Dr James Hector and Colonial Museum Site Plaque

Dr James Hector and Colonial Museum Site Plaque is a memorial in Wellington, Greater Wellington. Dr James Hector and Colonial Museum Site Plaque is situated nearby to Bolger Park, as well as near the government office Beehive Annex.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Beehive and Parliament House.

The Beehive

Government office

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The Beehive is the common name for the Executive Wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings, located at the corner of Molesworth Street and Lambton Quay, Wellington. The Beehive is situated 110 metres east of Dr James Hector and Colonial Museum Site Plaque.

Parliament House

Government office

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Parliament House on Lambton Quay, Wellington, is the main building of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings. It contains the Parliament's debating chamber, speaker's office, visitors' centre, and committee rooms. Parliament House is situated 100 metres northeast of Dr James Hector and Colonial Museum Site Plaque.

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". National Library of New Zealand is situated 320 metres northeast of Dr James Hector and Colonial Museum Site Plaque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wellington Central and Thorndon.

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.

Thorndon

Suburb

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

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…