Hutt City Council - Latest News [Page 3]
TEAM Naenae Trust To Be Operator Of New Community Centre
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 1:58 pm | Hutt City Council
The Trust was selected by the Whakatupu Ngaengae Community Advisory Group and supported by Hutt City Council. The Council will lease the building to the Trust and provide an operating grant for the first three years to help the facility get established. More >>
Largest Ever Hip Hop Unite Dance Championship Heads To Lower Hutt
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 9:21 am | Hutt City Council
It’s going to be a tip top weekend in Lower Hutt as the largest ever Hip Hop Unite National Dance Championships comes to town. More >>
Hutt City Council Reappoints Jo Miller As Chief Executive
Friday, 10 May 2024, 4:25 pm | Hutt City Council
Council’s process attracted a good number of quality candidates, with Jo Miller being the stand-out candidate from that field. More >>
Hutt City Council Proposes Free Swimming For Under-10s In Families With Community Services Card
Friday, 10 May 2024, 2:21 pm | Hutt City Council
The Council will consider a paper next Friday that looks at a range of options to support equitable access for children to Lower Hutt’s six swimming pools. More >>
Hutt City Council Celebrates Te Herenga Kairangi, Its First Rautaki Māori
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 10:13 am | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council has approved Te Herenga Kairangi, a rautaki (strategy) consolidating all council work aimed at improving outcomes for Māori. More >>
A Lost 65-year-old Mural Brought Back To Life In Naenae
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 1:37 pm | Hutt City Council
The original mural - the only time Ngan was known to use Linoleum in his art - was commissioned for the opening of the Post Office in 1959. It provided a striking artistic focal point in the customer service area, which also featured a wooden counter and ... More >>
Lower Hutt Sets Ambitious Planting Target Through Mouri Tupu
Friday, 19 April 2024, 3:56 pm | Hutt City Council
Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry today formally launched Mouri Tupu - Planting for the Future, and he is calling on the community to pick up a spade and join in. Mouri Tupu is a community campaign to plant 114,000 native trees and plants and inspire ... More >>
Repairs To Wainuiomata Hill Landslide Set To Begin In May
Friday, 12 April 2024, 12:31 pm | Hutt City Council
Work is scheduled to start on repairs to the landslide on the Wainuiomata Hill in mid-late May, dependant on weather, traffic management, and other factors. More >>
New Microchipping And Desexing Rules For Domestic Cats In Lower Hutt
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 6:23 pm | Hutt City Council
Councillor Andy Mitchell said the changes would help reduce feral cat populations and the huge number of unwanted cats surrendered to animal welfare groups, and make it easier to reunite lost cats with their owners. More >>
Te Awa Kairangi Partners Adopt Alternative Delivery Programme
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 2:36 pm | Hutt City Council
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Greater Wellington, Hutt City Council and iwi Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika and Ngāti Toa Rangatira, have agreed to an alternative delivery model for the construction of some components of Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa ... More >>
Lower Hutt Rolls Out The Welcome Mat For The World’s Largest Tokelau Festival
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 4:29 pm | Hutt City Council
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai - Lower Hutt welcomes the return of the largest Tokelau festival in the world after a Covid-disrupted break of seven years. The four-day Tokelau Easter Festival - which celebrates Tokelauan culture and sport - starts on Good Friday and ... More >>
Breaking Beats Brings Its Electronic Music Festival To Lower Hutt
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 4:42 pm | Hutt City Council
Electronic music fans break out the dancing shoes, Breaking Beats is coming to Lower Hutt for the first time with its new festival This is Living. And there’s no need for the expected 4000-strong crowd to worry about a sweaty venue, the festival will ... More >>
Hutt City Council Commits To Developing Regional Plan For Water Reform
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 9:00 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City has voted unanimously to join forces with other councils in Wellington on a plan to reform the region’s broken water services. This month, councils across the Wellington region will consider a proposal on a joined-up approach to develop ... More >>
Celebrate Our Unsung Heroes - Get Your Nominations In For The 2024 Lower Hutt Civic Honours!
Friday, 1 March 2024, 10:03 am | Hutt City Council
Do you know someone who has volunteered behind the scenes for years without being recognised for their mahi? Nominate them for a Civic Honour! The Civic Honours celebrate outstanding volunteers in our community by recognising the service they’ve given ... More >>
Artists To Feature At Naenae Community Centre
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 2:57 pm | Hutt City Council
Traditional Māori art and modern manufacturing technology is set to provide the perfect cultural backdrop at the new Naenae Community Centre. Renowned artists Kereama Taepa and Tiaki Dahm have been commissioned to produce works for the new facility, ... More >>
Hutt City Council Commits To Big Investment In Water
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 12:29 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council has today agreed to continue its significant investment in water infrastructure and transport in its draft 10-year plan which will go out for community consultation in April. "This is the largest capital delivery programme in our ... More >>
Lower-emissions Funding For Lower Hutt Gets The Green Light
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 10:20 am | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council is now offering up to 50% co-funding for projects that will reduce carbon emissions in Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai / Lower Hutt. Open now, the Low Carbon Acceleration Fund is available to any eligible legal entity such as a business, charity, ... More >>
Critical Hutt Valley Stopbank Work Starting This Summer
Friday, 12 January 2024, 4:44 pm | Hutt City Council
Critical flood protection work, part of Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi - Delivering RiverLink (Te Awa Kairangi) project, will get underway this summer. A contract for raising the existing stopbank between Melling Bridge and north of Mills St has been ... More >>
Hutt City Council Approves New Waste Plan
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 12:14 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council has approved a plan to transition our city and the Wellington region to a circular economy over the next six years and beyond. At its meeting on 12 December, Council unanimously agreed to adopt the Wellington Region Waste Management ... More >>
Lower Hutt Tops List Of Airbnb’s Most-searched Destination For Kiwis!
Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 4:20 pm | Hutt City Council
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt is an amazing place to live, but it’s also a wonderful place to visit, having just hit the top spot of Airbnb’s travel searches , and we’re thrilled at the news. Our city tops the list for the most-searched ... More >>