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New members sought for Arts funding committee

Thursday, 30 January 2014, 1:02 pm | Hutt City Council

Are you passionate about the arts in Hutt City? Creative Communities Hutt City has positions open on its assessment committee. This is your opportunity to be at the heart of the success of the Creative Communities scheme. More >>

Schools to turn construction site into mural exhibition

Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 7:00 pm | Hutt City Council

Local primary and intermediate schools will brighten up Laings Road with a mural exhibition in April. Hutt City Council and Naylor Love are inviting all local schools to take part in a competition to express what it is they love about living in Hutt ... More >>

Creative Communities funding round opens 10 February

Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 4:33 pm | Hutt City Council

Are you planning an arts activity and looking for funding? Hutt City Council’s Creative Communities Funding Scheme is accepting applications from Monday 10 February from people planning arts projects in the Hutt Valley. More >>

Major ceramics survey to feature at The Dowse

Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 6:57 pm | Hutt City Council

Ceramics are back, but not the classic brown pot. The new exhibition Slip Cast at The Dowse Art Museum, timed to coincide with the opening of the New Zealand Festival, showcases artists who are using clay with a new freedom, heedless of the traditional ... More >>

Wellington’s famous Fringe Festival heads to the Hutt

Monday, 27 January 2014, 9:38 am | Hutt City Council

The famous grassroots arts and culture Fringe Festival has added Hutt City to its programme for 2014. This year organisers worked with Hutt City Council to make venues available to give Hutt residents access to the bizarre, fantastic, fun, touching, ... More >>

Films by Starlight return to Hutt City for 2014

Thursday, 23 January 2014, 10:37 am | Hutt City Council

Hutt City residents will be able to head along to two local screenings of the popular Films by Starlight series this summer. More >>

Popular Banks Shoes Shapeshifter exhibition back in 2014

Friday, 17 January 2014, 3:50 pm | Hutt City Council

Planning is well underway for the sixth Banks Shoes Shapeshifter, which will take over Hutt City’s Civic Gardens during The New Zealand Festival. More >>

Big-name bands to headline Big Day Dowse 2014

Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 12:02 pm | Hutt City Council

Trinity Roots, Electric Wire Hustle, Newtown Rocksteady and The Troubles have been announced as the bands headlining this year’s Big Day Dowse. More >>

Connex 10 days of summer kicks off Monday

Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 12:19 pm | Hutt City Council

The ‘Connex 10* days of summer’ kicks off on Monday 13 January at the Hutt Recreation Ground. Not your run of the mill exercise, the ‘Connex 10 days of summer’ is for people aged 15 – 25 and includes group sessions of Hip Hop dancing, Dodgeball, ... More >>

Kev the Wandering Kiwi back for 2014 walks

Monday, 6 January 2014, 1:36 pm | Hutt City Council

Kev the Wandering Kiwi is back for 2014 and looking to join families in exploring our regional parks. There are four, free four guided walks with Kev, which are suitable for people of all ages and fitness. This year the Councils have expanded the walks ... More >>

Petone picked for next Indoor Cricket World Cup

Friday, 20 December 2013, 2:36 pm | Hutt City Council

Hutt Indoor Sports Centre at Hutt Park has been picked to host 350 players from eight countries for the next Indoor Cricket World Cup. The tournament, which is held every three years, will run from Saturday 18 – Saturday 25 October 2014. More >>

Increased risk from toxic algae at Silverstream

Thursday, 19 December 2013, 9:08 am | Hutt City Council

Together with Greater Wellington Regional Council and Regional Public Health and Upper Hutt City Council we’re urging you to protect yourself and your dogs from toxic algae, with an increase in algal growth detected in the Hutt River at Silverstream ... More >>

New Year priority to “make things happen”

Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 3:38 pm | Hutt City Council

At a full Council meeting last night a budget variation of $200,000 was approved to redevelop the Taita Netball Courts. The proposed improvements were deemed urgent because the upcoming construction of the Taita Sport & Community Centre would reduce ... More >>

Community key to controlling the sale of ‘legal highs’

Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 9:53 am | Hutt City Council

Last night Hutt City Council considered a number of options to control the sale and minimise the harm of psychoactive substances (legal highs) within Hutt City. More >>

New Year priority to “make things happen”

Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 9:04 am | Hutt City Council

At a full Council meeting last night a budget variation of $200,000 was approved to redevelop the Taita Netball Courts. The proposed improvements were deemed urgent because the upcoming construction of the Taita Sport & Community Centre would ... More >>

Creative Communities Fund distributes $35,000 to local Arts

Monday, 16 December 2013, 1:38 pm | Hutt City Council

Fourteen local arts groups will have a top-up to their funds thanks to their success in the recent Creative Communities funding round. Creative Communities funding encourages locals to actively participate in art-making in their community and thanks to the ... More >>

Registrations open for new King of the Hill even

Monday, 16 December 2013, 12:03 pm | Hutt City Council

Take a moment now to register at www.kingofthehill.co.nz for Hutt City’s newest summer event – a walk up and over Wainuiomata Hill. More >>

No exceptions for Council where environment is concerned

Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 3:59 pm | Hutt City Council

A recent case in the Environment Court has proved that Hutt City Council makes ‘no exceptions’ when it comes to protecting our environment. More >>

Get a taste of Margaret St Market this Thursday

Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 3:45 pm | Hutt City Council

Hutt City’s buzzing Margaret St Market returns this Thursday at midday until 8.30pm. More >>

Libraries kick off summer with kids reading programme

Monday, 9 December 2013, 2:21 pm | Hutt City Council

All eight Hutt City Libraries are set to launch their summer reading programme this Friday. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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