Territorial authority in the Wellington urban area of New Zealand
"Wellington City" and "City of Wellington" redirect here. For football club Wellington City F.C., see Wellington United. For the City of Wellington electorate, see Wellington (New Zealand electorate).
Wellington City Council
Te Kaunihera o Pōneke
Type
Type
City council
of Wellington
Leadership
Mayor
Tory Whanau, Green
Deputy Mayor
Laurie Foon, Green
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[1]
Website
wellington.govt.nz/
Footnotes
^Includes Mayor
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.[2]
The council represents a population of 216,200 as of June 2023[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]
^Wellington City Council (22 April 2021). "Speaking at meetings". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^"Wellington region. Page 8 – From town to city: 1865–1899". TeAra.govt.nz. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^"Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
^"Overview – Elections 2010 – Wellington City Council". Retrieved 10 August 2010.
^Maclean, Chris (14 November 2012). "Branding Wellington". TeAra.govt.nz. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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