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Wellington Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the South-West Land Division on the state's west coast. It spans roughly 32°56'S – 33°40'S in latitude and 115°25'E – 116°50'E in longitude.
Greater Wellington, also known as the Wellington region (Māori: Te Upoko o te Ika), [5] is a non-unitary region of New Zealand that occupies the southernmost part of the North Island. The region covers an area of 8,049 square kilometres (3,108 sq mi), and has a population of 550,600 (June 2024).
District councils serve a combination of rural and urban communities, while city councils administer the larger urban areas. [ note 1 ] Auckland , Gisborne , Nelson , Tasman and Marlborough each have a unitary authority , which performs the functions of both a territorial authority and a regional council.
Wellington Land District, New Zealand, for the Wellington and Manawatū-Whanganui regions; see Land Districts of New Zealand Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.
The Wellington City Council District Plan identifies Newtown as a suburb with an "identifiable or distinct character". [4] On 16 May 2023, a fire broke out at the 92-bed Loafers Lodge in Newtown. Five people died, 20 were injured, and many of the 99 people known to be living at the hostel were made homeless. [5]
The theatre is on the Wellington City Council's heritage list in the District Plan. Heritage New Zealand has recognised its heritage values with Category One registration, indicating a place of 'special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value'. It was originally known as the 'De Luxe' and was built in 1924.
In October 2021 Wellington City Council released its draft District Plan which would allow new buildings in Te Aro to reach 42.5 metres or 12 storeys, to cater for projected population growth in the area. [38] Public feedback following release of the draft plan showed many residents were worried about loss of sunlight and privacy. [39]
The earliest European pioneers in Wellington knew the area that became Hataitai as "Jenkins Estate". The name Hataitai originated with the syndicate which sub-divided it for building in 1901, and derives from Whātaitai, the name of one of the two brother taniwha (sea monsters) that formed Te Whanganui-a-Tara (The Great Harbour of Tara/Wellington Harbour).