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Lower Hutt

Lower Hutt
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai (Māori)
City
Lower Hutt from the air, looking eastwards in March 2009
Lower Hutt from the air, looking eastwards in March 2009
Coat of arms of Lower Hutt
Coat of arms
Location of Lower Hutt
Coordinates: 41°13′S 174°55′E / 41.217°S 174.917°E / -41.217; 174.917
Country New Zealand
RegionWellington
Wards
  • Western
  • Northern
  • Central
  • Eastern
  • Harbour
  • Wainuiomata
Community Boards
  • Eastbourne
  • Petone
  • Wainuiomata[1]
ElectoratesHutt South (general)
Remutaka (general)
Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori)
Suburbs
List
Government
 • MayorCampbell Barry (Labour)
 • Deputy MayorTui Lewis
 • MPsChris Bishop (National)
Chris Hipkins (Labour)
Tākuta Ferris (Te Pāti Māori)
Cushla Tangaere-Manuel (Labour)
 • Territorial authorityHutt City Council
Area
[2]
 • Territorial376.40 km2 (145.33 sq mi)
 • Urban
78.53 km2 (30.32 sq mi)
 • Rural
297.87 km2 (115.01 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[3]
 • Territorial114,000
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
 • Urban
113,000
 • Urban density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
5010, 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5019
Area code04
Websitewww.huttcity.govt.nz Edit this at Wikidata

Lower Hutt (Māori: Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai)[4] is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area.

If considered a city it is New Zealand's sixth most populous, with a population of 114,000.[3] The total area administered by the council is 376.4 km2 (145 sq mi) around the lower half of the Hutt Valley and along the eastern shores of Wellington Harbour, of which 78.53 km2 (30 sq mi) is urban.[2] It is separated from the city of Wellington by the harbour, and from Upper Hutt by the Taita Gorge.

Lower Hutt is unique among New Zealand cities, as the name of the council does not match the name of the city it governs. Special legislation[5] has since 1991 given the council the name "Hutt City Council", while the name of the place itself remains "Lower Hutt City". This name has led to confusion, as Upper Hutt is administered by a separate city council, the Upper Hutt City Council. The entire Hutt Valley includes both Lower and Upper Hutt cities. Lower Hutt is also often simply called "the Hutt".

  1. ^ "Poari Hapori Community Boards". Hutt City Council. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "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)
  4. ^ https://www.huttvalleynz.com/visit/whats-in-a-name-hutt-valleys-origin/ huttvalleynz, 'What's in a name: Hutt Valley's origin'
  5. ^ "Lower Hutt City (Name of City Council) Act 1991". Retrieved 10 April 2020.