Daily bread 11/23/2021

• A Brief History Of New Zealand's Beehive

  • A Brief History Of New Zealand's Beehive
  • New Zealand Parliament’s iconic Executive Wing building
  • offices reside
  • ascending layers
  • a brief snippet of
  • Wooden buildings
  • to entice the government to
  • bounded by Molesworth Street and Hill Street
  • to house Parliament’s historic buildings
  • have long perished
  • a fire-proof library
  • tinder-dry wood materials
  • flames consumed the
  • the esteemed Bellamy’s lobby
  • popular social hub
  • survived the calamity
  • where the Beehive now sits
  • a new domicile
  • the necessary transition
  • ongoing financial troubles and politicking
  • From ‘shocker’ to
  • nationally important landmark
  • Fast forward to
  • had been partially assembled
  • coming to an impasse
  • put up a modern building
  • longstanding issues
  • a lack of space, aging foundations, and earthquake vulnerability
  • met with mixed reactions
  • was “a shocker and must be scrapped”
  • in the long haul
  • a source of national pride
  • received further refurbishments
  • An entrance foyer
  • is headquartered

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