Greater Wellington
(Wellington Region) Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui (Māori) | |
|---|---|
 Greater Wellington within New Zealand | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | North Island |
| Established | 1989 |
| Seat | Wellington |
| Territorial authorities | |
| Government | |
| • Body | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
| • Chairperson | Daran Ponter (Labour) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 8,049.47 km2 (3,107.92 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Region | 550,600 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | NZ$ 44.987 billion (2021) (3rd) |
| • Per capita | NZ$ 82,772 (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+12:00 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13:00 (NZDT) |
| ISO 3166 code | NZ-WGN |
| HDI (2021) | 0.958[4] very high · 1st |
| Website | GW.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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Regional gross domestic product: Year ended March 2022". Statistics New Zealand. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "The Local Government (Wellington Region) Reorganisation Order 1989". New Zealand Gazette: 2491 ff. 9 June 1989.