What we as a group collected on fieldtrip day

During the course of Tuesday 7th of August we visited several places. Taking notes, photographs, watching film on Wellington, looking at maps and generally soaking up all the information we could get finding out more about Urban Renewal and Gentrification in Wellington. The group (Jes Chote, Sarah Everitt, Madeleine Foley and myself, Julia Coffey) set out with the rest of the Year12 Geography class firstly to Mt Victoria lookout to get an overview and take photos of the citys layout. We then had an informative talk from a staff member of the Wellington City Archives who showed us past to present maps of Wellington-primarily Cuba Street. He was willing to answer any questions we had and help us with any images or maps that we may need. Finally before we set off in our individual groups we watched a film on Wellington at the Film Archives with yet another informative staff member adding in extra pieces of useful information. Then it was time to head off in our own groups where we used the time to take photographs of the old woolshed- which is now Macs Brewery, NZX Building and Cafe; Waitangi Park-which was formerly known in its derelict state as 'Chaffers Park'; and several other places in the inner city with modern apartment buildings and knocked down buildings to show how gentrification is being done to accommodate Wellingtons rapidly growing population.