Wellington City Council

Territorial authority in the Wellington urban area of New Zealand

Wellington City Council

Te Kaunihera o Pōneke

Type
Type|

City council

of Wellington

History
Founded| 1870
Leadership

Mayor

Tory Whanau, Green
since 15 October 2022

Deputy Mayor

Laurie Foon, Green
since 15 October 2022

Chief Executive Officer

Matt Prosser[1]
since 5 December 2024

Structure
Seats| 16[a]

Political groups

* Labour (4)

* Green (3)
* Independent (9)

Elections

Voting system

| STV

Last election

| 8 October 2022

Next election

| 11 October 2025
Meeting place
Ngake, Level 16, 113 The Terrace, Wellington[2]
Website
wellington.govt.nz/
Footnotes

1. ^ Includes Mayor

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.

The council represents a population of 209,900 as of June 2024[3] 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).[n 1][4] 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.[5]

## Composition

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### Council

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The mayor and all councillors are members of council.

#### Mayor

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Main article: Mayor of Wellington

See also: 2022 Wellington City mayoral election

One mayor is elected at large from the entire Wellington City district.

| Photo | Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities

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|  | Tory Whanau | Independent | 2022 |

* Ex-officio member of all committees and subcommittees

#### Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori ward

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Te Whanganui a Tara is a Māori ward created by Wellington City Council in 2021.[6][7] The 2022 election returned Nīkau Wi-Neera as its first-ever councillor.[8]

| Photo | Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities

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|  | Nīkau Wi-Neera | Greens | 2022 |

* Chair, Pītau Pūmanawa | Grants Subcommittee
* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
* Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee[9]

#### Motukairangi/Eastern ward

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Motukairangi/Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. Since 2022 the councillors are:

| Photo | Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities

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|  | Sarah Free | Independent | 2013 |

* Chair, Koata Hātepe | Regulatory Processes Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
* Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee[10]

|  | Teri O'Neill | Labour | 2019 |

* Chair, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
* Member, Unaunahi Ngaio | Chief Executive Performance Review Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
* Member, Pītau Pūmanawa | Grants Subcommittee[11]

|  | Tim Brown | Independent | 2022 |

* Chair, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
* Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
* Member, Pītau Pūmanawa | Grants Subcommittee[12]

#### Pukehīnau/Lambton ward

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Pukehīnau/Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. Since 2024 the councillors are:

| Photo | Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities

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|  | Iona Pannett | Independent | 2007 |

* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | 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 Committee[13]

|  | Nicola Young | Independent | 2013 |

* Deputy Chair, Pītau Pūmanawa | Grants Subcommittee
* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
* Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee[14]

|  | Geordie Rogers | Greens | 2024 |

* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
* Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
* Member, Koata Hātepe | Regulatory Processes Committee[15]

#### Takapū/Northern ward

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Takapū/Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. Since 2022 the councillors are:

| Photo | Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities

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|  | Ben McNulty | Labour | 2022 |

* Deputy Chair, Koata Hātepe | Regulatory Processes Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
* Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee[16]

|  | Tony Randle | Independent | 2022 |

* Deputy Chair, Unaunahi Māhirahira | Audit and Risk Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
* Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee[17]

|  | John Apanowicz | A Voice for Wellington | 2022 |

* Deputy Chair, Kōrau Tōtōpū | 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 Committee[18]

#### Wharangi/Onslow-Western ward

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Wharangi/Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. Since 2022 the councillors are:

|  | Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities

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|  | Diane Calvert | Independent | 2016 |

* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | 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 Committee[19]

|  | Rebecca Matthews | Labour | 2019 |

* Chair, Kōrau Tōtōpū | 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, Unaunaihi Māhirahira | Audit and Risk Committee[20]

|  | Ray Chung | Independent | 2022 |

* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | 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 Committee
* Member, Koata Hātepe | Regulatory Processes Committee[21]

#### Paekawakawa/Southern ward

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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:

| Photo | Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities

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|  | Laurie Foon | Greens | 2019 |

* Deputy Mayor
* Deputy Chair, Unaunahi Ngaio | Chief Executive Performance Review Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
* Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
* Member, Pītau Pūmanawa | Grants Subcommittee[22]

|  | Nureddin Abdurahman | Labour | 2022 |

* Deputy Chair, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
* Member, Koata Hātepe | Regulatory Processes Committee
* Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee[23]

#### Pouiwi

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Two pouiwi (tribal representatives) were appointed in 2023 by the Council's Tākai Here partners, Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. They have voting rights on Council committees, including committees of the whole, but not on the full Council.[24] Since 2023 the pouiwi are:

Name  | Appointed by  | Responsibilities

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Holden Hohaia  | Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika |

* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee
* Member, Pītau Pūmanawa | Grants Subcommittee
* Member, Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee
* Member, Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee[25]

Liz Kelly  | Ngāti Toa Rangatira |

* Member, Kōrau Tōtōpū | 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 Committee
* Member, Unaunahi Māhirahira | Audit and Risk Committee[26]

### Committees

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Following a review in 2021 by former Local Government New Zealand chief executive Peter Winder, the council adopted a new committee structure.[27] All committees apart from Te Kaunihera o Pōneke Council and Unaunahi Ngaio Chief Executive Performance Review Committee include two mana whenua representatives (pouiwi), who are paid and have voting rights.[28]

Committees and subcommittees of the Wellington City Council[29] Committee | Chair | Deputy Chair | Membership

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Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Mayor Tory Whanau | Deputy Mayor Laurie Foon | Mayor and all councillors
Kōrau Mātinitini Social, Cultural and Economic Committee | Cr Teri O'Neill | Cr Nureddin Abdurahman | Mayor, all councillors, and both pouiwi
Pītau Pūmanawa Grants Subcommittee | Cr Nīkau Wi Neera | Cr Nicola Young | Mayor and deputy mayor, Cr Brown, Cr O'Neill, Pouiwi Holden Hohaia
Kōrau Tōtōpū Long-term Plan, Finance and Performance Committee | Cr Rebecca Matthews | Cr John Apanowicz | Mayor, all councillors, and both pouiwi
Kōrau Tūāpapa Environment and Infrastructure Committee | Cr Tim Brown | Cr Rebecca Matthews | Mayor, all councillors, and both pouiwi
Koata Hātepe Regulatory Processes Committee | Cr Sarah Free | Cr Ben McNulty | Mayor, Cr Abdurahman, Cr Calvert, Cr Chung, Cr Rogers, Pouiwi Liz Kelly
Unaunahi Mahirahira Audit and Risk Subcommittee | Bruce Robertson (external appointee) | Cr Tony Randle | Mayor, Cr Apanowicz, Cr Chung, Cr Pannett, Pouiwi Liz Kelly
Unaunahi Ngaio Chief Executive Performance Review Committee | Mayor Tory Whanau | Deputy Mayor Laurie Foon | Cr Matthews, Cr O'Neill, Cr Brown

### Community boards

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The council has created two local community boards under the provisions of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2002,[30] with members elected using a single transferable vote (STV) system[31] or appointed by the council.

These are:

* Tawa Community Board,[32] having six elected members and two appointed members, representing the northern suburbs of Tawa, Grenada North and Takapū Valley;[33] and
* Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board,[34] having six elected members, representing the rural suburbs of Ohariu, Mākara and Mākara Beach.[33]

Wellington City Council community boards[29] Committee | Chair | Deputy Chair | Membership

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Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board | Mark Reed | Darren Hoskins | Christine Grace, Chris Renner, Wayne Rudd, Hamish Todd
Tawa Community Board | Jill Day | Liz Langham | Cr McNulty, Cr Randle, Rachel Allan, Tim Davin, Jesse Elias, Miriam Moore
Tawa Community Board Grants Committee | vacant |  | Rachel Allan, Miriam Moore, Jill Day, Tim Davin

## History

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### City status and council origin

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Satellite photo of central Wellington (south at bottom left)

The settlement became the colonial capital and seat of government in 1865, replacing Auckland.[35] 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.[36]

In 1870, the Wellington City Corporation was formed, with former town board chairman Joe Dransfield being elected as its mayor.[35][37] Wellington formally attained city status in 1881 when its non-Māori population surpassed 20,000.[35] The Municipal Corporations Act 1886 further ratified Wellington's status as a city, alongside Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch and Nelson,[37] retroactively recognising it to have been such since 16 September 1870.[38]

### Amalgamations

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The City of Wellington has subsumed many neighbouring boroughs including:

* Melrose (established 1888) in 1903[39]
* Onslow (Khandallah/Ngaio) (established 1890) in 1919[40] (Wadestown had joined the city in 1906)
* Karori (established 1891) in 1920[40]
* Miramar (established 1904) in 1921[41]
* Johnsonville (a Town Board from 1908), in 1953[42]
* Tawa (a Town district from 1951, then the Tawa Flat Borough Council from 1953) in 1989[43]

### Wards

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Wellington's local electoral wards were given Māori names in 2018, after consultation with mana whenua.[44]

In May 2021, the Wellington City Council voted 13-2 to establish a Māori ward,[45][46] with the Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori ward first contested in the 2022 elections.

In July 2024, the National-led coalition government passed the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2024 which reinstated the requirement that councils must hold a referendum before establishing Māori wards or constituencies. In September 2024, the council voted 13-3 to affirm their decision to establish the Māori constituency, thereby triggering a referendum on the constituency to be held alongside the 2025 local elections.[47][48]

On 22 October 2024 the New Zealand government appointed Lindsay McKenzie as a Crown Observer to the council after the Council was forced to revise its 2023–2024 Long Term Plan in response to a failed attempt to sell its airport shares.[49][50] MP and former Wellington City councillor Tamatha Paul has accused the government's decision to appoint the Crown Observer as politically motivated.[51]

### List of town clerks/chief executives

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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.[52] Holders of the office since 1842 are:[53]

Name  | Years

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George White  | 1842–1843
Robert Suckling Cheesman  |

1843

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  | 1883–1889
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  | 2019–2025
Matt Prosser  | 2025–present

## Civic symbols

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### Coat of arms

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The Wellington City Council first adopted a coat of arms in 1878.[54] This coat of arms had the description:

> The city's 1878 coat of arms

> Quarterly 1st Azure out of a ducal Crown OR a demi-lion rampant Gules holding in the paws a forked pennon flowing to the sinister, charged with the cross of St. George the ends Gules (crest of the Duke of Wellington).

> 2nd ARGENT. A galley with sails furled and oars and pennons SABLE (the commerce of the City).

> 3rd GULES. A garb (a wheat or wheat sheaf) PROPER (the Agricultural interests).

> 4th AZURE. A Golden Fleece PROPER cinctured GULES (the Pastoral interests).

> Crest Mural Crown or surmounted by a dolphin embowed AZURE (supremacy by naval position).

> MANTLE, AZURE and GULES. Supporters. Dexter. The British Lion. Sinister a Moa but PROPER. Motto "Suprema a Situ" (Supreme by position). Under the motto "1840" (date of the foundation of the City and Colony).[55]

The Wellington City Corporation was granted an official coat of arms by the College of Arms in 1951,[54] the blazon for which is:[56][57]

Coat of arms of Wellington City Council  |

Crest
On a Mural Crown Argent a Dolphin Naiant Azure, Mantled Gules.
Escutcheon
Quarterly Gules and Azure, a Cross Or between; In the first quarter a Fleece Or; in the second quarter on Water barry wavy proper in base a Lymphad sail furled pennon and flags flying Argent; in the third quarter a Garb Or; in the fourth quarter five Plates in Saltire Argent.
Supporters
On the dexter side a Lion gorged with a Collar and Chain reflexed over the back Or, and on the sinister side a Moa proper.
Motto
Suprema a Situ (Supreme by position)
Symbolism
The shield is divided vertically and horizontally, quarter of which the first and fourth are red and the remaining pair are blue. A golden cross is placed over the entire shield centrally between these quarters. The top left quarter contains a golden fleece (usually depicted as a whole sheep with a band around its middle). The second quarter is depicted as a silver sailing ship (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".

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### Badge and Flag

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Main article: Flag of Wellington

Wellington City Council was also granted a badge by the College of Arms in 1963, with the heraldic description:

> A Roundel Azure thereon a Lymphad Or the sail argent charged with a Dolphin naiant Azure pennon and flags flying Argent each charged with a Cross Gules.[58]

The flag of Wellington, adopted on 12 December 1962, incorporates the city's badge over a black cross on a gold field.[59]

## Suburbs

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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:

Official suburbs of Wellington: the darker tone indicate built-up areas, the lighter parkland, green belt or rural areas.

### Takapū Northern ward

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* official: Berhampore; Brooklyn; Island Bay; Kingston; Mornington; Newtown; Ōwhiro Bay; Southgate; Vogeltown
* informal: Kowhai Park

### Motukairangi Eastern ward

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* 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.

## Buildings

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Wellington Town Hall, incorporating the Mayor's Office and Council Chambers

The 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. The council operates two public service desks out of Johnsonville Library and Te Awe Library in the CBD.[60] 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.

## Council-owned companies and enterprises

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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. Former Mayor Andy Foster was a member of the board from 2016 to 2022 and was criticised for poor attendance at board meetings.[61][62] In 2022 he was replaced by incoming mayor Tory Whanau, who was also criticised for poor attendance.[62][63]

The seven council-controlled organisations (CCOs) are[64]

* 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

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The ceremonial mace of Wellington City Council, gifted to the city by Harrogate in 1954[65]

Sister cities[66]

* Sydney, Australia
* Canberra, Australia[67]
* Beijing, People's Republic of China
* Xiamen, Fujian, People's Republic of China
* Sakai, Osaka, Japan

Historical sister cities[68]

* Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
* Hania, Crete, Greece
* Çanakkale, Turkey

Friendly cities[69]

* Tianjin, People's Republic of China

Proposed/earmarked future sister cities

* Ramallah, Palestine (region)[70]

## See also

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* Wellington Region

## Notes

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Footnotes

1. ^ Multiple councillors are elected to general wards using the single transferable vote (STV) system

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## References

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

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