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Location
Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand.

Dialling code
64 (Wellington dialing code is 04).

Population
163,824 (city)

Time zone
GMT + 12 (GMT + 13 from the first Sunday in October to the third Sunday in March).

Electricity
240-250 volts AC, 50Hz; flat three-pin plugs are used.

Average January temperatures
19.6ºC (67ºF).

Average July temperatures
11.8ºC (53ºF).

Annual rainfall
1,249 mm (49 inches).

Cost of Living:

1 New Zealand Dollar (NZ$1) = £0.40; US$0.59; C$0.70; A$0.83; €0.44
Currency conversion rates as of January 2009

Special Events:

Wellington Cup Carnival, Jan, horse racing (website: www.trentham.co.nz)
Wellington Anniversary Day, closest Monday to 22 Jan each year
Waitangi Day, 6 Feb, national day of thanksgiving in commemoration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 between Maori and the British Crown
Cuba Street Carnival, Feb every other year (next one in 2009), NZ’s largest street festival with a vibrant, global mix of music, dance etc (website: www.cubacarnival.org.nz), Fringe NZ Festival, Feb-Mar, shows, cabaret, drama, street theater and live music, throughout the city (website: www.fringe.org.nz)
ANZAC Day, 25 Apr, national war remembrance day
NZ International Comedy Festival, May (website: www.comedyfestival.co.nz)
Queen’s Birthday, 1st Monday in Jun
Food Show, May, Westpac Stadium (website: www.foodshow.co.nz),
International Film Festival, Jul-Aug (website: www.enzedff.co.nz)
World of Wearable Art Awards Show, Sep-Oct, the Events Center, Queen’s Wharf (website: www.worldofwearableart.com)
Labor Day, 4th Monday in Oct
International Jazz Festival, Oct-Nov, various venues (website: www.jazzfestival.co.nz), Toast Martinborough Wine, Food and Music Festival, third Sunday in Nov, Martinborough (website: www.toastmartinborough.co.nz)

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