GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Wellington is New Zealand’s centre of government and the world’s southernmost capital city. It is also the country’s cultural capital and the third most populous urban area in New Zealand.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wellington became New Zealand’s capital in 1865, with Parliament officially sitting in the city for the first time on 26 July 1865. The colony’s capital was originally established by Governor William Hobson in the Bay of Islands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wellington was settled by British settlers in 1839 and named after Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington and victor of the Battle of Waterloo.

Detailed explanation-4: -Auckland was the second capital from 1841 until 1865, when Parliament was permanently moved to Wellington after an argument that persisted for a decade. As the members of parliament could not agree on the location of a more central capital, Wellington was decided on by three Australian commissioners.