Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is a harbour city nicknamed the Windy City and promotes itself as "Absolutely Positively Wellington". Its motto "Suprema a situ", which claims site supremacy - with some justification
The Greater Wellington region is far bigger than just Wellington City. The old Wellington Province used to cover much of the southern half of the North Island, including the Horowhenua, Manawatu, and Wanganui regions. The region commonly (and officially, in Local Government Act terms) called Wellington includes:
- Porirua
- Hutt Valley
- Kapiti Coast
- Wairarapa
Adjoining cities
There are three other cities that are so close to Wellington that they effectively form a single large urban area; in population order they are:
- Lower Hutt (sometimes erroneously called "Hutt City", after its local council's self-chosen name)
- Porirua
- Upper Hutt
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