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Wellington City Council Te Kaunihera o Pōneke Type Type City council of Wellington Leadership Mayor Tory Whanau, Green Deputy Mayor Laurie Foon, Green CEO Barbara McKerrow 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 ...
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Betts on Wellington: A City and its Politics. Wellington: Reed. ISBN 0-589-00469-7. The Birth of a City: Wellington 1840–1843 by A. H. Carman (1970, Wright & Carman, Wellington) No Mean City by Stuart Perry (1969 booklet, Wellington City Council) includes a paragraph and a portrait or photo of each mayor, including Hunter & Guyton.
Wellington Regional Council, branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council, is the regional council overseeing the Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island. [5] It is responsible for public transport under the brand Metlink, environmental and flood protection, and the region's water supply. [ 6 ]
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The rights to name the town then went to William Welling, who chose the name “Wellington,” either after himself or the Duke of Wellington. Wellington was incorporated as a village in 1855. [3] In 1858, the former American House Hotel (later torn down and replaced by Herrick Memorial Library) was the site of the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue.
Starting in September 2010, Snapper could be used as payment for around 700 of Wellington's 1250 taxis. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] This was removed on 1 September 2020 due to it being available less often in taxis and used less by passengers.
Cruise ship expenditure in Wellington increased from $35 million in 2016 to $53 million in the year to June 2020. This figure includes spending by both the vessel (on fuel, produce, fees) and visitors. [65] The 2020 figure was lower than the previous year, because New Zealand shut its borders in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [66]