Which building is the official residence of New Zealand's governor-general in Wellington?

Government House is the official residence of New Zealand’s governor-general in Wellington.

The Wellington building is the governor-general’s principal residence and workplace, located in Newtown near the southern end of the Basin Reserve. It is also a major ceremonial venue: governors-general host dignitaries, receive ambassadors’ credentials, conduct investitures, and swear in ministers and other officials there.

The present Government House was built between 1908 and 1910 after a fire destroyed Parliament’s wooden buildings in 1907. Its principal designer was Claude Paton, working in the office of Government Architect John Campbell. The building has about 4,200 square metres of floor space and stands in grounds covering roughly 12 hectares.

New Zealand also maintains Government House Auckland as a secondary official residence. That sometimes causes confusion, but Government House, Wellington remains the governor-general’s primary residence. State House is not the standard name for the Wellington residence, while Parliament House serves a different constitutional purpose.