Wellington Regional Council, branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council, is the regional council overseeing the

Wellington Region Greater Wellington, also known as the Wellington Region (Māori: ''Te Upoko o te Ika''), is a non-unitary region of New Zealand that occupies the southernmost part of the North Island. The region covers an area of , and has a population of T ...

of New Zealand's lower North Island. It is responsible for

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under the brand Metlink, environmental and flood protection, and the region's water supply. The Wellington Regional Council was first formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the functions of the Wellington Regional

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with those of the Wellington Regional

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, before taking its current form with the local government reforms of 1989. A proposal made in 2013 that nine

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amalgamate to form a single supercity met substantial local opposition and was abandoned in June 2015.

Council members

The governing body of the regional council is made up of 13 councillors, representing six constituencies: * Pōneke/Wellington – 5 councillors *

Kāpiti Coast Kapiti or Kāpiti may refer to: *Kapiti Island, an island a short distance off the New Zealand coast north of Wellington *Kapiti Coast District, the local government district which includes much of the Kapiti Coast *Kapiti Coast Airport, an airport ...

– 1 * Porirua- Tawa – 2 * Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt – 3 * Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt – 1 *

Wairarapa The Wairarapa (; ), a geographical region of New Zealand, lies in the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of metropolitan Wellington and south-west of the Hawke's Bay Region. It is lightly populated, having several rural service ...

– 1 As of the 2022 local elections the regional councillors are:

Chairs

Regional parks

The council administers several regional parks. *

Akatarawa Forest Akatarawa Forest is a regional park in the Upper Hutt within the Wellington Region at the southern tip of the North Island of New Zealand. It encompasses 15,000 hectares of native and plantation forest. It includes the headwaters of the Maungako ...

Baring Head/Orua-pouanui Baring Head ( mi, Ōrua-pouanui, officially gazetted as Baring Head / Ōrua-pouanui) is a headland, located between Wellington Harbour and Palliser Bay at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand. It marks the southern end of Fitzr ...

* Battle Hill Farm Forest Park *

Belmont Regional Park Belmont Regional Park is a regional park located between Lower Hutt and Porirua, in the Wellington Region at the southern end of New Zealand's North Island. It is administered by Wellington Regional Council. The park is the largest regional p ...

* East Harbour Regional Park *

Hutt River Trail Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River ( Māori:''Te Awa Kairangi'', ''Te Wai o Orutu'' or ''Heretaunga'') flows through the southern North Island of New Zealand. It flows south-west from the southern Tararua Range for , forming a number of fertile floodp ...

Hutt Water Collection Area Hutt Water Collection Area is a regional park located in Upper Hutt in the Wellington Region at the southern end of New Zealand's North Island. It is administered by Wellington Regional Council and is located alongside the larger Kaitoke Regional ...

Kaitoke Regional Park Kaitoke Regional Park is regional park located at Kaitoke, northeast of Upper Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's southern North Island. It is administered by Wellington Regional Council, alongside the adjacent regional park of Hutt Wa ...

* Pakuratahi Forest * Queen Elizabeth Park *

Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour, commonly known as Porirua Harbour, is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The harbour is within the main urban area of the Wellington Region, and is surrounded by the city o ...

* Wainuiomata Recreation Area *

Wainuiomata Water Collection Area Wainuiomata Water Collection Area is a regional park located near Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt in the Wellington Region at the southern end of New Zealand's North Island. It is administered by Wellington Regional Council, for exclusive use by Welli ...

Wairarapa Moana Wetlands The Wairarapa Moana Wetlands are a major wetland, located in the South Wairarapa District in the Wellington Region at the southern end of New Zealand's North Island. The wetland is the largest in the lower North Island, one of the largest in Ne ...

* Wellington Harbour *

Whitireia Park Whitireia Park is a headland north of Titahi Bay and Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour in Porirua, in the Wellington Region at the southern end of New Zealand's North Island. It is a regional park administered by Wellington Regional Council. The par ...

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{{Wellington Regional Council Politics of the Wellington Region

Council members

Chairs

Regional parks

See also

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