Editing Wellington Region (section)

== Term ''Wellington region'' ==
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In common usage the terms ''Wellington Region'' and ''Greater Wellington'' are not clearly defined, and areas on the periphery of the region are often excluded. In its more restrictive sense the region refers to the cluster of built-up areas west of the Tararua ranges. The much more sparsely populated area to the east has its own name, [[Wairarapa]], and a centre in Masterton. To a lesser extent, the [[Kāpiti Coast]] is sometimes excluded from the region. Otaki in particular has strong connections to the [[Horowhenua]] district to the north. This includes having been part of the [[MidCentral District Health Board]] (DHB) area, instead of the [[Capital and Coast District Health Board|Capital and Coast DHB]] area like the rest of the Kāpiti Coast.