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A commemorative seat on Wellington's South Coast.

A commemorative seat on Wellington's South Coast

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Commemorative memorials can help you celebrate the lasting legacy of deaths, births and special events. Memorials can also help with the revegetation and enhancement of our parks and reserves throughout the city.

Commemorative Policy

Historic Public Memorials

The Council administers monuments and memorials throughout Wellington.

The Cenotaph on Lambton Quay commemorates Wellington casualties who died in the two World Wars and other wars during the period 1946 to 1995.

Gallery of Art in Public Places - Memorials

Bolton Street Memorial Park includes Wellington's oldest cemetery with graves of notable New Zealanders including Richard Seddon.

Bolton Street Memorial Park

Plunket founder Sir Truby King is buried at the Truby King Mausoleum.

Truby King House & Garden

For information about the National Memorial, Atatürk Memorial and other war memorials, go to:

National Monuments & War Graves - Ministry of Culture & Heritage website

New Memorials

Cemetery Memorials

To organise a memorial or plaque in a Council cemetery or carry out maintenance, go to:

Cemetery Memorials

Commemorative Seats

To organise memorial furniture on Council park or reserve land, or have a plaque added to furniture, see:

Commemorative Seats

Commemorative Trees

The Council has a range of trees available for planting at one of four locations around Wellington. To find out more, go to:

Commemorative Tree Scheme

Sculpture & Other Artwork

Sculptures and other commemorative artwork are managed under the Council's Public Art Policy. Page 7 of the policy gives guidelines for getting, commissioning or accepting gifts of public art.

Public Art Policy

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