Lower Hutt’s first dog park opens to public
This morning Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry officially opened the Les Dalton Dog Park to the public, and was joined by a contingent of about 500 people and their dogs for the city’s first Dog Day Out. Campbell Barry said the opening of the dog park has been a long time coming for the city’s […]
Continue readingDays Bay Wharf is back and better than ever
A two-year refurbishment of Days Bay Wharf that will extend its life for at least another 50 years is now complete.
Continue readingCome along to Lower Hutt’s Dog Day Out!
This Saturday the much-anticipated Les Dalton Dog Park will be officially open to the public, and Hutt City Council is marking the occasion with a Dog Day Out – an open invite to the public and their dogs to check out the park, and grab some treats. Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry will preside over […]
Continue readingDays Bay Wharf is is back and better than ever
A two-year refurbishment of Days Bay Wharf that will extend its life for at least another 50 years is now complete. A celebration to mark the completion of the work will be held at the wharf this Friday 7 May from 11am. Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry says the wharf has been a feature of […]
Continue readingCelebrating local music at Hutt City Libraries
Join us during May as we fill our libraries with music from local schools, choirs, bands, and even our talented staff!
Continue readingGirl Powered Robotics
Calling all wahine toa! Mums, stepmums, grandmothers, and aunts! Have you wanted to try your hand at building, coding, and driving a robot?
Continue readingCouncil kicks off engagement to take action on climate change
Hutt City Council has kicked off its first targeted engagement event to support a collaborative and ambitious approach to tackling climate change in our city. A youth workshop held on Monday was the first in a series of public engagements as part of a community-led design process for combating the effects of climate change in […]
Continue readingHutt City Council welcomes review of local government sector
Hutt City Council and the Dowse Art Museum today hosted the Minister of Local Government Hon Nanaia Mahuta for her announcement of a review into the future of local government. Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry has welcomed the review, saying it will support work to strengthen partnerships between central government, local government, and iwi, and […]
Continue readingUpdate on the Knights Road Connection trial
Hundreds of people provided feedback on a trial of a new road layout in Knights Road – and as a result we’re now planning a second trial with an amended layout. We’re aiming to find a road layout that creates safer journeys for all modes of transport on this key connecting route, while making sure […]
Continue readingGorge on a visual feast of the sickeningly sweet
Lollies exploding out of faces, candy-coloured corporate dystopia and disaster-inflected dessert commercials feature in the pick ‘n mix of artworks by contemporary international and Aotearoa-based artists in Candy Coated, which opened at The Dowse Art Museum on 2 April 2021.
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