Te Whanganui-a-Tara region

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Te Whanganui-a-Tara region is the Māori name for the wider Wellington area at the southern tip of New Zealand’s North Island, encompassing the harbour and surrounding lands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Māori-named place
geographical region
climate temperate maritime climate
containsCity Lower Hutt
Upper Hutt
Wellington
containsFeature Cook Strait coastline
Rimutaka Range foothills
linked to: Rimutaka Range

Wellington fault zone
containsRegionalPark Akatarawa Forest
Belmont Regional Park
East Harbour Regional Park
containsSubregion Hutt Valley
Kāpiti Coast (in a wider sense)
linked to: Kapiti Coast

Miramar Peninsula
Wellington CBD
containsTown Porirua
country New Zealand
governedAsPartOf Wellington Region local government area
hasBodyOfWater Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Harbour)
hasCentralCityRole seat of government of New Zealand (in Wellington city)
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Māori of Te Upoko o Te Ika
hasEnglishName Wellington area
linked to: Wellington Region
hasLandUse coastal reserves
regional parks
suburban areas
urban areas
hasMajorAirport Wellington International Airport
linked to: Wellington Airport
hasMajorPort Port of Wellington
hasMāoriName Te Whanganui-a-Tara
hasSignificance traditional Māori rohe
includes Wellington Harbour
surrounding lands of Wellington Harbour
knownFor hilly terrain
natural harbour
strong winds
locatedAt southern tip of New Zealand’s North Island
locatedIn North Island
Wellington Region
namedAfter Tara (ancestor of local iwi)
nameLanguage Māori
nameMeaning the great harbour of Tara
partOf Wellington metropolitan area
linked to: Wellington Region
partOfTraditionalRegion Te Upoko o Te Ika
linked to: Te Upoko o te Ika
traditionalOwners Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika
Te Āti Awa
transportHubFor ferries across Cook Strait

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Ngāti Toa Rangatira migratedTo Te Whanganui-a-Tara region
Thorndon localIndigenousPeople Te Āti Awa iwi area (broader Wellington region)
linked to: Te Whanganui-a-Tara region