Wellington Region

Greater Wellington
(Wellington Region)
Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui (Māori)
Northland RegionAuckland RegionWaikato RegionTaranakiBay of Plenty RegionGisborne DistrictHawke's BayManawatū-WhanganuiWellington RegionNelson, New ZealandTasman DistrictMarlborough DistrictCanterbury RegionOtagoSouthland RegionSouthland RegionWest Coast Region
Greater Wellington within New Zealand
CountryNew Zealand
IslandNorth Island
Established1989
SeatWellington
Territorial authorities
Government
 • BodyGreater Wellington Regional Council
 • ChairpersonDaran Ponter (Labour)
Area
 • Land8,049.47 km2 (3,107.92 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Region
550,600
GDP
 • TotalNZ$ 44.987 billion (2021) (3rd)
 • Per capitaNZ$ 82,772 (2021)
Time zoneUTC+12:00 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13:00 (NZDT)
ISO 3166 codeNZ-WGN
HDI (2021)0.958[4]
very high · 1st
WebsiteGW.govt.nz

Greater Wellington, also known as the Wellington Region (Māori: Te Upoko o te Ika),[5] is a non-unitary region of New Zealand that occupies the southernmost part of the North Island. The region covers an area of 8,049 square kilometres (3,108 sq mi), and has a population of 550,600 (June 2024).[2]

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 79 percent of the region's population; other major urban areas include the Kapiti conurbation (Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati Beach, Raumati South, and Paekākāriki) and the town of Masterton.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Regional gross domestic product: Year ended March 2022". Statistics New Zealand. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  5. ^ "The Local Government (Wellington Region) Reorganisation Order 1989". New Zealand Gazette: 2491 ff. 9 June 1989.