Changes: Wellington

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Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. It has approximately 400,000 inhabitants. One of its unique features is the Tranz Metro rail system, which moves about a fifth of all workers in the Greater Wellington region each weekday.

Recently, the city's Courtenay Place featured another red-carpet Peter Jackson film premiere with overseas stars - this time "King Kong".

Cities

Wellington City
Porirua
Lower Hutt
Upper Hutt

History

The location where Wellington is situated, has been inhabited by Maori since at least 12th century. It was named Wellington in 1840.

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+'''Wellington''' is the capital of [[New Zealand]]. It has approximately 400,000 inhabitants. One of its unique features is the [[Tranz Metro]] rail system, which moves about a fifth of all workers in the [[Greater Wellington]] region each weekday.
-Capital [[city]] of [[New Zealand]], Wellington boasts a supreme situation.
+Recently, the city's [[Courtenay Place]] featured another red-carpet [[Peter Jackson]] film premiere with overseas stars - this time "[[King Kong]]".
-One of its unique features is the [[Tranz Metro]] rail system, which moves about a fifth of all workers in the [[Greater Wellington]] region each weekday.
+== Cities ==
-Recently the city's [[Courtenay Place]] featured another red-carpet [[Peter Jackson]] film premiere with overseas stars - this time "[[King Kong]]".
+* [[Wellington City]]
+* [[Porirua]]
+* [[Lower Hutt]]
+* [[Upper Hutt]]
-==Suburbs==
+== History ==
+The location where Wellington is situated, has been inhabited by [[Maori]] since at least 12th century. It was named Wellington in 1840.
-Early this century the council officially redefined the suburb names and boundaries, resisting the temptation to include the name "Jackson" in any eastern suburb name.
-*[[Tawa, Wellington|Tawa]]
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