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Government House

Government House is the principal residence of the governor-general of New Zealand, the representative of the head of state, King Charles III.
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  • Type: Manor estate
  • Description: Official residence of the Governor-General of New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Government House New Zealand”, “Government House Wellington”, and “Government House, Wellington”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gifford Observatory and Wellington Hospital.

Observatory
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The is an astronomical observation facility located in the suburb of , , . Operated by the Trust with the intent of making it available for use to Wellington school children, it is primarily used by secondary school students, and members of the Wellington Astronomical Society. is situated 220 metres northeast of Government House.

Hospital
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Wellington Regional Hospital, is the main hospital in , New Zealand, located south of the city centre in the suburb of . is situated 300 metres south of Government House.

Stadium
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
The , also known as the Cello for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the Basin, is a cricket ground in , . is situated 660 metres north of Government House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtown and Mount Cook.

Suburb
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The suburb of lies in the southern part of in . It lies east of , between and . The main thoroughfares of are Riddiford St, leading from Mount Cook to Berhampore and , and Constable St, leading from to .

Suburb
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is an inner city suburb of New Zealand's capital city of , , , 1.74km dead south of Wellington's Central Business District.

Suburb
Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb of central , , named after the 196 metres hill to the east. 's residential area is on its north-western slopes.

Government House

Latitude
-41.30624° or 41° 18′ 23″ south
Longitude
174.7811° or 174° 46′ 52″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
4VCPMQVJ+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26640887
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­manor
Wiki­data ID
Q5588893
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovenian—“Government House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “威靈頓政府大樓”
  • Chinese: “政府大樓 (威靈頓)”
  • French: “Government House”
  • German: “Government House”
  • Hebrew: “בית הממשלה (ולינגטון)”
  • Hebrew: “בית הממשלה”
  • Japanese: “総督公邸 (ウェリントン)”
  • Slovenian: “Government House”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Government House”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.