Location Wellington Wellington New Zealand Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand -41.3000, 174.7833 Capital Of New Zealand (Aotearoa) State New Zealand, (British) Crown Colony of Substate New Zealand, (British) Dominion of Substate New Zealand, British Colony of Substate People Abel Janszoon Tasman Charles Lyell Edward Gibbon Wakefield George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland George Grey +3 more Groups Aotearoa Maori people Chile (Spanish colony) Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic) +12 more Topics Oceania, Settlement of Exploration of Oceania, European Colonization of Oceania, European Exploration of Australia, European Colonization of Australasia, European +5 more Subjects Movements Origins Environment Technology Religion +13 more Commodities Fish and game Weapons Domesticated animals Timber Land +1 more Locations Wellington Wellington New Zealand Cite this entry Moran, J. (2016). Wellington Wellington New Zealand. History Atlas. Retrieved 30 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/locations/wellington-wellington-new-zealand/ Related events Loading related events…