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The 2007 Tour of Wellington or 2007 Trust House Classic was held from 24 to 28 January 2007 in New Zealand. It is a multiple stage road cycling race that takes place over seven stages with a total of 499.3 kilometres and is part of the 2006-2007 UCI Oceania Tour.
| Stage | Mountains | Pts | Sprint | Pts |
| 1 | none | 0 | none | 0 |
| 2 | none | 0 | none | 0 |
| 3 |  David Pell  Hayden Godfrey Edwin Crossling | 6 4 2 | Hayden Roulston Richie Porte Hayden Godfrey | 5 5 5 |
| 4 | Logan Hutchings Robin Reid David Pell | 12 8 6 | Brett Aitken Hayden Godfrey Hayden Roulston | 8 7 5 |
| 5 | David Pell Logan Hutchings Hayden Roulston | 28 14 10 | Brett Aitken Hayden Godfrey Hayden Roulston | 9 7 5 |
| 6 | David Pell Logan Hutchings Hayden Roulston | 28 14 10 | Brett Aitken Hayden Godfrey Hayden Roulston | 9 7 5 |
| 7 | David Pell Logan Hutchings Hayden Roulston | 28 14 10 | Brett Aitken Hayden Godfrey Hayden Roulston | 9 7 5 |
| Pos | Rider | Time |
| 1 | Hayden Roulston | 12:13.43 |
| 2 | Craig McCartney | + 1.56 |
| 3 |  Matthew Talbot | + 3.28 |
| 4 | Josh Wilson | + 4.35 |
| 5 | Robin Reid | + 5.05 |
| 6 | Scott Lyttle | + 5.17 |
| 7 | David Pell | + 11.35 |
| 8 | Gordon McCauley | + 11.50 |
| 9 | Matt Sillars | + 13.09 |
| 10 | Brendon Sharratt | + 14.07 |
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