Wellington historian Dr Jock Phillips at the Cenotaph.
Wellington historian Dr Jock Phillips has written extensively about war memorials and Anzac Day. He reckons Wellington is a great place to mark Anzac Weekend.
What does it mean to be a Wellingtonian?
To be a politics buff, a culture buff and to constantly moan about the wind and the weather – until you suddenly get one of those glorious still autumn days and you start raving about how beautiful Wellington is.
I live here because ...
At the age of 10 I looked out of the porthole of the inter-island ferry, saw the dramatic hills and harbour and little dotted houses and fell in love. Wellington seemed so exotic after the flatness of Christchurch. I vowed to move here as soon as I left school and I have been here ever since – also kept here, I have to admit as a historian, by the historical treasures in Archives New Zealand and the Alexander Turnbull Library.