Hutt City Council - Latest News [Page 38]
Inspiring 3D printing lecture series to run in Hutt City
Monday, 15 September 2014, 3:13 pm | Hutt City Council
A three-part lecture series in October on the topic of 3D printing will continue to build the reputation of Hutt City Libraries as a leader in science and technology. More >>
Hutt locals jump the queue with Elton John pre-sale deal
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 2:55 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City residents can be some of the first to have access to Elton John concert tickets, thanks to a deal with promoters. After nine years, Elton John and his band will return to Westpac Stadium, Wellington for one spectacular concert on Saturday ... More >>
School bag designs encourage locals to cut back on plastic
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 11:43 am | Hutt City Council
Sally Bird, 13 and Orla Langdon, 11 are very excited they are both receiving custom-built bicycles made by Bike Tech from recycled parts as part of their prize for winning the Keep Hutt City Beautiful bag design competition. More >>
Help Keep Hutt City Beautiful – 14-21 September
Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 10:15 am | Hutt City Council
Imagine a city where we all care about and actively work to restore, enhance and protect our environment. That’s the vision for Keep New Zealand Beautiful week and many locals are getting on board to help make this happen in Hutt City. More >>
New underpass provides secure passage in Seaview
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 3:40 pm | Hutt City Council
A new underpass gives cyclists and walkers in Seaview an alternative to crossing busy Seaview Road. More >>
Big push for healthy, warm and dry homes
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 1:36 pm | Hutt City Council
Lower Hutt is leading the region in getting property owners to take up the Warm up New Zealand: Healthy Homes insulation programme. Recent figures released by EECA show 946 houses have been insulated using the subsidy. More >>
Save the date for Hutt City Discovery Day
Monday, 25 August 2014, 4:03 pm | Hutt City Council
Sometimes it’s really easy to overlook what’s in your own backyard but Discovery Day is set to change that with a family-friendly day out that opens up local organisations, places and facilities. Discovery Day, on Sunday 12 October, will showcase a range ... More >>
Hutt City Libraries leading online learning
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 12:33 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Libraries is the first public library in New Zealand to offer access to lynda.com – a world-renowned online tutorial service. More >>
Hutt City paves the way for walk and bike-friendly city
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 2:31 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council’s Policy and Regulatory Committee has recommended that Council should increase its investment in cycling and walking infrastructure by $3,012,000 over three years to encourage greater participation in active travel in the city. More >>
Start Training - Entries Have Opened for 2014 Hutt City Tri
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 4:04 pm | Hutt City Council
HUTT CITY COUNCIL NEWS RELEASE Start training - entries have opened for 2014 Hutt City Tri 14 August 2014 Be brave and sign up to this year’s Hutt City Tri while there’s still more than three months to train. Entries opened this week for the ... More >>
Petone Winter Carnival a great success
Monday, 4 August 2014, 10:17 am | Hutt City Council
Any winter blues were a distant memory for 50,000 people at yesterday’s Petone Winter Carnival. The successful event was run yesterday for the eighth time on Petone’s Foreshore, postponed to Sunday by this weekend’s wild weather. The Tin Man, The ... More >>
No leaf unturned in hunt for Hutt’s Great Trees
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 9:37 am | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council is currently seeking nominations of Hutt City’s greatest trees as part of a review of the notable trees register. More >>
Petone Winter Carnival set to fire up again
Monday, 14 July 2014, 1:37 pm | Hutt City Council
Planning is well underway for this year’s Petone Winter Carnival, which is expected to attract about 50,000 people to Petone Foreshore. More >>
Taita kids swimming like fish thanks to KiwiSport
Wednesday, 9 July 2014, 12:10 pm | Hutt City Council
Taita kids are becoming champion swimmers thanks to their schools’ involvement in KiwiSport swimming lessons. In 2010 only one percent of a group of Year 5 kids could swim 200 metres – now that’s improved to 52 percent. Other groups are improving ... More >>
Free Fringe Festival workshop set to spark creativity
Friday, 4 July 2014, 11:20 am | Hutt City Council
Chances are, if you're the kind of person who knows exactly what you'd sing at karaoke, you'd create a great Fringe Festival show. Fringe Festival shows are all in the spirit of creativity, good ideas and taking a risk to perform to local audiences. More >>
Hutt City Council sets rates for year ahead
Friday, 27 June 2014, 11:37 am | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council struck the rates for the 2014/15 financial year last night, with the average rates increase for the city being 2.6%, as forecast in the Draft Annual Plan. More >>
Applications open for Community Arts and Culture Grant
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 1:34 pm | Hutt City Council
Applications open on 23 June for the Community Arts and Culture Grant, which benefits non-profit groups providing arts and cultural services and programmes in Hutt City. More >>
Naenae Pool to open again on Monday 7 July
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 1:31 pm | Hutt City Council
The Pool has been closed since May following a major tile failure during routine maintenance; they have now been replaced. More >>
Hutt City releases costs of regional amalgamation proposal
Friday, 13 June 2014, 5:12 pm | Hutt City Council
A statement of the costs of the work incurred by Hutt City Council relating to the proposal of regional amalgamation by the Greater Wellington Regional Council has been released by Chief Executive Tony Stallinger. This release is in anticipation ... More >>
Watershed plan for the city, says Mayor Wallace
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 2:33 pm | Hutt City Council
Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace has described Hutt City Council’s Annual Plan, confirmed yesterday, as a “watershed” for the city. More >>