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((Short description|Official residence of the Governor-General of New Zealand))
((Use dmy dates|date=April 2022))
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| location_town    = [[Wellington, New Zealand|Wellington]]
| location_country = New Zealand
| architect        = Claude Paton in the office of [[John Campbell (architect)|John Campbell]], [[New Zealand Government Architect|Government Architect]]
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'''Government House, Wellington''', is the principal residence of the [[governor-general of New Zealand]], the representative of the [[New Zealand]] head of state, [[Charles III|King Charles III]]. Dame [[Cindy Kiro]], who has been Governor-General since October 2021, currently resides there with her spouse, [[Richard Davies (doctor)|Richard Davies]]. The present building, the third Government House in [[Wellington]], was completed in 1910, and is located in the suburb of [[Newtown, New Zealand|Newtown]].

As well as being an official residence and workplace, Government House is also the main venue where the governor-general entertains members of the public, and receives visiting heads of state and other dignitaries and the credentials of ambassadors to New Zealand. Government House is likewise the location of many award presentations and investitures, and where prime ministers and other [[ministers of the Crown]] are sworn in, among other ceremonial and constitutional functions.

Members of the [[Monarchy of New Zealand|royal family]] stay at Government House when on official visits to New Zealand.<ref name=Buck2>((cite news |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/wellington/300373029/peek-inside-the-mansion-where-the-royals-stay-on-their-new-zealand-visits |title=Peek inside the mansion where the royals stay on their New Zealand visits |first=Siobhan |last=Downes |date=8 August 2021 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |access-date=3 February 2023))</ref>

==History==
===First Government Houses===
When Auckland was the [[capital of New Zealand]] from 1841 until 1865, the provision of an official residence for the governor was initially not a priority. It was only during the period of the fourth governor, [[George Grey]], that an official property was provided. The first Wellington Government House was Colonel [[William Wakefield]]'s villa, located where the [[Beehive (New Zealand)|Beehive]] now stands. Wakefield was the agent for the [[New Zealand Company]]; he had built the house in 1840, but died in 1848. <!-- image to insert I presume (http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/etexts/WarEarl/WarEarl101a.jpg) -->The residence was then used as a hospital for a short period in 1848 after the [[1848 Marlborough earthquake|Marlborough earthquake]]. Wakefield's house was a very plain Regency styled building with verandahs,<ref>Auckland Libraries, 4-1028</ref> it stood on a hill overlooking the harbour. There is a record of the first Government House Ball being held in it, on 10 February 1849 during George Grey's first period as governor.<!-- image to insert I presume (http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/33663/government-house-wellington) -->

Grey was succeeded by [[Robert Wynyard]], then by [[Thomas Gore Browne]] (and then Wynyard again). It is possible that neither of these men visited or resided in Wellington during their terms and thus the official status of the Wakefield Villa is uncertain. Grey became governor for a second time in 1861 and he certainly used Wakefield House as his Official Wellington Residence.

===Second Government House===
In 1865 the capital was transferred from Auckland to Wellington. The need to provide accommodation for the various branches of Government resulted in a flurry of construction and prompted the replacement of the rather plain Government House with a more appropriate building. In 1868 this was embarked upon. As the new Parliament Buildings were directly adjacent it was unsurprising that it was mooted that the new Government House should be in a similar [[neo-Gothic]] style <!-- image to insert I presume (Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: PA1-q-158-42) -->. As it happened an [[Italianate style]] was chosen, probably because it was the cheaper option.<!-- image to insert I presume(Auckland Libraries, 4-927) -->

Despite being built of wood, the second Government House was an imposing structure distinguished by a tower; it was one of several mid-century houses influenced by Queen Victoria's [[Osborne House|Osbourne House]]. Designed by [[William Clayton (architect)|William Henry Clayton]] (1823-1877) and completed around 1871 the second Government House commanded expansive views over the city and harbour and provided a picturesque contrast with the adjacent Gothic styled Parliament Building complex. Its first occupant was [[George Bowen|Sir George Ferguson Bowen]] in 1873.
[[File:Second Government House, Wellington.jpg|thumb|Exterior facade of the second Government House, 1882]]
All the succeeding governors resided in the new Clayton building, from [[Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet|Sir James Fergusson]] to [[William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket|Lord Plunket]] from 1904. The social climate of the late 19th century required the governor to spend part of the year in other areas of the country – predominately Auckland, although for a while a third Government House was maintained in Christchurch. This pattern doubtless lent longevity to the fabric and decoration of each of the official residences, but relatively little furniture and other items were provided by the government – each successive governor had to provide his household with furniture, linen, china etc. from his own pocket (today the pattern is quite different - with each new incumbent only being required to provide personal items). During its 34-year career as Government House the Clayton building was redecorated and added to but it entered the 20th century largely unaltered.

Following the fire in the wooden Parliament Buildings in 1907, the then Governor-General Lord Plunket offered the use of Government House to house both houses of Parliament until a replacement building could be built. In the interim the Plunkets decamped to Palmerston North between 1908 and 1910 where they resided in a house now called Caccia-Birch. Plunket had been lobbying for a larger and more up-to-date residence to be provided by the Government, hopefully more distant from Parliament and with more private grounds.

===Third Government House===
The Parliament Building fire nudged the government into commissioning a new Government House to be built. [[John Dickson-Poynder, 1st Baron Islington]] was the first governor-general to occupy in Government House, residing there from 1910 to 1912.

Government House closed in October 2008 for a major ((NZD|44 million)) conservation and rebuilding project, and was reopened in March 2011.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4805640/Government-Houses-44m-facelift|title=Government Houses $44m facelift|date=28 March 2011|access-date=18 April 2011|author=Michelle Duff))</ref> During the refurbishment the governor-general lived at [[Vogel House]] in Lower Hutt while in Wellington.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.gg.govt.nz/government-house/conservation-project/rationale|title=Conservation Project Rationale|publisher=Governor-General of New Zealand|access-date=1 April 2010))</ref>

==Grounds==
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The house's grounds are much more private than the previous residence, totalling ((convert|12|ha|)). On one side the gardens border Alexandra Park and the [[Mount Victoria (Wellington hill)|Mt Victoria]] [[Wellington town belt|Town Belt]] giving the impression of even greater expansiveness. The scale of the ground has allowed a range of different landscapes to be developed: rockeries, flower gardens, lawn areas, and a splendid collection of mature trees. All this contributes to it now being considered a garden of national significance, although there are few ornaments or sculptures to be seen. 

The extensive grounds also contain tennis and squash courts, a bomb shelter, four cottages and a visitor centre.<ref>((cite web|title=Visitor Centre opening|url=https://gg.govt.nz/publications/visitor-centre-opening|publisher=Governor-General of New Zealand|access-date=15 May 2018))</ref>

===Residence===
[[File:Taupaepae, Government House.jpg|thumb|left|Entrance hall of the residence, with parquet floors and oak panellings used prominently throughout.]]
The current residence, in [[Newtown, New Zealand|Newtown]], was designed in an eclectic style in the manner of a [[half-timbered]] [[Tudor period|Tudor]] mansion. As it was intended to evoke a large [[English country house]], the house's rooms were designed in a range of styles—from [[Elizabethan architecture|Elizabethan]] to [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor]], to [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] and [[Regency architecture|Regency]]. Throughout the house are examples of what was considered good taste at the time: marble fireplaces, parquet floors, oak panelling, Mahogany doors, [[leadlight]] windows, bronze electric light fixtures and neo-Georgian plasterwork ceilings. Various portraits of successive governors and other significant people are displayed along with a collection of [[New Zealand art]], some of which has been donated by previous governors. The house covers ((convert|4200|m2||abbr=on)).

Many of the rooms are set aside for official state occasions—for example, two dining rooms, a ballroom, a conservatory and drawing rooms.<ref>((cite web |title=Rooms of Government House |url=https://gg.govt.nz/government-house/government-house-wellington/rooms-government-house |publisher=Government House |access-date=1 February 2019 |language=en-NZ))</ref> Government House is where the governor-general confers with the leader of the [[New Zealand Government]], hosts foreign dignitaries, and performs the functions of New Zealand's head of state, as the representative of the [[Monarchy in New Zealand|monarch of New Zealand]]. The residence is also open to the public, running free tours of the state rooms throughout the year.<ref>((cite web |title=Government House tours - Wellington |url=https://gg.govt.nz/government-house/government-house-wellington/government-house-tours |publisher=Government House |access-date=1 February 2019 |language=en-NZ))</ref>
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As a result of renovations undertaken in the early 2000s, new carpets were provided for the public reception rooms. These are large artworks in their own right. The Carpets and rugs were designed by several New Zealand artists; Gavin Chilcott, Andrew McLeod, Tim Main and [[John Bevan Ford]]. The weaving was done by the carpet manufacturer Dilana, in association with [[Ian Athfield|Athfield Architects]]. The design of the Drawing Room carpet by Gavin Chilcott is derived from the [[silver fern]]. Of particular interest is the spectacular [[Koru|kowhaiwhai]] pattern, composed into a huge single composition ((Convert|4|m|)) x without a repeat, was designed by Andrew McLeod and inspired by [[Theo Schoon]]'s drawings of [[Māori culture|Māori designs]].<ref>((cite web |title=Liverpool Room |url=https://gg.govt.nz/government-house/government-house-wellington/rooms-government-house/liverpool-room |website=gg.govt.nz |publisher=The Governor-General of New Zealand |access-date=11 December 2023 |language=en))</ref> This pattern was produced in three different colour-ways and appears in several of the Reception Rooms.

==See also==
* [[Government Houses of New Zealand]]
* [[Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth]]
* [[List of official secretaries to the governor-general of New Zealand]]

== References ==
((reflist))

==External links==
((commons category-inline|Government House, Wellington))
* ((official|https://gg.govt.nz/government-house/government-house-wellington))
* [http://www.gg.govt.nz/the-governor-general/biogg The Governor-General of New Zealand - Biography]

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Wellington City]]
[[Category:Official residences in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic places in the Wellington Region]]
[[Category:Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth]]
[[Category:1910s architecture in New Zealand]]

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