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{{Short description|Territorial authority in the Wellington urban area of New Zealand}}{{Redirect2|Wellington City|City of Wellington|football club Wellington City F.C.|Wellington United|the City of Wellington electorate|Wellington (New Zealand electorate)}}{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}









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name	Wellington City Council|native_name =Te Kaunihera o Pōneke |transcription_name = |logo = Wellington City Council logo.svg|logo_res = 200px|coa_pic = Wellington Coat Of Arms.svg|coa_res = 100px|house_type = City council|jurisdiction = Wellington|houses = Mayor of Wellington>Mayor|leader1 = Tory Whanau |party1 = Green|election1 = |leader2_type = Deputy Mayor|leader2 = Laurie Foon|party2 = Green|election2 = |members = 16Includes Mayor |border=darkgray}} Labour (4) {{Color box|{{party color|Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}|border=darkgray}} Green (3) {{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=darkgray}} Independent (9)|committees1 = |committees2 = |joint_committees =	Single transferable vote>STV|voting_system2 =	2022 Wellington local elections>8 October 2022|next_election1 = 11 October 2025	Ngake, Level 16, 113 The Terrace, WellingtonWELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL	URL=HTTPS://WELLINGTON.GOVT.NZ/YOUR-COUNCIL/MEETINGS/SPEAKING-AT-MEETINGS	ACCESS-DATE=13 AUGUST 2021	DATE=22 APRIL 2021, |website = wellington.govt.nz/	group=lower-alpha}}}}(File:Wellington - ISS016-E-5121 lrg.jpg|thumb|right|Satellite photo of central Wellington (south at bottom left))Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand, governing the city of Wellington, the country’s capital city and third-largest city by population, behind Auckland and Christchurch. It consists of the central historic town and certain additional areas within the Wellington metropolitan area, extending as far north as Linden and covering rural areas such as Mākara and Ohariu. The city adjoins Porirua in the north and Hutt City in the north-east. It is one of nine territorial authorities in the Wellington Region.Wellington attained city status in 1886. The settlement had become the colonial capital and seat of government by 1865, replacing Auckland. Parliament officially sat in Wellington for the first time on 26 July 1865. During the last half of the nineteenth century, Wellington grew rapidly from 7,460 residents in 1867 to 49,344 by the end of the century.WEB, Wellington region. Page 8 – From town to city: 1865–1899	website=TeAra.govt.nz	access-date=15 November 2016, en, The council represents a population of {{NZ population data 2018|Wellington city|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y}} and consists of a mayor and fifteen councillors elected from six wards (Northern, Onslow-Western, Lambton, Eastern, Southern general wards and Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori ward).{{#tag:ref|Multiple councillors are elected to general wards using the single transferable vote (STV) system|group=“n“}}WEB,www.wellington.govt.nz/haveyoursay/elections/index.html, Overview – Elections 2010 – Wellington City Council, 10 August 2010, It administers public works, sanitation, land use and building consents, among other local services. The council has used the marketing slogan “Absolutely Positively Wellington” in an official capacity since the early 1990s.WEB, Maclean, Chris, Branding Wellington,www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13293/branding-wellington, TeAra.govt.nz, Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 14 October 2013, 14 November 2012, Council and committees The mayor and all councillors are members of council. Following a review in 2021 by former Local Government New Zealand chief executive Peter Winder, the council adopted a new committee structure.WEB, Wellington City Council, Council’s new committee structure agreed,wellington.govt.nz/news-and-events/news-and-information/our-wellington/2021/04/committee-chairs-and-deputy-chairs, Wellington City Council, 13 August 2021, All committees apart from Te Kaunihera o Pōneke Council and Ngutu Taki CEO Performance Review Committee include two mana whenua representatives, who are paid and have voting rights.WEB, Wellington City Council, Council votes to include mana whenua at the meeting table,wellington.govt.nz/news-and-events/news-and-information/our-wellington/2021/04/mana-whenua-vote, Wellington City Council, 13 August 2021, en-NZ, 29 April 2021, {| class=“wikitable“|+ Committees and subcommittees of the Wellington City Council to Feb 2023
		| Mayor and all councillors
	Independent appointment>	| Mayor Tory Whanau, Cr John Apanowicz, Cr Ray Chung, Cr Iona Pannett, Pouiwi Liz Kelly (Tākai Here representative)
		| Mayor and all councillors and two Tākai Here representatives
		| Mayor and all councillors and two Tākai Here representatives
		| Mayor and deputy mayor, Cr Brown, Cr Matthews, Cr O’Neill
		| Mayor and all councillors and two Tākai Here representatives
		| Mayor Whanau, Cr Abdurahman, Cr Calvert, Cr Paul, Pouiwi Holden Hohaia and Pouiwi Liz Kelly (Tākai Here representatives)
		| Cr Matthews, Cr O’Neill, Cr Paul

Wellington’s local electoral wards were given Māori names in 2018, after consultation with mana whenua.WEB, Wellington City Council, Bilingual naming of Wellington City Council wards,wellington.govt.nz/have-your-say/public-inputs/consultations/closed/representation-review-for-the-2019-and-2022-wellington-city-council-elections/bilingual-naming-of-wellington-city-council-wards, Wellington City Council, 13 August 2021, en-NZ, 13 June 2018,

Mayor

{{See also|2019 Wellington City mayoral election|2022 Wellington City mayoral election}}One mayor is elected at large from the entire Wellington City district.{| class=“wikitable” width=“81%”!width=“1%“| !! width=“15%“| Name !! width=“15%“| Affiliation (if any) !! width=“10%“| First elected !! width=“60%“| ResponsibilitiesIndependent}}Tory Whanau >|

• Ex-officio member of all committees and subcommittees

Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori ward

Te Whanganui a Tara is a Māori ward created by Wellington City Council in 2021.NEWS,www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/labour-announces-wellington-local-body-election-candidates/3FH2UYDD3HO6UFNHI72KEYOB3I/, Labour announces Wellington local body election candidates, Georgina, Campbell, The New Zealand Herald, 14 March 2022, 12 April 2022, The 2022 election returned NÄ«kau Wi-Neera as its first-ever councillor.WEB, Wellington City Council – 2022 Triennial Elections,www.electionz.com/LGE2022Results/ELT47WG22_results.pdf, Wellington City Council, 14 October 2022, {| class=“wikitable” width=“81%”!width=“1%“| !! width=“15%“| Name !! width=“15%“| Affiliation (if any) !! width=“10%“| First elected !! width=“60%“| ResponsibilitiesGreen Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand>Greens 2022

• Deputy Chair, PÄ«tau PÅ«manawa | Grants Subcommittee
• Member, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic CommitteeWEB, Councillor NÄ«kau Wi Neera,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/nikau-wi-neera, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 2 December 2022,

Motukairangi/Eastern Ward

Motukairangi/Eastern Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. Since 2022 the councillors are:{| class=“wikitable” width=“81%”!width=“1%“| !! width=“15%“| Name !! width=“15%“| Affiliation (if any) !! width=“10%“| First elected !! width=“60%“| ResponsibilitiesIndependent politician}}Independent politician>Independent 2013

• Chair, Koata Hātepe | Regulatory Processes Committee
• Member, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic CommitteeWEB, Councillor Sarah Free,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/sarah-free, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 16 November 2022,

New Zealand Labour Party}}New Zealand Labour Party>Labour 2019

• Chair, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
• Member, Unaunahi Ngaio | Chief Executive Performance Review Committee
• Member, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Member, PÄ«tau PÅ«manawa | Grants SubcommitteeWEB, Councillor Teri O’Neill,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/teri-oneill, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 16 November 2022,

Independent politician}}|

• Deputy Chair, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Member, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
• Member, PÄ«tau PÅ«manawa | Grants SubcommitteeWEB, Councillor Tim Brown,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/tim-brown, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 2 December 2022,

Pukehīnau/Lambton Ward

PukehÄ«nau/Lambton Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. Since 2024 the councillors are:{| class=“wikitable” width=“81%”!width=“1%“| !! width=“15%“| Name !! width=“15%“| Affiliation (if any) !! width=“10%“| First elected !! width=“60%“| ResponsibilitiesIndependent politician}}|

• Member, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
• Member, Unaunahi Māhirahira | Audit and Risk CommitteeWEB, Councillor Iona Pannett,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/councillor-iona-pannett, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 16 November 2022,

Independent politician}}|

• Chair, PÄ«tau PÅ«manawa | Grants Subcommittee
• Member, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic CommitteeWEB, Councillor Nicola Young,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/nicola-young, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 16 November 2022,

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand>Greens 2024

Takapū/Northern Ward

TakapÅ«/Northern Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. Since 2022 the councillors are:{| class=“wikitable” width=“81%”!width=“1%“| !! width=“15%“| Name !! width=“15%“| Affiliation (if any) !! width=“10%“| First elected !! width=“60%“| ResponsibilitiesNew Zealand Labour Party}}|

• Deputy Chair, Koata Hātepe | Regulatory Processes Committee
• Member, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic CommitteeWEB, Councillor Ben McNulty,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/ben-mcnulty, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 2 December 2022,

Independent politician}}|

• Deputy Chair, Unaunahi Māhirahira | Audit and Risk Committee
• Member, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic CommitteeWEB, Councillor Tony Randle,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/tony-randle, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 2 December 2022,

A Voice for Wellington}}|

• Deputy Chair, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Member, PÅ«roro Hātepe Regulatory Processes Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
• Member, Unaunahi Māhirahira | Audit and Risk CommitteeWEB, Councillor John Apanowicz,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/john-apanowicz, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 2 December 2022,

Wharangi/Onslow-Western Ward

Wharangi/Onslow-Western Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. Since 2022 the councillors are:{| class=“wikitable” width=“81%”!width=“1%“| !! width=“15%“| Name !! width=“15%“| Affiliation (if any) !! width=“10%“| First elected !! width=“60%“| ResponsibilitiesIndependent politician}}|

• Member, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Koata Hātepe | Regulatory Processes Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic CommitteeWEB, Councillor Diane Calvert,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/diane-calvert, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 21 November 2022,

New Zealand Labour Party}}|

• Chair, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Unaunahi Ngaio | Chief Executive Performance Review Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
• Member, PÄ«tau PÅ«manawa | Grants SubcommitteeWEB, Councillor Rebecca Matthews,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/rebecca-matthews, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 16 November 2022,

Independent politician}}|

• Member, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
• Member, Unaunahi Māhirahira | Audit and Risk CommitteeWEB, Councillor Ray Chung,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/ray-chung, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 2 December 2022,

Paekawakawa/Southern Ward

Paekawakawa/Southern Ward is the only ward that returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council (all others returning one or three). Since 2022 the councillors are:{| class=“wikitable” width=“81%” !width=“1%“| !! width=“15%“| Name !! width=“15%“| Affiliation (if any) !! width=“10%“| First elected !! width=“60%“| ResponsibilitiesGreen Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}|

• Deputy Mayor
• Deputy Chair, Unaunahi Ngaio | Chief Executive Performance Review Committee
• Member, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
• Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
• Member, PÄ«tau PÅ«manawa | Grants SubcommitteeWEB, Deputy Mayor Laurie Foon,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/laurie-foon, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 3 February 2023,

New Zealand Labour Party}}|

• Deputy Chair, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
• Member, Kōrau TōtōpÅ« | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
• Member, Koata Hātepe | Regulatory Processes Committee
• Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure CommitteeWEB, Councillor Nureddin Abdurahman,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/about-the-council/mayor-and-councillors/councillors/nureddin-abdurahman, Wellington City Council, 27 February 2023, en-NZ, 30 November 2022,

Community boards

The council has created two local community boards under the provisions of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2002,WEB,www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0084/latest/whole.html?search=sw_096be8ed815ed1ed_%22community+board%22_25_se&p=1#DLM171852, Local Government Act 2002 No 84 (as at 01 July 2017), www.legislation.govt.nz, en-NZ, 5 February 2022, with members elected using a single transferable vote (STV) systemWEB,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/elections/electoral-systems, Electoral Systems, Wellington City Council, 5 February 2022, or appointed by the council.These are:

• Tawa Community Board,WEB,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/meetings/committees/tawa-community-board, Tawa Community Board, Wellington City Council, 5 February 2022, having six elected members and two appointed members, representing the northern suburbs of Tawa, Grenada North and TakapÅ« Valley;WEB,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/elections/wellington-city-wards/maps-by-ward-community-board-and-suburb, Ward maps and boundaries, Wellington City Council, 5 February 2022, and
• Mākara/ÅŒhāriu Community Board,WEB,wellington.govt.nz/your-council/meetings/committees/makaraohariu-community-board, Mākara/ÅŒhāriu Community Board, Wellington City Council, 24 January 2022, having six elected members, representing the rural suburbs of Ohariu, Mākara and Mākara Beach.

Coat of arms

{{Emblem table| name = Wellington City Council| image = File:Wellington Coat Of Arms.svg| imagesize = Achievement (heraldry)>Coat of Arms. The blazon is:HTTPS://TEARA.GOVT.NZ/EN/1966/COATS-OF-ARMS/PAGE-2 >TITLE= COATS OF ARMS – LOCAL ACCESS-DATE= 7 FEBRUARY 2022, | year_adopted = | coronet = Mural Crown Argent a Dolphin (heraldry)>Dolphin Attitude (heraldry)#Naiant Azure (heraldry)>Azure, Mantled Gules.| torse = | helm = Quartering (heraldry)>Quarterly Gules and Azure, a Crosses in heraldry Or (heraldry)>Or between; In the first quarter a Fleece Or; in the second quarter on Water Variation of the field#Variations of lines proper in base a Lymphad sail furled pennon and flags flying Argent; in the third quarter a Sheaf (agriculture)>Garb Or; in the fourth quarter five Plates in Saltire Argent.Dexter and sinister>dexter side a lion (heraldry) gorged with a Collar and Chain reflexed over the back Or, and on the Dexter and sinister>sinister side a Moa proper.| compartment = lymphad) with its sails furled as it would be in port but with its flags flying, placed on waves in their natural colour. The third quarter contains a golden wheat sheaf, and the fourth has five silver discs arranged in a saltire.The mural crown (a crown depicted as if made of stonewalling) is common as a crest in city coats of arms. It is coloured silver, and from its top comes a swimming dolphin. Around the crest is mantling in red. The supporters on either side of the shield are a golden heraldic lion with a chained collar around its neck to the left, and a moa in its natural colouring on the right (the terms “sinister” and “dexter” relate to the shield from the holder’s point of view, not the viewer’s, thus dexter is the viewer’s left and sinister is the viewer’s right). The base on which the supporters stand is normally not emblazoned but is left to the artist to decide. The Motto may be translated as “Supreme by position”.| previous_versions = | other_versions = }}

Demographics

{{Historical populations|2006|179,466|2013|190,956|2018|202,737|percentages=pagr|source=}}Wellington City had a population of 202,737 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 11,781 people (6.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 23,271 people (13.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 74,841 households. There were 98,823 males and 103,911 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 34.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 32,856 people (16.2%) aged under 15 years, 54,999 (27.1%) aged 15 to 29, 93,669 (46.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 21,213 (10.5%) aged 65 or older.Ethnicities were 74.1% European/Pākehā, 8.6% Māori, 5.1% Pacific peoples, 18.3% Asian, and 4.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).The proportion of people born overseas was 33.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.Although some people objected to giving their religion, 53.2% had no religion, 31.4% were Christian, 3.7% were Hindu, 1.6% were Muslim, 1.7% were Buddhist and 3.3% had other religions.Of those at least 15 years old, 74,922 (44.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 12,690 (7.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $41,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 96,453 (56.8%) people were employed full-time, 24,738 (14.6%) were part-time, and 7,719 (4.5%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Wellington City (047)|wellington-city|Wellington City}}{| class=“wikitable“|+Individual wards!Name !! Population !! Households !! Median age !! Median income47,796 style="text-align:right;”| $41,50043,176 style="text-align:right;”| $51,80046,140 style="text-align:right;”| $37,50037,965 style="text-align:right;”| $41,10027,654 style="text-align:right;”| $38,700! New Zealand !! !! !! 37.4 years !! style="text-align:left;“| $31,800

Suburbs

Wellington city has 57 officially defined suburbs; one can group them by the wards used to elect the city council. Some areas, while officially forming part of a larger suburb (or several suburbs), are considered by some to be separate communities. The officially defined suburbs include:(File:WellingtonSuburbsMap.png|300px|right|thumb|Official suburbs of Wellington: the darker tone indicate built-up areas, the lighter parkland, green belt or rural areas.)

Takapū Northern Ward

• official: Churton Park; Glenside; Grenada North; Grenada Village; Horokiwi; Johnsonville; Newlands; Ohariu; Paparangi; Takapu Valley; Tawa; Woodridge
• informal: Greenacres; Linden; Redwood

Wharangi Onslow-Western Ward

• official: Broadmeadows; Crofton Downs; Kaiwharawhara; Karori; Khandallah; Mākara; Mākara Beach; Ngaio; Ngauranga; Northland; Wadestown; Wilton.
• informal: Cashmere; Chartwell; Highland Park; Rangoon Heights; Te Kainga

Pukehīnau Lambton Ward

• official: Aro Valley; Highbury; Kelburn; Mount Cook; Mount Victoria; Oriental Bay; Pipitea; Te Aro; Thorndon; Wellington

Within Lambton Ward, the council’s tourism agency has designated three inner-city “quarters”, as marketing subdivisions to promote international and domestic tourism. They are:

• Courtenay Quarter, centred around Courtenay Place
• Cuba Quarter, centred around Cuba Street
• Lambton Quarter, centred around Lambton Quay
• The Waterfront Quarter, centred around the waterfront

Paekawakawa Southern Ward

• official: Berhampore; Brooklyn; Island Bay; Kingston; Mornington; Newtown; ÅŒwhiro Bay; Southgate; Vogeltown
• informal: Kowhai Park

Motukairangi Eastern Ward

• official: Breaker Bay; Hataitai; Houghton Bay; Karaka Bays; Kilbirnie; Lyall Bay; Maupuia; Melrose; Miramar; Moa Point; Rongotai; Roseneath; Seatoun; Strathmore Park
• informal: Crawford; Seatoun Bays; Seatoun Heights; Miramar Heights; Strathmore Heights.

Council-owned companies and enterprises

The Wellington City Council owns or directly operates several companies.The council is a part-owner of Wellington Airport, and has two representatives on the airport’s board. Mayor Andy Foster has been a member of the board since 2016, but has been criticised for poor attendance at board meetings.WEB, Campbell, Georgina, Report reveals Wellington Mayor Andy Foster’s poor airport board meeting attendance,www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/report-reveals-wellington-mayor-andy-fosters-poor-airport-board-meeting-attendance/MARZTD3AVEHYD4EB2IP2RW54JE/, The New Zealand Herald, New Zealand Media and Entertainment, 11 October 2021, en-NZ, The seven council-controlled organisations (CCOs) areWEB, Wellington City Council, Te PÅ«rongo ā-Tau Annual Report 2019–2020,wellington.govt.nz/-/media/your-council/plans-policies-and-bylaws/plans-and-policies/annualreport/2019-20/wcc-annual-report-2019-20.pdf?la=en&hash=E19C09C3C98F9C438DC5899D636AC6F88235655F, Wellington City Council, 1 October 2021, 105,

• Basin Reserve Trust
• Karori Sanctuary Trust (Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne)
• Wellington Cable Car Ltd
• Wellington Museums Trust (ExperienceWellington), which operates City Gallery Wellington and the Museum of Wellington City & Sea
• Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency Ltd (WREDA)
• Wellington Water manages all three water services for Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington city councils, and South Wairarapa District councils.
• Wellington Zoo Trust

The council has a similar interest in the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust.

Sister-city relationships

File:Wellington mace.jpg|120px|thumb|The ceremonial maceceremonial mace

Sister citiesWEB,wellington.govt.nz/about-wellington/international-relations/sister-cities, Sister Cities – Overview, Wellington City Council, 19 November 2014,

• {{flagicon|Australia}} Sydney, Australia
• {{flagicon|Australia}} Canberra, AustraliaWEB,www.cmd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/barr/2016/canberra-and-wellington-strengthen-ties-in-time-for-direct-international-flights, Canberra and Wellington Strengthen Ties, ACT Government, 6 July 2016,
• {{flagicon|China}} Beijing, People’s Republic of China
• {{flagicon|China}} Xiamen, Fujian, People’s Republic of China
• {{flagicon|Japan}} Sakai, Osaka, Japan

Historical sister citiesWEB,wellington.govt.nz/about-wellington/international-relations/sister-cities/historical-sister-cities, Historical Sister Cities, Wellington City Council, 18 January 2014,

• {{flagicon|UK}} Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
• {{flagicon|Greece}} Hania, Crete, Greece
• {{flagicon|Turkey}} Çanakkale, Turkey

Friendly citiesWEB,wellington.govt.nz/about-wellington/international-relations/friendly-cities, Friendly cities, Wellington City Council, 18 January 2014,

• {{flagicon|China}} Tianjin, People’s Republic of China

Proposed/air marked future sister cities

• {{Flagicon|Palestine}} Ramallah, Palestine (region)WEB, Stuff,www.stuff.co.nz/national/wellington/132436582/wellington-city-council-votes-for-a-sister-city-in-palestine, 2024-01-27, www.stuff.co.nz,

History

Amalgamations

The City of Wellington has subsumed many neighbouring boroughs including:

• Melrose (established 1888) in 1903{{sfn|Betts|1970|p=39}}
• Onslow (Khandallah/Ngaio) (established 1890) in 1919{{sfn|Yska|2006|p=113}} (Wadestown had joined the city in 1906)
• Karori (established 1891) in 1920{{sfn|Yska|2006|p=113}}
• Miramar (established 1904) in 1921{{sfn|Yska|2006|pp=91–2}}
• Johnsonville (a Town Board from 1908), in 1953{{sfn|Betts|1970|p=86}}
• Tawa (a Town district from 1951, then the Tawa Flat Borough Council from 1953) in 1989{{sfn|Yska|2006|p=234}}

List of town clerks/chief executives

The city council was legally headed by a town clerk, who was in charge of the council administration and operations, later renamed as chief executive officer in 1991.{{sfn|Yska|2006|p=243}} Holders of the office since 1842 are:{{sfn|Betts|1970|p=262}}{| class=“wikitable” border=“1”! Name! Years|George White|1842–1843|Robert Suckling Cheesman1843}}|William Bannister|1863–1865|J. B. Wallace|1865–1867|John Rigg|1867–1871|William Hester|1872–1877|Charles C. Graham|1877–1883|Thomas F. Martin|1883–1889Joseph Page (cricketer)>Joseph Page|1889-1902|John R. Palmer|1902–1925|Robert Tait Jr. (acting)|1925–1926|Edwin Philip Norman|1926–1952|Basil Peterson|1952–1956|Mervyn Sinclair Duckworth|1956–1964|Francis W. Pringle|1964–1972|Ian McCutcheon|1972–1984|David Niven|1984–1991|Doug Matheson (acting)1991}}|Angela C. Griffin|1991–1997|Garry Poole|1998–2013|Kevin Lavery|2013–2019|Barbara McKerrow|2019–present

Buildings

File:Wellington Town Hall.jpg|thumb|right|Wellington Town HallWellington Town HallThe Wellington City Council owns and until May 2019 operated from a complex on Wakefield Street, with various extensions each representing a distinctive architectural period. The complex incorporates the Wellington Town Hall which opened in 1904, with the most recent extension completed in 1991 alongside the Wellington Central Library.The Wakefield Street complex has been cleared of back office functions, and since 28 May 2019 will be closed completely for repairs and earthquake strengthening. In the interim, most of the council’s central office staff are located in commercial premises at 113 The Terrace, and the council’s public service centre is at 12 Manners Street. Due to repairs also being needed to the Wellington Central Library, and Capital E, all of the civic buildings on Civic Square are closed, except for the City Gallery.

Use of pseudoscience

In December 2019, at the New Zealand Skeptics annual conference, the Wellington City Council and the Downer Group were co-awarded the Bent Spoon by NZ Skeptics for “showing the most egregious gullibility in 2019” for the contractor’s use of water divining to find underground pipes.WEB,www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/117848225/wellington-city-council-wins-skeptics-award-after-contractor-divines-for-water, Wellington City Council wins Skeptics award after contractor divines for water, December 2019,

See also

• Wellington Region

Notes

Footnotes

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Citations

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References

• BOOK, Betts, George, George Betts (political scientist), Betts on Wellington: a city and its politics, 1970, A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd., Wellington, 0 589 00469 7,
• A Complete Guide To Heraldry by A.C. Fox-Davies 1909.
• BOOK, Yska, Redmer, Wellington: Biography of a city, 2006, Reed, Auckland, 0-7900-1117-4, {{GBurl, 6fZyAAAAMAAJ, }}

External links

{{Wikivoyage|Wellington/City|Wellington City}}

• WellingtonNZ.com
• Wellington City Council
• Wellington City Council maps

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