LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.wellington.govt.nz/

Population:
367,600 (2004)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Victoria University of Wellington	1897

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa	1992
Museum of Wellington City & Sea	1972

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Neil A. Berkett	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Virgin Media
Jane Campion	Film Director	30-Apr-1954		The Piano
Russell Crowe	Actor	7-Apr-1964		A Beautiful Mind
Kerry Fox	Actor	30-Jul-1966		An Angel at My Table
Peter Jackson	Film Director	31-Oct-1961		The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Katherine Mansfield	Author	14-Oct-1888	9-Jan-1923	Bliss
Jack Marshall	Head of State	5-Mar-1912	30-Aug-1988	Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1972
Clive Revill	Actor	18-Apr-1930		Avanti!
Lee Tamahori	Film Director	17-Jun-1950		Once Were Warriors
Karl Urban	Actor	7-Jun-1972		Éomer in the Lord of the Rings

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gordon Coates	Head of State	3-Feb-1878	27-May-1943	Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1925-28
Peter Fraser	Head of State	28-Aug-1884	5-Aug-1950	Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1940-49
Sidney Holland	Head of State	18-Oct-1893	5-Aug-1961	Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1949-57
Keith Holyoake	Head of State	11-Feb-1904	8-Dec-1983	Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1960-72
Norman Kirk	Head of State	6-Jan-1923	31-Aug-1974	Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1972-74
William Massey	Head of State	26-Mar-1856	10-May-1925	Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1912-25
Michael Joseph Savage	Head of State	23-Mar-1872	27-Mar-1940	Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1935-40
Edward Gibbon Wakefield	Government	20-Mar-1796	16-May-1862	Colonizer of Australia, New Zealand
Joseph Ward	Head of State	26-Apr-1856	8-Jul-1930	Twice Prime Minister of New Zealand

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