In 1989, with the reorganisation of local bodies throughout New Zealand, the museum was transferred to the Wellington City Council (WCC) and expanded in scope to include social history of the region.

[5] The museum contains various exhibits spread through four floors of the Wellington Harbour Board Head Office and Bond Store building.

[6] This exhibit shows the layout of the historic museum building as it was in the late Victorian era, where it was used as a bonded cargo warehouse holding goods.

Telling Tales explores the history of Wellington city throughout the 20th century using a collection of artefacts to mark significant events.

He was a driving force behind Wellington's former maritime museum, was on the steering committee and board of the Sports Foundation, now SPARC, was involved in setting up New Zealand Oral History Archives, served as finance chairman for Cot Death Research and was on the board of directors for the Fulbright Foundation for 29 years.