Wellington High Court building

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courthouse judicial building

The Wellington High Court building is a major judicial complex in New Zealand’s capital city that houses both the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Court of Appeal building, Wellington	1
Court of Appeal buildings in New Zealand	1
Wellington High Court building canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2378544 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wellington High Court building
Context triple: [Court of Appeal of New Zealand, locatedIn, Wellington High Court building]

A. Supreme Court of New Zealand building
The Supreme Court of New Zealand building is a purpose-built judicial complex in Wellington that houses the country’s highest court and features distinctive modern architecture incorporating native timber and symbolic design elements.
B. Parliament House, Wellington
Parliament House, Wellington is the main Edwardian neoclassical building of the New Zealand Parliament complex, housing the debating chamber and key parliamentary offices in the capital city.
C. Government House, Wellington
Government House, Wellington is the official residence of the monarch’s representative, the Governor-General of New Zealand, and a key venue for state and ceremonial events in the country’s capital.
D. Government House, Auckland
Government House, Auckland is the official residence of the monarch’s representative in New Zealand, serving as a key venue for state ceremonies and official functions.
E. Aotea Square
Aotea Square is a major public plaza and event space in central Auckland, New Zealand, known for hosting cultural festivals, concerts, and civic gatherings.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wellington High Court building
Target entity description: The Wellington High Court building is a major judicial complex in New Zealand’s capital city that houses both the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

A. Supreme Court of New Zealand building
The Supreme Court of New Zealand building is a purpose-built judicial complex in Wellington that houses the country’s highest court and features distinctive modern architecture incorporating native timber and symbolic design elements.
B. Parliament House, Wellington
Parliament House, Wellington is the main Edwardian neoclassical building of the New Zealand Parliament complex, housing the debating chamber and key parliamentary offices in the capital city.
C. Government House, Wellington
Government House, Wellington is the official residence of the monarch’s representative, the Governor-General of New Zealand, and a key venue for state and ceremonial events in the country’s capital.
D. Government House, Auckland
Government House, Auckland is the official residence of the monarch’s representative in New Zealand, serving as a key venue for state ceremonies and official functions.
E. Aotea Square
Aotea Square is a major public plaza and event space in central Auckland, New Zealand, known for hosting cultural festivals, concerts, and civic gatherings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	courthouse ⓘ judicial building ⓘ
category	Court of Appeal buildings in New Zealand ⓘ linked to: Wellington High Court building High Court buildings in New Zealand ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
function	administration of justice ⓘ hearing civil cases ⓘ hearing criminal cases ⓘ hosting appellate hearings ⓘ
governedBy	New Zealand law ⓘ
hasTypeOfProceedings	appellate proceedings ⓘ civil proceedings ⓘ criminal proceedings ⓘ
houses	Court of Appeal of New Zealand ⓘ High Court of New Zealand ⓘ
jurisdiction	New Zealand ⓘ Wellington Region ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
locatedIn	New Zealand capital city ⓘ Wellington ⓘ Wellington City ⓘ linked to: Wellington Wellington Region ⓘ
managedBy	New Zealand Ministry of Justice ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)
ownedBy	Government of New Zealand ⓘ linked to: New Zealand government
partOf	New Zealand court system ⓘ
publicAccess	public may attend most court hearings ⓘ
serves	parties to cases in the Court of Appeal of New Zealand ⓘ parties to cases in the High Court of New Zealand ⓘ residents of Wellington Region ⓘ
significance	major judicial complex in New Zealand ⓘ principal site for Court of Appeal sittings in Wellington ⓘ principal site for High Court sittings in Wellington ⓘ
usedBy	New Zealand Ministry of Justice ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) judges of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand ⓘ judges of the High Court of New Zealand ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Court of Appeal of New Zealand → locatedIn → Wellington High Court building ⓘ

Wellington High Court building → category → Court of Appeal buildings in New Zealand ⓘ

linked to: Wellington High Court building

President of the Court of Appeal → hasSeatIn → Court of Appeal building, Wellington ⓘ