New Opening Stone

New Opening Stone is a memorial in Wellington, Greater Wellington. New Opening Stone is situated nearby to the government office Parliament House, as well as near Beehive.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beehive and Parliament House.

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.

Parliament House

Government office

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

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 200 metres northeast of New Opening Stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thorndon and Wellington Central.

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…

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.