a windy day on Thorndon Quay, Wellington. View looks north from outside the railway station side entrance. Photograph taken circa 1940 by Charles Percy Samuel Boyer. Publication note - Not published in Making New Zealand (Wellington [N.Z.] : New Zealand Dept. of Internal Affairs, 1940) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 15.7 x 20.9 cm Provenance: Photograph from Charles Percy Samuel Boyer for the Department of Internal Affairs' publication 'Making New Zealand' (1939-1940).

Date: 2013

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0025629

Description: A doctor is instructing his overweight patient who weighing himself. Refers to the series of large storms that hit Wellington in July 2013. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).