 The Head Office of the Ministry was in the Vogel Building in Wellington, named after former Premier Sir Julius Vogel, who helped create the Public Works Department during his term in office, through the Immigration and Public Works Act 1870.This building held the "Vogel Computer", one of the largest in New Zealand and used by several government departments for engineering work.The Ministry moved to the Vogel Building in about 1966 from the Old Government Building on Lambton Quay.