Editing Wellington Region

{{Short description|Region of New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2022}}
{{About|a region of New Zealand|other uses|Wellington (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Greater Wellington<br />(Wellington Region)
| native_name        = {{native name|mi|Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui}}
| settlement_type    = [[Regions of New Zealand|Region]]
| total_type         = Region
| image_map          = {{New Zealand region map|Wellington|250px}}
| image_blank_emblem = 
| blank_emblem_size  = 187px
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = [[New Zealand]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[List of islands by area|Island]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[North Island]]
| seat               = [[Wellington]]
| parts_type         = [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|Territorial authorities]]
| parts_style        = list
| p1                 = [[Wellington City]]
| p2                 = [[Porirua City]]
| p3                 = [[Hutt City Council|Hutt City]]
| p4                 = [[Upper Hutt City]]
| p5                 = [[Kāpiti Coast District]]
| p6                 = [[South Wairarapa District]]
| p7                 = [[Carterton District]]
| p8                 = [[Masterton District]]
| p9                 = [[Tararua District]] (part)
| governing_body     = [[Greater Wellington Regional Council]]
| leader_title       = Chair
| leader_name        = [[Daran Ponter]] ([[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]])
| leader_title1      = Deputy Chair
| leader_name1       = [[Adrienne Staples]]
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1989
| area_land_km2      = 8049.47
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="Area"/>
| population_as_of   = 550,600
| population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}}
| population_total   = {{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |date=24 March 2023 |title=Regional gross domestic product: Year ended March 2022 |url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/regional-gross-domestic-product-year-ended-march-2022/ |access-date=4 April 2023 |publisher=[[Statistics New Zealand]]}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_info1 = [[New Zealand dollar|NZ$]]44.987 billion (2021) ([[List of regions of New Zealand by GDP|3rd]])
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = NZ$82,772 (2021)
| blank_name_sec1    = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2022)
| blank_info_sec1    = 0.969<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url= https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/|title= Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website= hdi.globaldatalab.org|language= en|access-date= 2023-02-18}}</ref><br/>{{color|green|very high}} · [[List of regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index|1st]]
| timezone           = [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]]
| utc_offset         = +12:00
| timezone_DST       = NZDT
| utc_offset_DST     = +13:00
| website            = [https://www.gw.govt.nz/ GW.govt.nz]
| iso_code           = NZ-WGN
| map_caption        = Greater Wellington within New Zealand
| image_shield       = 
}}

'''Greater Wellington''', also known as the '''Wellington Region'''<ref name=ReorgOrder1989>{{Cite journal |title= The Local Government (Wellington Region) Reorganisation Order 1989 |journal= [[New Zealand Gazette]] |date= 9 June 1989 |pages= 2491 ff }}</ref> ([[Māori language|Māori]]: ''Te Upoko o te Ika''), is the southernmost [[regions of New Zealand|region]] of the [[North Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. The local government region covers an area of {{convert|8,049|km2}}, and has a resident population of 550,600 as of (June 2024), making it the third most populous region in [[New Zealand]].

The region takes its name from [[Wellington]], New Zealand's [[capital city]] and the region's seat. The Wellington urban area, including the cities of [[Wellington]], [[Porirua]], [[Lower Hutt]], and [[Upper Hutt]], accounts for {{Rnd|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Porirua|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Lower Hutt|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Upper Hutt|y}}|R}})/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|0}} percent of the region's population; other major urban areas include the [[Kapiti Urban Area| Kapiti conurbation]] ([[Waikanae]], [[Paraparaumu]], [[Raumati Beach]], [[Raumati South]], and [[Paekākāriki]]) and the town of [[Masterton]].

==Local government==

The region is administered by the [[Wellington Regional Council]], which uses the promotional name Greater Wellington Regional Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gw.govt.nz/Legal-notices/ |title=Legal notices |publisher=Greater Wellington Regional Council |access-date=3 May 2014}}</ref>

The council region covers the [[conurbation]] around the [[capital city]], [[Wellington City|Wellington]], and the cities of [[Lower Hutt]], [[Porirua]], and [[Upper Hutt]], each of which has a rural hinterland; it extends up the west coast of the North Island, taking in the coastal settlements of the [[Kāpiti Coast District]]; east of the [[Remutaka Range]] it includes three largely rural districts containing most of [[Wairarapa]], covering the towns of [[Masterton]], [[Carterton, New Zealand|Carterton]], [[Greytown, New Zealand|Greytown]], [[Featherston, New Zealand|Featherston]] and [[Martinborough]].<ref name="Constituencies">{{cite web|title=Greater Wellington Regional Council's constituencies |url=http://www.gw.govt.nz/section115.cfm |access-date=2008-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609200822/http://www.gw.govt.nz/section115.cfm |archive-date=June 9, 2007 }}</ref> The Wellington Regional Council was first formed in 1980 from a merger of the Wellington Regional Planning Authority and the Wellington Regional Water Board.<ref>{{cite book |title=Parks Network Plan |url= http://www.gw.govt.nz/assets/Parks-and-Recreation/Parks-Network-Strategy/Whole-Document.pdf |date=2011 |publisher=Greater Wellington Regional Council |page=10 |access-date=3 May 2014}}</ref>

Following the creation of the Auckland Council 'super-city' in 2009, a similar merger for councils within the Wellington region was investigated by the [[Local Government Commission (New Zealand)|Local Government Commission]] in 2013. The proposal was scrapped in 2015 following negative public feedback.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/69213231/wellington-super-city-scrapped-due-to-lack-of-public-support|title=Wellington super-city scrapped due to lack of public support|date=9 June 2015}}</ref>

== Term ''Wellington region'' ==
{{unreferencedsection|date=September 2021}}
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.

== History ==
The [[Māori people|Māori]] who originally settled the region knew it as ''Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui'', meaning "the head of [[Māui (Māori mythology)|Māui]]'s fish". Legend recounts that [[Kupe]] discovered and explored the region in about the tenth century.

The region was settled by Europeans in 1839 by the [[New Zealand Company]]. Wellington became the capital of [[Wellington Province]] upon the creation of the province in 1853, until the Abolition of the Provinces Act came into force on 1 Nov 1876.<ref>[http://rulers.org/newzprov.html New Zealand Provinces 1848–77]</ref> Wellington became capital of New Zealand in 1865, the third capital after Russell and Auckland.

== Geography ==
{{See also|Geology of the Wellington Region}}
[[Image:Wellington landsat labelled.jpg|thumb|left|280px| A composite landsat-7 image of the southwestern part of the region]]
[[File:On the Quartz Hill track, Wellington, New Zealand, 7 September 2006 - Flickr - PhillipC.jpg|thumb|On the Quartz Hill track]]
[[Image:wgtnharbour.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Aerial view of Wellington city]]
[[File:Plimmerton and Pauatahanui, New Zealand, 3rd. Dec. 2010 - Flickr - PhillipC.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Plimmerton, Paremata and [[Porirua Harbour|Pauatahanui Inlet]]]]

The region occupies the southern tip of the North Island, bounded to the west, south and east by the sea. To the west lies the [[Tasman Sea]] and to the east the [[Pacific Ocean]], the two seas joined by the narrow and turbulent [[Cook Strait]], which is {{convert|28|km|mi}} wide at its narrowest point, between [[Cape Terawhiti]] and Perano Head in the [[Marlborough Sounds]].

The region covers {{convert|7860|km2|sqmi}}, and extends north to [[Ōtaki, New Zealand|Ōtaki]] and almost to [[Eketāhuna]] in the east.

Physically and topologically the region has four areas running roughly parallel along a northeast–southwest axis:
*The [[Kāpiti Coast]], a narrow strip of coastal plain running north from [[Paekākāriki]] towards [[Foxton, New Zealand|Foxton]]. It contains numerous small towns, many of which gain at least a proportion of their wealth from tourism, largely due to their fine beaches. 
*Rough hill country inland from the Kāpiti Coast, formed along the same major [[geologic fault]] responsible for the [[Southern Alps]] in the [[South Island]]. Though nowhere near as mountainous as the alps, the [[Remutaka Range|Remutaka]] and [[Tararua Range|Tararua]] ranges are still hard country and support only small populations, although it is in small coastal valleys and plains at the southern end of these ranges that the cities of Wellington and the [[Hutt Valley]] are located.
*The undulating hill country of the Wairarapa around the [[Ruamahanga River]], which becomes lower and flatter in the south and terminates in the wetlands around [[Lake Wairarapa]] and contains much rich farmland. 
*Rough hill country, lower than the Tararua Range but far less economic than the land around the Ruamahanga River. This and the other hilly striation are still largely forested.

===Biodiversity===
[[File:ManurewaPoint.webm|thumb|right|[[Durvillaea antarctica|Southern bull kelp]] at Manurewa Point in the Wairarapa]]
From 2005 to 2015 there has been increase in the variety and number of native forest bird species, as well as an increase in the range of areas inhabited by these species, in Greater Wellington.<ref name=GWRCKaka2015>{{cite book|last1=McArthur|first1=Nikki|last2=Harvey|first2=Annette|last3=Flux|first3=Ian|title=State and trends in the diversity, abundance and distribution of birds in Wellington City.|date=October 2015|publisher=Greater Wellington Regional Council|location=Wellington|url=http://www.gw.govt.nz/assets/Our-Environment/Environmental-monitoring/Environmental-Reporting/Wellington-City-bird-monitoring-report-2015.pdf|access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==
Wellington Region covers {{Convert|8049.47|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url= https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787 |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Wellington Region|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}/8049.47|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations
|1991|400,284
|1996|414,048
|2001|423,765
|2006|448,959
|2013|471,315
|2018|506,814
|2023|520,971
|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.stats.govt.nz/Census/2001-census-data/2001-census-regional-summary.aspx|title=2001 Census: Regional summary|website=archive.stats.govt.nz|language=en-nz|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>}}
[[File:2023 NZ Census Population Density - Wellington Region.png|thumb|right|280px| Population density at the 2023 census]]
Wellington region had a population of 520,971 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], an increase of 14,157 people (2.8%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 49,656 people (10.5%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 253,278 males, 263,691 females and 4,002 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 196,230 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.233900%2B050%2B049%2B048%2B047%2B046%2B045%2B044%2B043%2B09.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 5.7% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. The median age was 37.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 89,685 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 109,104 (20.9%) aged 15 to 29, 241,272 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 80,916 (15.5%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 113,526 (26.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 199,524 (46.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 82,521 (19.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.09.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Wellington Region (09)}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Individual territorial authorities
|-
!Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median<br/>income
|-
| Kapiti Coast District || style="text-align:right;"|731.52 || style="text-align:right;"|55,914 || style="text-align:right;"|76.4|| style="text-align:right;"|23,097 || 48.8 years || $39,100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.043.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Kapiti Coast District}}</ref>
|-
| Porirua City || style="text-align:right;"|174.80 || style="text-align:right;"|59,445 || style="text-align:right;"|340.1 || style="text-align:right;"|19,134 || 35.9 years || $47,200<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.044.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Porirua City}}</ref>
|-
| Upper Hutt City || style="text-align:right;"|539.88 || style="text-align:right;"|45,759 || style="text-align:right;"|84.8 || style="text-align:right;"|16,890 || 39.1 years || $48,600<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.045.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Upper Hutt City}}</ref>
|-
| Lower Hutt City || style="text-align:right;"|376.40 || style="text-align:right;"|107,562 || style="text-align:right;"|285.8 || style="text-align:right;"|39,279 || 37.5 years || $47,800<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.046.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Lower Hutt City}}</ref>
|-
| Wellington City || style="text-align:right;"|289.91 || style="text-align:right;"|202,689 || style="text-align:right;"|699.1 || style="text-align:right;"|77,835 || 34.9 years || $55,500<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.047.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Wellington City}}</ref>
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| Masterton District || style="text-align:right;"|2,300.21 || style="text-align:right;"|27,678 || style="text-align:right;"|12.0 || style="text-align:right;"|10,911 || 42.7 years || $37,200<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.048.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Masterton District}}</ref>
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| Carterton District || style="text-align:right;"|1179.91 || style="text-align:right;"|10,107 || style="text-align:right;"|8.6 || style="text-align:right;"|4,116 || 48.4 years || $37,800<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.049.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Carterton District}}</ref>
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| South Wairarapa District || style="text-align:right;"|2387.76 || style="text-align:right;"|11,811 || style="text-align:right;"|4.9 || style="text-align:right;"|4,953 || 47.5 years || $42,800<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.050.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=South Wairarapa District}}</ref>
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| Tararua District (part) || style="text-align:right;"|69.09 || style="text-align:right;"|6 || style="text-align:right;"|0.1 || style="text-align:right;"|3 ||– ||–<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.233900.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Mara}}</ref> 
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! Wellington region !!8,049.47 !!520,971 !!64.7 !!196,230 !! 37.9 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $48,700
|}

=== Urban areas ===
Over three-quarters of the {{NZ population data 2018|Wellington Region|y|y|y|people (|)}} reside in the four cities at the southwestern corner. Other main centres of population are on the Kāpiti Coast and in the fertile farming areas close to the upper Ruamahanga River in the Wairarapa.

Along the Kāpiti Coast, numerous small towns sit close together, many of them occupying spaces close to popular beaches. From the north, these include [[Ōtaki, New Zealand|Ōtaki]], [[Waikanae]], [[Paraparaumu]], the twin settlements of [[Raumati Beach]] and [[Raumati South]], [[Paekākāriki]] and [[Pukerua Bay]], the latter being a northern suburb of [[Porirua]]. Each of these settlements has a population of between 2,000 and 10,000, making this moderately heavily populated.

In the Wairarapa the largest community by a considerable margin is [[Masterton]], with a population of over 20,000. Other towns include [[Featherston, New Zealand|Featherston]], [[Martinborough]], [[Carterton, New Zealand|Carterton]] and [[Greytown (New Zealand)|Greytown]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Urban area
! Population<br /><small>({{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||)}}</small>
! % of region
|-
| [[Wellington]]
|style="text-align:right;"| {{NZ population data 2018|Wellington|y}}
|style="text-align:right;"|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Lower Hutt]]
|style="text-align:right;"| {{NZ population data 2018|Lower Hutt|y}}
|style="text-align:right;"|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Lower Hutt|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Porirua]]
|style="text-align:right;"| {{NZ population data 2018|Porirua|y}}
|style="text-align:right;"|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Porirua|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Upper Hutt]]
|style="text-align:right;"| {{NZ population data 2018|Upper Hutt|y}}
|style="text-align:right;"|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Upper Hutt|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Paraparaumu]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Paraparaumu|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Paraparaumu|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Masterton]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Masterton|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Masterton|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Waikanae]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Waikanae|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Waikanae|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Carterton, New Zealand|Carterton]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Carterton|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Carterton|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Ōtaki, New Zealand|Ōtaki]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Otaki|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Otaki|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Greytown, New Zealand|Greytown]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Greytown|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Greytown|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Featherston, New Zealand|Featherston]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Featherston|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Featherston|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Ōtaki Beach]]
| style="text-align:right;" |{{NZ population data 2018|Otaki Beach|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Otaki Beach|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Martinborough]]
| style="text-align:right;" |{{NZ population data 2018|Martinborough|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Martinborough|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Paekākāriki]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Paekakariki|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Paekakariki|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|}

===Income and employment===
The median income as of the 2023 census was $48,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 78,597 people (18.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 236,730 (54.9%) people were employed full-time, 57,411 (13.3%) were part-time, and 12,573 (2.9%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

===Culture and identity===
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ Largest groups of overseas-born residents<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TABLECODE8279#|title=Birthplace (detailed), for the census usually resident population count, 2006, 2013, and 2018 Censuses (RC, TA, SA2, DHB)|website=nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>
|-
!Nationality || Population (2018)
|-
| {{flag|England}}|| 29,043
|-
| {{flag|India}}|| 11,334
|-
| {{flag|China}}|| 8,664
|-
| {{flag|Australia}}|| 8,400
|-
| {{flag|Samoa}}|| 7,410
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}} || 6,642
|-
| {{flag|South Africa}} || 6,435
|-
| {{flag|United States}}|| 4,581
|-
| {{flag|Fiji}}|| 4,047
|-
|{{flag|Scotland}}
|3,843
|}

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results in the 2023 census were 72.6% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]); 15.5% [[Māori people|Māori]]; 9.1% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]]; 15.2% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]; 2.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.2%, Māori language by 3.9%, Samoan by 2.8% and other languages by 17.2%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). [[New Zealand Sign Language]] was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 28.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 31.1% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 3.0% [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 1.3% [[Islam in New Zealand|Islam]], 0.7% [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 1.2% [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]], 0.5% [[New Age]], 0.2% [[Judaism in New Zealand|Jewish]],  and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 54.3%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

In the 2013 census, around 25.3 percent of the Wellington Region's population was born overseas, second only to Auckland (39.1 percent) and on par with the New Zealand average (25.2 percent). The British Isles is the largest region of origin, accounting for 36.5 percent of the overseas-born population in the region. Significantly, the Wellington Region is home to over half of New Zealand's [[Tokelau]]an-born population.<ref name="NZdotstat">{{cite web |url=http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TABLECODE8041 |title=Birthplace (detailed), for the census usually resident population count, 2001, 2006, and 2013 (RC, TA) – NZ.Stat|publisher=Statistics New Zealand|access-date=23 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="quickstats_culture">{{cite web |url= http://www.stats.govt.nz/~/media/Statistics/Census/2013%20Census/profile-and-summary-reports/quickstats-culture-identity/tables.xls |title= 2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity – data tables |publisher=[[Statistics New Zealand]] |date= 15 April 2014 |access-date= 29 January 2016}} Note some percentages (e.g. ethnicity, religion) may not add to 100 percent as people could give multiple responses or object to answering.</ref>

[[Catholicism]] was the largest Christian denomination in Wellington with 14.8 percent affiliating, while [[Anglicanism]] was the second-largest with 11.9 percent affiliating. [[Hinduism]] (2.4 percent) and [[Buddhism]] (1.6 percent) were the largest non-Christian religions in the 2013 census.<ref name="quickstats_culture" />

==Economy==
The subnational gross domestic product (GDP) of the Wellington Region was estimated at NZ$39.00 billion in the year to March 2019, 12.9% of New Zealand's national GDP. The subnational GDP per capita was estimated at $74,251 in the same period, the highest of all New Zealand regions. In the year to March 2018, primary industries contributed $389 million (1.0%) to the regional GDP, goods-producing industries contributed $5.93 billion (15.9%), service industries contributed $27.84 billion (74.5%), and taxes and duties contributed $3.20 billion (8.6%).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regional gross domestic product: Year ended March 2019 {{!}} Stats NZ|url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/regional-gross-domestic-product-year-ended-march-2019|website=www.stats.govt.nz|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>

==Culture==
[[File:Museum_of_New_Zealand_Te_Papa_Tongarewa.jpg|thumb|[[Te Papa]], National Museum of New Zealand]]

Key cultural institutions include [[Te Papa]] in Wellington, the [[Dowse Art Museum]] in [[Lower Hutt]], and [[Pataka]] museum and gallery in [[Porirua]].

==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>

==See also==
* [[List of people from Wellington]]
* [[Wellington City Council]]
* [[List of rivers of Wellington Region]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Wellington Region}}
* [https://www.gw.govt.nz/ Greater Wellington Regional Council official website]
* [https://www.localcouncils.govt.nz/lgip.nsf/wpg_URL/Profiles-Councils-by-Region-Wellington Semi-official map of territorial boundaries and links to their websites]

{{Regions of New Zealand}}

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