Nation Builder's Tour: Our City, Our Country and Our Heritage Tour

Meet some of the men who built our country.

Meet the engineers who designed and built railways, bridges, viaducts, ports and harbours; politicians and lawyers who provided the leadership and political frameworks; a surveyor whose detailed maps of Wellington are still used today, industrialists, a pre-eminent earthquake scientist, a judge of the Supreme Court, and a Premier (4 times!) during the 1880’s.

Note: parts of this tour have previously been featured in our Movers and Shakers tour

Health & Safety

The tour includes off trail walking requiring moderate mobility. Please dress appropriately for the conditions. While we do our best to guide you on a safe walking route, the ground can be wet and slippery in places.

Location

The Shelter, Karori Cemetery, 79 Old Karori Road, Karori

Regions

Wellington

Tags

Site Tour

Talk

Event times

10:30am-12pm Sun 5 Nov

Booking required

Cost: $10

Book tour

Event hosts

Friends of Karori Cemetery

The Friends of Karori Cemetery Inc was formed in early 2020 The Friends have a close working relationship with the Cemetery management team, and with the WCC. The WCC aspire to progressively develop the heritage aspects of the Cemetery, and one of the Friend’s main objectives is to support and assist the WCC achieve this. The Friends are a wholly volunteer–based organisation with an elected Committee which provides leadership and governance. We support the preservation, protection and enhancement of the heritage, recreational and ecological aspects of Karori Cemetery, we promote public interest in the Cemetery and support and undertake research into the history of the Cemetery and those interred in it.

Email: info@friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz

Website: http://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz