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Valley in Greater Wellington, New Zealand
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The Hutt Valley is part of the Greater Wellington region in New Zealand and is near Wellington city. There are two cities in the valley and the Hutt River runs through it.
By bus
There is a regular bus service between Wellington and the Hutt Valley.
By car
By train
Suburban rail services between Wellington and Upper Hutt, run half-hourly for most of the day and night.30PM, have reduced fares.
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Lower Hutt (also called Hutt City after its local council's self-chosen name) is a city of 112,000 people (2021) in the lower (southern) Hutt Valley, near Wellington, in the Greater Wellington region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city includes Lower Hutt and the separate communities of Petone, Eastbourne and Wainuiomata.
Upper Hutt is a city in the upper (northern) Hutt Valley, near Wellington, in the Greater Wellington region of the North Island of New Zealand.
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