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Air quality in the Wellington region

Click on the airshed name on the map, or in the table below, to access information on the Wellington region airsheds.

Wellington airsheds - click for data in each airshed. Data for Wairarapa Airshed. Data for Porirua Airshed. Data for Karori Airshed. Data for Wellington City Airshed. Data for Wainuiomata Airshed. Data for Lower Hutt Airshed. Data for Upper Hutt Airshed. Data for Wairarapa airshed.

Summary of Results
2nd Highest 24 Hour Average (PM10, ug/m3)
Airshed 2005 2006 2007 2008
Kapiti Not monitored Not monitored Not monitored Not monitored
Karori Not monitored Not monitored 29 27
Lower Hutt 26 32 30 26
Porirua Not monitored Not monitored 40 30
Upper Hutt 23 34 35 29
Wainuiomata 26 28 38 40
Wairarapa 48 52 42 52
Wellington 29 34 27 32
Source: Greater Wellington Regional Council

Map of Wellington airsheds as high quality PDF for printing (562 KB)

Last updated: November 2009