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The commuter capital

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The commuter capital

Wellington has been dubbed ‘the commuter capital’ because of the high number of people who take public transport to work. At Wellington Railway Station commuters spill from an electric unit in the morning rush hour.

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Adrian Humphris, Public transport – Trains, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/22523/the-commuter-capital (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Adrian Humphris, i tāngia i te 12 April 2010.