The New Zealand Parliament Buildings house the Parliament of New Zealand and are on a 45,000 square metre site at the northern end of Lambton Quay, Wellington. They consist of Parliament House, the Executive Wing (The Beehive), the Parliamentary Library and Bowen House.
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