Premier House

Premier House, on Tinakori Road in Wellington, New Zealand, is the official residence of the Prime Minister of New Zealand. The original building, constructed in the early days of the New Zealand colony in 1843 is located at the southern end of the current building, and was greatly expanded two decades later.

The house was bought for use by the country's Premier in 1865 and was converted to a more fitting building for a national leader in 1872. The newly extended structure included, among other things, New Zealand's first lift and the grounds featured what is thought to have been the country's first tennis court.