Lower and Upper Hutt cities are marked as 2 and 3 in this satellite image of the Wellington area (composite landsat-7 image)

The Hutt Valley is the large area of fairly flat land in the Hutt River valley in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Like the river that flows through it, it takes its name from Sir William Hutt, a director of the New Zealand Company in early colonial New Zealand. Download high resolution version (1280x948, 206 KB)NASA World Wind composite landsat-7 satellite image of Wellington, New Zealand. ... Download high resolution version (1280x948, 206 KB)NASA World Wind composite landsat-7 satellite image of Wellington, New Zealand. ... The Hutt River looking downstream. ... The Wellington region of New Zealand occupies the southern end of the North Island. ... Sir William Hutt was born in Lambeth, Surrey in 1791. ... The New Zealand Company formed in 1839 to promote the colonisation of New Zealand. ...

The river flows roughly along the course of an active geologic fault which continues to the south to become the main instrument responsible for the uplift of the South Island's Southern Alps. For this reason, the land rises abruptly to the west of the river. To the east, however, two floodplains have developed. The higher of these is located between 15 and 22 km from the mouth of the river. Beyond this, the river is briefly confined by a steep-sided gorge near Taita (aptly pronounced "tighter"), before the land opens up into a long triangular plain close to the river's outflow into Wellington Harbour. Old fault exposed by roadcut near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ... South Island The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... The Southern Alps is a mountain range which runs along the western side of the South Island of New Zealand. ... Wellington Habour is the large natural habour at the south-eastern tip of the North Island, on which New Zealands capital stands. ...

The lower valley contains the City of Lower Hutt (also called Hutt City) while the adjacent, larger but less populous city of Upper Hutt has its business heart on the smaller plain above the Taita Gorge. The area forms a major dormitory suburban area for Wellington as well as being a location for manufacturing and heavy industry and educational facilities. Lower Hutt is a city in the lower North Island of New Zealand. ... Upper Hutt is a satellite city of Wellington, New Zealand. ... Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke) is the capital city of New Zealand and the countrys third-largest urban area. ...

Petone, on the Wellington Harbour shoreline, was proposed as the initial site for the settlement of Wellington by the Wellington Company. However, as the chosen site was soon seen to be prone to river flooding, early settlement was relocated to Wellington. A small settlement remained at the Petone site as the whole valley was believed to be well suited as farm land. Petone is a suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in New Zealand. ... Wellington Habour is the large natural habour at the south-eastern tip of the North Island, on which New Zealands capital stands. ...

In 1846 there was fighting between Maori tribes and the Government, known as the Hutt Valley Campaign. 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Te Puni, Māori Chief Māori is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their language. ... The Hutt Valley Campaign of 1846 during the Maori Wars could almost be seen as a sequel to the Wairau Massacre. ...

Almost the whole valley was subsequently clearfelled and converted to pasture or market gardens before the urbanisation of the 20th century. A small remnant of the early podocarp forest is preserved in Bartons Bush in Upper Hutt. Clearfelling or clearcutting is the process where every tree is taken in a logging operation. ... Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation in World War II, which took place in September 1944. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Genera Acmopyle Afrocarpus Dacrycarpus Dacrydium Falcatifolium Halocarpus Lagarostrobos Lepidothamnus Manoao Microcachrys Microstrobos Nageia Parasitaxus Phyllocladus Podocarpus Prumnopitys Retrophyllum Saxegothaea Sundacarpus A large family of mainly Southern Hemisphere conifers, with 18-19 genera and about 170-200 species of evergreen trees and shrubs. ... Upper Hutt is a satellite city of Wellington, New Zealand. ...