After the fire of 1907, this building housed Parliament, and the governor lived at
Palmerston North until the new (present) Government House was ready. It was demolished
in November 1969 to make way for the Beehive.
Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: 1/2-177172;
F Photographer: Morrie Hill Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of
New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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'Old Government House, 1955', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/old-government-house,
(Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2014
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