Upper Hutt

Upper Hutt Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta (Māori)
City
Upper Hutt City
Upper Hutt, view towards city centre.
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
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 Te Mārua Akatarawa Remutaka Parkdale Emerald Hill Birchville Timberlea Brown Owl Kaitoke Maoribank Upper Hutt Central Clouston Park Mangaroa Maymorn Whitemans Valley Tōtara Park Kingsley Heights Elderslea, Wallaceville Trentham Heretaunga Riverstone Terraces Silverstream Pinehaven
Government
• Type	City Council
• Mayor	Peri Zee
• 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 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.upperhutt.govt.nz

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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.