Editing Wellington Region (section)

==Transport==
{{Main|Public transport in the Wellington Region}}

Public transport in the region is well developed compared to other parts of New Zealand. It consists of [[bus]]es, [[train]]s, [[car]]s, [[ferry|ferries]] and a [[funicular]] (the [[Wellington Cable Car]]). It also included [[tram]]s until 1964 and [[trolleybus]]es until 2018. Buses and ferries are privately owned, with the infrastructure owned by public bodies, and public transport is often [[subsidy|subsidised]]. The Regional Council is responsible for planning and subsidising public transport. The services are marketed under the name ''Metlink''. [[Transdev Wellington]] operates the metropolitan train network, running from the Wellington CBD as far as [[Waikanae]] in the north and [[Masterton]] in the east. In the year to June 2015, 36.41 million trips were made by public transport with passengers travelling a combined 460.7 million kilometres, equal to 73 trips and 927&nbsp;km per capita.<ref>{{cite web |title= Greater Wellington Public Transport – Patronage |url= https://www.metlink.org.nz/customer-services/public-transport-facts-and-figures/patronage |publisher= Greater Wellington Regional Council |access-date= 29 January 2016}}</ref>

The Wellington Region has the lowest rate of car ownership in New Zealand; 11.7 percent of households at the 2013 census did not have access to a car, compared to 7.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand. The number of households with more than one car is also the lowest: 44.4 percent compared to 54.5 percent nationally.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/profile-and-summary-reports/qstats-infographic-transport-comms.aspx |title= 2013 Census – transport and communications in New Zealand |publisher= Statistics New Zealand |date= 3 February 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150214053941/https://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/profile-and-summary-reports/qstats-infographic-transport-comms.aspx |access-date= 28 January 2016|archive-date= 2015-02-14 }}</ref>

The main port in the region is located in [[Wellington Harbour]]. [[CentrePort Wellington]] manages cargo passing through the port including containers, logs, vehicles and other bulk cargo. Fuel imports are managed at wharves at [[Seaview, Lower Hutt|Seaview]] and [[Miramar, New Zealand|Miramar]]. The company also leases wharf facilities to the [[Interislander]] and [[Bluebridge]] ferry services which operate across [[Cook Strait]] between Wellington and [[Picton, New Zealand|Picton]] in the [[South Island]], and it provides support for cruise ships that visit Wellington each year. CentrePort is majority-owned by Greater Wellington Regional Council, with a 77% shareholding.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=1 June 2023 |title=Centreport Limited (410682) Registered |url=https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/410682 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515063208/https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/410682 |archive-date=15 May 2023 |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=New Zealand Companies Office}}</ref>