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Work Begins On New Naenae Community Centre

Monday, 16 January 2023, 11:10 am | Hutt City Council

A blessing has been held today to mark the beginning of construction on a new community centre for Naenae. The former post office in Naenae’s Hillary Court will be earthquake strengthened and refurbished to retain its modernist exterior while creating a new ... More >>

A Summer Of Fun In Te Awa Kairangi Ki Tai Lower Hutt

Wednesday, 11 January 2023, 8:55 am | Hutt City Council

We’re well into summer and Hutt City Council has collected a great programme of activities, programmes, and events across the whole of Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt to entertain people of all ages; from pēpē through to our kaumātua! Lower ... More >>

Hutt City Council Supports Lowering The Voting Age To 16

Thursday, 22 December 2022, 12:09 pm | Hutt City Council

Hutt City Council voted on Tuesday to endorse the Make It 16 campaign to lower the voting age in New Zealand to 16 for local and central government elections. The Government recently announced it will introduce a Bill to Parliament lowering the voting age, ... More >>

Hutt City Council Celebrates Progress In 2021-22 Annual Report

Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 2:08 pm | Hutt City Council

Yesterday Hutt City Council formally adopted its 2021-22 Group Annual Report, which highlights progress in key areas despite a challenging year. "It’s certainly been a busy 12 months," says Mayor Campbell Barry. "From extreme weather ... More >>

New Rating Valuations For Hutt City Council

Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 9:24 am | Hutt City Council

Hutt City Council property owners will soon receive a Notice of Rating Valuation with an updated rating value for their property. Rating valuations are carried out on all New Zealand properties every three years to help local councils set rates ... More >>

Upper Hutt Libraries And Hutt City Libraries Get Behind The Big Read To Support Young Readers

Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 1:28 pm | Hutt City Council

This summer Upper Hutt City Council is joining Hutt City Council in The Big Read; a long standing, popular summer reading challenge for tamariki. The challenge has been running in Lower Hutt for over ten years and gained momentum over the past two ... More >>

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 >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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