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:''This article is about the City of Wellington. For a more general overview, see the main article 'Wellington'.''
'Wellington city' is an area in New Zealand administered by the Wellington City Council, one of several territorial authorities in the Wellington region. Wellington city extends as far north as Linden, and includes the rural areas of Makara and Ohariu. It is New Zealand's third largest city behind the Auckland cities and Christchurch.
Wellington attained city status in 1886. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and New Zealand's Parliament and Government are located in Wellington.
See here for further information on the Wellington urban area.
There are roughly sixty officially defined suburbs in Wellington city. Grouped by the wards used to elect the City Council [1]. Some areas, while officially being part of a larger suburb (or several suburbs), are considered by some to be separate communities. The officially defined suburbs are:
★ 'official': Broadmeadows; Churton Park; Glenside; Grenada; Grenada North; Horokiwi; Johnsonville; Khandallah; Newlands; Ohariu; Paparangi; Tawa; Takapu Valley; Woodridge
★ 'informal': Greenacres; Redwood; Linden
★ 'official': Karori; Northland; Crofton Downs; Kaiwharawhara; Ngaio; Ngauranga; Makara; Makara Beach; Wilton.
★ 'informal': Cashmere; Chartwell; Rangoon Heights; Te Kainga
★ 'official': Brooklyn; Aro Valley; Kelburn; Mount Victoria; Oriental Bay; Te Aro; Thorndon; Wadestown; Highbury; Pipitea; Roseneath
★ 'informal': Mitcheltown; Taitville
★ 'official': Berhampore; Island Bay; Newtown; Vogeltown; Houghton Bay; Kingston; Mornington; Mount Cook; Owhiro Bay; Southgate
★ 'informal': Kowhai Park
★ 'official': Hataitai; Kilbirnie; Miramar; Seatoun; Breaker Bay; Karaka Bays; Maupuia; Melrose; Moa Point; Rongotai; Strathmore
★ 'informal': Crawford; Seatoun Bays; Seatoun Heights; Miramar Heights; Strathmore Heights
: Courtenay Place; Courtenay Quarter; Cuba Quarter; Lambton Quarter; Thorndon Quarter
Essentially international and domestic tourist destinations created by the Wellington City-funded Positively Wellington Tourism, but also now are communities self-grouped into common interests such as sport, entertainment, arts, architecture, finance, specialist shopping, creative business, archives, museums, performance spaces, etc ref [2]
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington's oldest university, has its main campus in the hill suburb of Kelburn overlooking the centre of the city. It also has two downtown campuses, and a campus in the western suburb of Karori. It was established as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand.
The senate of the University of New Zealand was located in Wellington until its dissolution in 1961.
There is also a branch of Massey University in Wellington, taking over the former Wellington Polytechnic. The campus is based at the former national museum (the Dominion Museum), which has been replaced by the ''Te Papa'' ("Our Place") museum. The University of Otago also has a Wellington connection, as the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences is a department of that university.
Wellington Institute of Technology caters to Wellington and neighbouring Petone and the Hutt Valley. It is one of the largest polytechnics in the region and was established in 1904.
Numerous primary and secondary educational institutions are scattered all over the city.
'Sister cities'
★ 'Beijing', People's Republic of China
★ 'Xiamen', Fujian, People's Republic of China
★ 'Sakai', Osaka, Japan
'Historical sister cities'
★ 'Harrogate', England, United Kingdom
★ 'Hania', Crete, Greece
'Friendly sister city'
★ 'Sydney', New South Wales, Australia
A number of formerly independent boroughs have been incorporated into the city of Wellington. They include
★ Melrose in 1903
★ Karori in 1920
★ Miramar in 1921
★ Onslow (Khandallah/Ngaio) in 1919
★ Johnsonville, formerly a Town Board, in 1953
★ Tawa in 1989
★ WellingtonNZ.com
★ Wellington City Council
★ Official map of suburbs (PDF format)
★ More detailed official map of northern suburbs (PDF format)
★ More detailed official map of central suburbs (PDF format)
★ More detailed official map of southern suburbs (PDF format)
★ Categorised profiles of several dozen websites dealing with one suburb or a group
| 'Wellington City' | |
| Territorial Authority | |
|---|---|
| Population: | 188,400 (2006 estimate, following census) |
| Land area: | 290km² |
| Extent: | North to Tawa; includes Makara and Ohariu |
| Mayor: | Kerry Prendergast |
| Regional Council: | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
'Wellington city' is an area in New Zealand administered by the Wellington City Council, one of several territorial authorities in the Wellington region. Wellington city extends as far north as Linden, and includes the rural areas of Makara and Ohariu. It is New Zealand's third largest city behind the Auckland cities and Christchurch.
Wellington attained city status in 1886. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and New Zealand's Parliament and Government are located in Wellington.
See here for further information on the Wellington urban area.
| Contents |
| Suburbs |
| Northern Ward |
| Onslow-Western Ward |
| Lambton Ward |
| Southern Ward |
| Eastern Ward |
| Communities of Common Interest |
| Educational facilities |
| Sister city relationships |
| History |
| External links |
Suburbs
There are roughly sixty officially defined suburbs in Wellington city. Grouped by the wards used to elect the City Council [1]. Some areas, while officially being part of a larger suburb (or several suburbs), are considered by some to be separate communities. The officially defined suburbs are:
Official suburbs of Wellington. The darker areas indicate built up zones, while the lighter areas are parkland, green belt, or rural.
Northern Ward
★ 'official': Broadmeadows; Churton Park; Glenside; Grenada; Grenada North; Horokiwi; Johnsonville; Khandallah; Newlands; Ohariu; Paparangi; Tawa; Takapu Valley; Woodridge
★ 'informal': Greenacres; Redwood; Linden
Onslow-Western Ward
★ 'official': Karori; Northland; Crofton Downs; Kaiwharawhara; Ngaio; Ngauranga; Makara; Makara Beach; Wilton.
★ 'informal': Cashmere; Chartwell; Rangoon Heights; Te Kainga
Lambton Ward
★ 'official': Brooklyn; Aro Valley; Kelburn; Mount Victoria; Oriental Bay; Te Aro; Thorndon; Wadestown; Highbury; Pipitea; Roseneath
★ 'informal': Mitcheltown; Taitville
Southern Ward
★ 'official': Berhampore; Island Bay; Newtown; Vogeltown; Houghton Bay; Kingston; Mornington; Mount Cook; Owhiro Bay; Southgate
★ 'informal': Kowhai Park
Eastern Ward
★ 'official': Hataitai; Kilbirnie; Miramar; Seatoun; Breaker Bay; Karaka Bays; Maupuia; Melrose; Moa Point; Rongotai; Strathmore
★ 'informal': Crawford; Seatoun Bays; Seatoun Heights; Miramar Heights; Strathmore Heights
Communities of Common Interest
: Courtenay Place; Courtenay Quarter; Cuba Quarter; Lambton Quarter; Thorndon Quarter
Essentially international and domestic tourist destinations created by the Wellington City-funded Positively Wellington Tourism, but also now are communities self-grouped into common interests such as sport, entertainment, arts, architecture, finance, specialist shopping, creative business, archives, museums, performance spaces, etc ref [2]
Educational facilities
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington's oldest university, has its main campus in the hill suburb of Kelburn overlooking the centre of the city. It also has two downtown campuses, and a campus in the western suburb of Karori. It was established as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand.
The senate of the University of New Zealand was located in Wellington until its dissolution in 1961.
There is also a branch of Massey University in Wellington, taking over the former Wellington Polytechnic. The campus is based at the former national museum (the Dominion Museum), which has been replaced by the ''Te Papa'' ("Our Place") museum. The University of Otago also has a Wellington connection, as the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences is a department of that university.
Wellington Institute of Technology caters to Wellington and neighbouring Petone and the Hutt Valley. It is one of the largest polytechnics in the region and was established in 1904.
Numerous primary and secondary educational institutions are scattered all over the city.
Sister city relationships
'Sister cities'
★ 'Beijing', People's Republic of China
★ 'Xiamen', Fujian, People's Republic of China
★ 'Sakai', Osaka, Japan
'Historical sister cities'
★ 'Harrogate', England, United Kingdom
★ 'Hania', Crete, Greece
'Friendly sister city'
★ 'Sydney', New South Wales, Australia
History
A number of formerly independent boroughs have been incorporated into the city of Wellington. They include
★ Melrose in 1903
★ Karori in 1920
★ Miramar in 1921
★ Onslow (Khandallah/Ngaio) in 1919
★ Johnsonville, formerly a Town Board, in 1953
★ Tawa in 1989
External links
★ WellingtonNZ.com
★ Wellington City Council
★ Official map of suburbs (PDF format)
★ More detailed official map of northern suburbs (PDF format)
★ More detailed official map of central suburbs (PDF format)
★ More detailed official map of southern suburbs (PDF format)
★ Categorised profiles of several dozen websites dealing with one suburb or a group
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