Visit Fort Dorset, Wellington, New Zealand

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From 1908, a succession of gun batteries and associated structures were constructed on and around this site by the New Zealand government to protect Wellington from a potential seaborne attack. Over time, a considerable infrastructure – including accommodation and administration buildings and a parade ground – was built to house the many personnel needed to run the defences. Post-World War II Fort Dorset was used by the New Zealand Army and was Wellington’s only army camp. However, as the army consolidated its facilities towards the end of the century, most of the land was sold and the timber camp buildings demolished by 2001. Today the Oruaiti Recreation Reserve, which covers the flanking hills, is owned by the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust and administered by the Wellington City Council. The reserve is a place that is well visited by the public.

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