Upper Hutt
Upper Hutt
Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta (Māori) | |
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| Upper Hutt City | |
Upper Hutt, view towards city centre. | |
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Flag 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 | Peri Zee |
| • Territorial authority | Upper Hutt City Council |
| • MPs | |
| 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 2025) | |
• Territorial | 47,400 |
| • Density | 87.8/km2 (227/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 44,500 |
| • Urban density | 870/km2 (2,250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 5018, 5019 |
| Area code | 04 |
| Website | www |
Upper Hutt (Māori: Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area.