Hutt City Council - Latest News [Page 4]
Hutt City Council Secures Government Funding For Walking And Cycling Projects In Lower Hutt
Sunday, 4 December 2022, 6:38 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council has secured a share of the Government’s $350m Transport Choices Package for two Lower Hutt projects aimed at providing safer, cleaner, and greener modes of transport. The two projects have received $17m from the fund to progress, ... More >>
Finally, A Place To Call Home
Saturday, 3 December 2022, 2:37 pm | Hutt City Council
Today nineteen whānau are moving into brand new, fully furnished homes at Te Ara o Takapū Taitā Lower Hutt. A blessing was held on site this morning at dawn led by Te Āti Awa to clear the way for the whānau. The homes have been delivered through ... More >>
Hutt City Council And East By West Ferries Call For Caution To Days Bay Wharf Jumpers
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 3:04 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council and East by West Ferries are increasingly concerned about dangerous behaviour where the ferry docks on the northern side of Days Bay Wharf. Ferry crews have reported children and young people jumping into the direct line of the ferry ... More >>
Council Ramps Up Efforts To Reduce Kerbside Recycling Contamination
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 9:32 am | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council is appealing to residents to help slash the amount of contaminated recycling that is being collected at the kerbside. "Unclean items, rubbish that should go in red-lidded bins and dirty nappies are just some of the items that our ... More >>
Lower Hutt Mayor And Councillors Officially Sworn In
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 1:48 pm | Hutt City Council
Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry, Deputy Mayor Tui Lewis and councillors were officially sworn into office at council’s inaugural meeting yesterday. The inaugural council meeting marks the start of the new triennium and is an official occasion where Lower ... More >>
Hutt City Council Receives Over $98 Million For Major Infrastructure Upgrades
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 2:00 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council’s application to the Government’s Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF) has been approved, with $98.9 million granted for major stormwater infrastructure upgrades. The funding is integral to delivering RiverLink and much-needed Valley ... More >>
RiverLink Gets Green Light For RFP Release
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 12:34 pm | Hutt City Council
RiverLink, a transformational set of projects for Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai - Lower Hutt, is one step closer to construction, as the programme is given the green light to release its Request for Proposal (RFP) to market and begin the procurement process ... More >>
Manor Park Shared Pathway Opens
Saturday, 17 September 2022, 1:08 pm | Hutt City Council
The Manor Park Shared Pathway was officially opened at a ceremony this morning. The event was attended by Hutt City Council, Greater Wellington, Kānoa - Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit, Te Āti Awa, Taranaki Whānui, and ... More >>
Young Locals Making Change In The Heart Of Wainuiomata
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 3:00 pm | Hutt City Council
Three young Lower Hutt locals are helping to shape their city through their work on Hutt City Council’s Wainuiomata Town Centre Upgrade while on placements with JFC, the project’s lead contractor. JFC says these placement programmes are a way ... More >>
New Growth Study Finds Lower Hutt Needs Significant Investment In Water Infrastructure Over The Next 30 Years
Friday, 2 September 2022, 11:47 am | Hutt City Council
A recently completed growth study by Wellington Water has provided further evidence of the significant investment required in Lower Hutt’s water infrastructure over the next 30 years. Wellington Water presented the information in the report to Council ... More >>
Hutt City Council Retains Top AA Long-term Credit Rating
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 2:10 pm | Hutt City Council
International credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s has reaffirmed Hutt City Council’s AA long-term credit rating with a stable outlook. An AA credit rating reduces the cost of borrowings by up to 0.30% compared to other borrowers. Standard ... More >>
Hutt City Council Considering Significant Funding Towards Infrastructure To Boost City’s Climate Resilience
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 9:13 am | Hutt City Council
Mayor Campbell Barry has confirmed today that Council has directed officers to investigate how we can make our communities more resilient in the face of extreme weather, by using Lower Hutt’s allocation of the Government’s Better Off Funding. Hutt City ... More >>
Free Ten-day Business Course Returns To The Hutt Valley
Monday, 29 August 2022, 12:44 pm | Hutt City Council
Rebel Business School Aotearoa are offering budding entrepreneurs living or working in the Hutt Valley a ten-day business course this September to bring new business ideas to life. It’s free for participants to attend and is made possible with support ... More >>
Another Major Milestone For Riverlink With Interim Decision From Environment Court
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 5:39 pm | Hutt City Council
The Environment Court has today issued an interim decision on approving a range of resource consent applications for RiverLink, delivering a high level of confidence in the project. "Today’s decision is welcome news, and a strong indication ... More >>
A Month Of Wild Weather In Lower Hutt - By The Numbers
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 6:36 pm | Hutt City Council
Newly compiled data confirms consistent and heavy rainfall over the past four weeks which has caused significant slips and flooding across Lower Hutt. Since 21 July, downpours have caused extensive slips onto Eastern Hutt Road in Stokes Valley and ... More >>
Te Huringa-nuku Ceremony Marks Construction Start For Tupua Horo Nuku
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 3:00 pm | Hutt City Council
The Minister of Transport Hon. Michael Wood, Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry and local leaders joined representatives of Te Āti Awa, Taranaki Whānui and Ngāti Toa to mark the start of works on Tupua Horo Nuku, the Eastern Bays Shared Path project. ... More >>
Proposed Rules For Increased Housing Height And Density Released For Public Consultation
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 6:13 am | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council has today released its proposed change to the District Plan that will allow for higher and denser housing across Lower Hutt, as required under new government rules. The proposed plan change is open for public submissions until 20 ... More >>
Update From Lower Hutt Mayor On Public Safety At Bunny Street Bus Interchange
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 6:15 pm | Hutt City Council
Community leaders and key partners met today to agree next steps to increase public safety at the Bunny Street bus interchange following two assaults in two weeks. The meeting was convened by Mayor Campbell Barry and was attended by local MPs Ginny ... More >>
Stokes Valley Community Hui With Hutt City Council
Friday, 29 July 2022, 7:13 pm | Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council is inviting Stokes Valley residents to a community hui at Koraunui Stokes Valley Community Hub next Thursday 4 August at 6:30pm. This hui has been planned in response to the recent slips blocking a section of Eastern Hutt Rd, causing traffic ... More >>
Hutt City Council Gets LGNZ To Kick The Tyres On Illegal Street Racing
Thursday, 28 July 2022, 3:30 pm | Hutt City Council
Today Hutt City Council successfully put up a remit to the Local Government New Zealand AGM which makes tackling illegal street racing a priority. The remit, which passed with 77 per cent support, commits LGNZ to form a nation-wide working group ... More >>