Hutt City Council - Latest News [Page 34]
Celebration of new Anzac lawn and redeveloped cenotaph
Monday, 13 April 2015, 2:07 pm | Hutt City Council
This Sunday the new Anzac Memorial Lawn and cenotaph area in Lower Hutt will be unveiled. More >>
Record summer numbers for Hutt City pools
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 3:46 pm | Hutt City Council
Almost 300,000 people swam at Hutt City’s three indoor and three outdoor pools this summer, an increase of 15 per cent on the year before. January saw the biggest numbers with 111,655 people swimming across the month, an average of 600 people at ... More >>
Events and activities sought for new science festival
Tuesday, 7 April 2015, 10:27 am | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council is seeking expressions of interest for events and activities for the first Hutt STEMM Festival, which will run from 2-7 June 2015. More >>
Consultation on Long Term Plan underway
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 3:13 pm | Hutt City Council
Residents are encouraged to have their say about what major projects should be funded in Lower Hutt over the next decade. Hutt City Council’s proposed Long Term Plan 2015 – 2025 consultation document will be open for discussion over the month of ... More >>
Chips get the chop in Taita deep fryer ban
Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 9:59 am | Hutt City Council
When the new Taita Sport & Community Centre opens later this year there will be no deep fryers allowed. The decision to make the healthy choice the easy choice is part of Hutt City Council’s commitment to the Government’s Healthy Families ... More >>
New Zealand Eco Fashion Week set for Hutt City
Monday, 30 March 2015, 5:19 pm | Hutt City Council
New Zealand’s only eco fashion designer runway event is set to be held in Lower Hutt from 9-13 June 2015. More >>
$25,000 awarded to WelTec Engineering students
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 5:26 pm | Hutt City Council
Nine WelTec engineering students were this morning awarded a combined $25,000 in scholarship money from Hutt City Council. Other local and national companies added to that with their own scholarship money. More >>
Youth Inspire funded by The Todd Foundation
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 4:35 pm | Hutt City Council
Philanthropist organisation The Todd Foundation has funded Youth Inspire Trust, the group running the Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs in Wainuiomata, $200,000 over the next two years. More >>
Ghostbusters playing for free in Wainuiomata
Monday, 23 March 2015, 11:24 am | Hutt City Council
This Saturday night, Hutt City Council will show classic 1980s film Ghostbusters for free in Wainuiomata. The movie runs from 7.30pm at Queen Street Reserve, or if it’s raining in the Wainuiomata War Memorial Hall. The film is being played after ... More >>
Bacteria warning at Rona Bay, Eastbourne
Saturday, 21 March 2015, 11:43 am | Hutt City Council
Hutt City residents are advised to stay clear of the water at Rona Bay in Eastbourne until further notice, owing to water quality issues. More >>
Meaningful name sought for new Taita Centre
Friday, 13 March 2015, 2:23 pm | Hutt City Council
Later this year the new Taita Sport & Community Centre will open its doors in Taine Street and the team behind the project are seeking a meaningful name for the building. Lesley Slieker, who is the manager of the Centre says, “we’re looking ... More >>
113kg of rubbish pulled from Petone Beach
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 10:30 am | Hutt City Council
Fifty volunteers spent Sunday afternoon picking up rubbish on Petone Beach, to mark the end of Seaweek 2015. More >>
Renowned New Zealand scientists at Hutt City Libraries
Thursday, 5 March 2015, 2:17 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Libraries and GNS Science are coming together to hold a series of author-led knowledge sessions, with renowned scientists from across New Zealand. More >>
Councils submit joint response to the LGC’s draft proposal
Monday, 2 March 2015, 3:00 pm | Hutt City Council
The Councils of Carterton District, Hutt City, Masterton District and South Wairarapa have submitted a joint response to the Local Government Commission’s draft proposal for reorganisation in the Wellington region. More >>
Crowd gathers to Bike the Trail at weekend event
Monday, 2 March 2015, 12:57 pm | Hutt City Council
More than 1200 people rode the Hutt River Trail yesterday as part of the free, annual Bike the Trail event. Most people started from Harcourt Park in Upper Hutt and rode the 25km to Hikoikoi Reserve in Petone. About 400 people took the shorter, 15km course ... More >>
Fire contained at Silverstream Landfill
Monday, 2 March 2015, 9:37 am | Hutt City Council
A fire at Silverstream Landfill discovered in the early hours of this morning, Monday 2 March has been contained. More >>
Hutt says supercity is high risk, high cost
Friday, 27 February 2015, 4:11 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council has told the Local Government Commission that its proposal for a supercity is a “high cost, high risk” option. It recommends the Commission drop the plan and leaves the region’s cities to work out their own efficient arrangements. More >>
Wainuiomata 2035: is this our vision?
Friday, 27 February 2015, 2:28 pm | Hutt City Council
Last year Wainuiomata residents and business owners had their say on what their community should look like in 2035. The project’s steering group have gathered that feedback, collated a collective vision and now want to double check with the community that ... More >>
Safety workshops help older drivers stay on the road
Thursday, 26 February 2015, 5:23 pm | Hutt City Council
A new series of ‘Staying Safe’ workshops during March and April will help senior drivers brush up on their road rules. The workshops will take place in Petone and include specialised content created by the NZ Transport Agency. More >>
Join the Petone beach clean-up on 8 March
Monday, 23 February 2015, 1:26 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council invites Hutt residents to take part in the annual beach clean-up at Petone Beach on Sunday 8 March, in celebration of Seaweek 2015. More >>