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32-658: The Pākuratahi River , previously the Pakuratahi River , is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island . It flows northwest from its source in the Remutaka Range 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Lower Hutt to join the Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River near Kaitoke . In December 2019, the approved official geographic name of the river was gazetted as "Pākuratahi River". The river formed part of

64-527: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wellington Region 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

96-464: 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. Over three-quarters of the 550,600 people (June 2024) 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

128-399: A northeast–southwest axis: Wellington Region covers 8,049.47 km (3,107.92 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 550,600 as of June 2024, with a population density of 68 people per km . 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 census , and an increase of 49,656 people (10.5%) since

160-727: A population of 174,993 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 12,429 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 16,152 people (10.2%) since the 2006 census . There were 65,580 households. There were 85,575 males and 89,415 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 38.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 34,602 people (19.8%) aged under 15 years, 35,463 (20.3%) aged 15 to 29, 73,803 (42.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 31,122 (17.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 80.1% European/Pākehā, 20.6% Māori, 4.4% Pacific peoples, 7.5% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas

192-451: A trail used by Māori linking Wellington Harbour and the Wairarapa over the Remutaka Range . "Place name detail: Pakuratahi River" . New Zealand Gazetteer . New Zealand Geographic Board . Retrieved 12 July 2009 . 41°04′S 175°12′E  /  41.067°S 175.200°E  / -41.067; 175.200 This article about a river in the Wellington Region is

224-636: Is defined in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and based on territorial authority and ward boundaries as constituted as at 1 January 2001. The area can be adjusted through an Order in Council . Palmerston North Hospital is the DHB's main hospital, and serves as the major trauma centre for the DHB area. The initial board was fully appointed. Since the 2001 local elections ,

256-443: The 2013 census . There were 253,278 males, 263,691 females and 4,002 people of other genders in 196,230 dwellings. 5.7% of people identified as 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. Of those at least 15 years old, 113,526 (26.3%) people had

288-528: The Capital and Coast DHB area like the rest of the Kāpiti Coast. The Māori who originally settled the region knew it as Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui , meaning "the head of 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

320-548: The Interislander and Bluebridge ferry services which operate across Cook Strait between Wellington and 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. From 2005 to 2015 there has been increase in the variety and number of native forest bird species, as well as an increase in

352-611: The New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 . On 1 July 2022, the MidCentral DHB and the other district health boards were disestablished, with Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) assuming their former functions and operations including hospitals and health services. The MidCentral DHB was brought under Te Whatu Ora's Central division. The area covered by the MidCentral District Health Board

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384-574: 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. 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 and Miramar . The company also leases wharf facilities to

416-542: 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 Tokelauan -born population. Catholicism

448-487: The 2023 census were 72.6% European ( Pākehā ); 15.5% Māori ; 9.1% Pasifika ; 15.2% 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

480-638: The Wairarapa the largest community by a considerable margin is Masterton , with a population of over 20,000. Other towns include Featherston , Martinborough , Carterton and Greytown . 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. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results in

512-465: 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 , 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

544-529: 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%). Public transport in

576-535: The board has been partially elected (seven members) and in addition, up to four members get appointed by the Minister of Health. The minister also appoints the chairperson and deputy-chair from the pool of eleven board members. The current board was sworn in on 9 December 2019, following the 2019 local elections . Brendan Duffy, a former mayor of the Horowhenua District, chairs the board. MidCentral DHB served

608-643: 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 , Greytown , Featherston and Martinborough . The Wellington Regional Council was first formed in 1980 from a merger of the Wellington Regional Planning Authority and the Wellington Regional Water Board. Following

640-628: 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 in 2013. The proposal was scrapped in 2015 following negative public feedback. 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

672-678: The creation of the province in 1853, until the Abolition of the Provinces Act came into force on 1 Nov 1876. Wellington became capital of New Zealand in 1865, the third capital after Russell and Auckland. 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

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704-556: The migratory Eastern bar-tailed Godwit, which flies all the way from Siberia to New Zealand to escape the harsh northern winter. The estuary is also a permanent home to 13 species of birds, six species of fish and four plants species, all of which are threatened. It regularly supports about one percent of the world population of wrybills. 41°17′S 174°46′E  /  41.283°S 174.767°E  / -41.283; 174.767 MidCentral District Health Board MidCentral District Health Board ( MidCentral DHB or MCDHB )

736-528: 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 km per capita. The Wellington region has the lowest rate of car ownership in New Zealand; 11.7 percent of households at

768-459: The narrow and turbulent Cook Strait , which is 28 kilometres (17 mi) wide at its narrowest point, between Cape Terawhiti and Perano Head in the Marlborough Sounds . The region covers 7,860 square kilometres (3,030 sq mi), and extends north to Ōtaki and almost to Eketāhuna in the east. Physically and topologically the region has four areas running roughly parallel along

800-494: The range of areas inhabited by these species, in Greater Wellington. The internationally recognised Ramsar estuarine wetlands site at Foxton Beach is of note as having one of the most diverse ranges of wetlands birds to be seen at any one place in New Zealand. A total of 95 species have been identified at the estuary. It is a significant area of salt marsh and mudflat and a valuable feeding ground for many birds including

832-543: The region is well developed compared to other parts of New Zealand. It consists of buses , trains , cars , ferries and a funicular (the Wellington Cable Car ). It also included trams until 1964 and trolleybuses until 2018. Buses and ferries are privately owned, with the infrastructure owned by public bodies, and public transport is often subsidised . The Regional Council is responsible for planning and subsidising public transport. The services are marketed under

864-728: 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

896-476: The town of Masterton . The region is administered by the Wellington Regional Council , which uses the promotional name Greater Wellington Regional Council. The council region covers the conurbation around the capital 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

928-555: Was 16.0, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 50.5% had no religion, 35.9% were Christian, 1.1% were Hindu, 0.8% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 3.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 24,855 (17.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 30,177 (21.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $ 28,200, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 18,015 people (12.8%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15

960-587: Was a district health board that provided healthcare in the Manawatū region of New Zealand. The DHB covers the Manawatū District , Palmerston North City , Tararua District , Horowhenua District , and the Ōtaki ward of the Kāpiti Coast District . In July 2022, the MidCentral DHB was merged into the national health service Te Whatu Ora . The MidCentral District Health Board, like most other district health boards, came into effect on 1 January 2001 established by

992-404: Was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 28.1, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 31.1% Christian , 3.0% Hindu , 1.3% Islam , 0.7% Māori religious beliefs , 1.2% Buddhist , 0.5% New Age , 0.2% Jewish , and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.3%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question. In

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1024-639: 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. Key cultural institutions in the region include Te Papa in Wellington, the Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt , Pataka museum and gallery in Porirua . The subnational gross domestic product (GDP) of

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