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"NOTHING HIGHER NOR MORE BEAUTIFUL"
Upper Hutt is a city of 36,660 just 25 minutes' drive or a 40-minute
scenic train ride north from Wellington, the capital city of New
Zealand.
The city derives its name from an English Member of Parliament,
Sir William Hutt, who was a director of the New Zealand Company
(formed in the late 1830s) that organised the settlement of the
Wellington and Hutt Valley areas beginning with the arrival of the
first immigrant ships from1840.
The southern boundary is Silverstream and the northern boundary
the top of the Rimutaka Hill, covering an area of 53,962 hectares
and making Upper Hutt the
second-largest city council by area in New Zealand.
Nestled by the Hutt River - unique in the world for its pristine
condition and troutfishing grounds despite flowing through two cities
- Upper Hutt is set amongst bush-clad hills with easy access to
recreational pursuits ranging from quiet native forest and riverside
walks and fishing to hunting, tramping and mountainbiking .
It is the home of the internationally-recognised Royal Wellington
Golf Club at Heretaunga and the Wellington Racing Club at Trentham.
The
Karapoti mountain-biking event and an annual road cycling race
also attract competitors from around the world.
The city is renowned for its many parks, recreation areas like
the prize-winning Maidstone Max and H2O Xtream and rural attractions
which range from both native and exotic birds and animals to public
gardens, art and heritage areas.
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