Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Wellington region of New Zealand includes the cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Porirua, the settlements of the Kapiti Coast, as well as the southern parts of the Wairarapa and Manawatu regions. The cities of Wellington, the Hutt Valley and Porirua are often combined into a "greater Wellington" urban area. The Wellington Regional Council (a regional authority) administers the region. In New Zealand, regional authorities are primarily responsible for regional transport, water and river management, biosecurity and environmental regulation; while local or territorial authorities are responsible for resource management (urban planning), city services, property rates (land taxes), and community development. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.