Upper Hutt

Upper Hutt

Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta (Māori)
Upper Hutt Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta (Māori)
City
	Upper Hutt City
	Upper Hutt, view towards city centre.
	Coat of arms
	Motto: Nihil altius pulchriusue (Nothing higher nor more beautiful)
	The location of Upper Hutt City within Wellington Region
	Coordinates: 41°08′00″S 175°03′00″E / 41.133333333333°S 175.05°E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Wellington
Territorial Authority	Upper Hutt City
City status	1966
Borough status	1926
Town Board	1908
Electorates	Remutaka (general); Mana (general); Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori); Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori)
Suburbs	List
Government
• Type	City Council
• Mayor	Wayne Guppy
• Deputy Mayor	Hellen Swales
• Territorial authority	Upper Hutt City Council
• MPs	Chris Hipkins (Labour); Barbara Edmonds (Labour); Cushla Tangaere-Manuel (Labour); Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (Te Pāti Māori);
Area
• Territorial	539.88 km2 (208.45 sq mi)
• Urban	51.16 km2 (19.75 sq mi)
• Rural	488.72 km2 (188.70 sq mi)
Population (June 2023)
• Territorial	48,300
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
• Urban	45,400
• Urban density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	5018, 5019
Area code	04
Website	www.upperhuttcity.com

Upper Hutt (Māori: Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta)^[4] is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area.^[5]

^ "The Story Behind Our Brand | Coat of Arms". www.upperhuttcity.com. Upper Hutt City Council. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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^ "Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt | Greater Wellington Regional Council". www.gw.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
^ "Our Māori heritage". www.upperhuttcity.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.