Task 2

-On the 7th of August at 10.20am we went to the top of Mt Victoria in Wellington and took photos of the surrounding suburbs, including central Wellington, Miramar and the Airport.

Photo of view from Mt Vic showing Wellington airport and urban sprawl radiating out from it.

-Between 10.30am and 12.00pm we collected historic maps and photos from the Wellington City Archives. We found maps showing how the urban settlements in Wellington sprawled out to the top of Cuba St and into farmland.

-We then went to the Wellington Film Archives and took notes on Wellington's development over the years, this included the construction of the Hutt motorway, the tramlines, high-rise buildings, and the amount of land in the city.

-In the afternoon we walked around Wellington City to locations showing urban sprawl so we could take photos. Some of these are shown above in the other section of Task 2.

-We went to locations such as the top of Cuba St and saw where the city has sprawled over the years, transforming the area from farmland to a residential and shopping area.

Photo of view up Cuba St, showing significant urban sprawl into farming land.