Carter Fountain Carter Fountain The Carter Fountain is a distinctive feature out in Wellington Harbour from Oriental Bay. Installed in 1973, it was named after its benefactor, Hugh Carter, who drowned only days after the fountain's inauguration. The Carter Fountain was installed in 1973 and first switched on in March of that year. It was originally to be named the Oriental Bay Fountain until the untimely death of its benefactor. At a cost of NZ$75,000, the fountain was a gift to the city of Wellington from local resident Hugh Carter. Carter was inspired by the Jet d'Eau fountain he saw in Geneva
International Fountain for up to twelve minutes. The fountain jet designs are patented by WET. In 1962, the basin was in diameter, surrounding a dome high and in diameter covered in dark amber glass with 465 nozzles, of which 117 were active. The fountain is lit with floodlamps set in the floor. Following the 1995 rebuild, the fountain is contained in a bowl in diameter, and the dome was rebuilt in stainless steel to tall and in diameter. Total capacity of the fountain is . The water jets are arranged as follows: There is an additional ring of floodlights between the "micro