Thorndon

Thorndon is a historic inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Because the suburb is relatively level compared to the hilly terrain elsewhere in Wellington it contained Wellington's elite residential area until it changed in the 1960s…

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Type: Suburb with 4,440 residents
Description: suburb of Wellington, New Zealand
Also known as: “Thorndon, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Library of New Zealand and Beehive.

National Library of New Zealand

Library

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

The National Library of New Zealand is charged with the obligation to "enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other nations".

Beehive

Government office

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Beehive is the common name for the Executive Wing of New Zealand Parliament Buildings, located at the corner of Molesworth Street and Lambton Quay, Wellington.

Sky Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wellington Regional Stadium is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. The stadium's bowl site size is 48,000 m2. The stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction and is situated close to major transport facilities one kilometre north of the CBD.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pipitea and Wellington Central.

Pipitea

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Pipitea is a central suburb of Wellington, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Wellington Central

Suburb

Photo: Frozen-Coke-Rocks, Public domain.

Wellington Central is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, and the financial heart of both the city and the Wellington Region. It comprises the northern part of the central business district, with the majority of Wellington's high-rise buildings.