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Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council
Te Pane Matua Taiao[1]
Regional council
Formation1980/1989
RegionGreater Wellington
CountryNew Zealand
Websitegw.govt.nz
Leadership
ChairDaran Ponter[2]
Deputy ChairAdrienne Staples[2]
Chief ExecutiveNigel Corry[3]
Headquarters100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington
1056 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt
34 Chapel Street, Masterton[4]

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] As of 2023, it is the majority owner of CentrePort Wellington with a 77% shareholding.[7]

The Wellington Regional Council was first formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the functions of the Wellington Regional Planning Authority with those of the Wellington Regional Water Board,[8] before taking its current form with the local government reforms of 1989.[9]

A proposal made in 2013 that nine territorial authorities amalgamate to form a single supercity met substantial local opposition and was abandoned in June 2015.[10]

  1. ^ "Your Council | Tō Kaunihera". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Meet the Councillors". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Executive Leadership Team". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Office locations". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Legal notices". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Long Term Plan" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Centreport Limited (410682) Registered". New Zealand Companies Office. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Parks Network Plan July 2011" (PDF). www.gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Story: Wellington region | Government". Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ^ Michael Forbes and Caleb Harris (9 June 2015). "Wellington super-city scrapped due to lack of public support". The Dominion-Post.

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