Hutt City Council establishes Climate Change and Sustainability Committee
Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry has announced that Hutt City Council has established a new Climate Change and Sustainability Committee. “Caring for and protecting our environment will be a key priority for our upcoming ten-year plan. The new committee will have oversight to make sure Council meets its commitments, and delivers on the community’s expectations,” […]
Continue readingHutt City Council approves community plan to reinvigorate Naenae’s town centre
Today Hutt City Council has given the green light to the Naenae Town Centre Spatial Plan. This is a significant step forward in the rejuvenation of Naenae and will complement the construction of the new Naenae Pool which is planned to start in the second half of next year.
Continue readingHutt City Council seeks early feedback on priorities for ten year plan (2021-2031)
Hutt City Council is currently working on its ten year plan and budgets for Lower Hutt.
Continue readingChristmas in the Hutt 2020
Are the kids counting down to the big day already? We are! Santa will make his next appearance in Lower Hutt on Friday night in Petone at the Twilight Christmas Parade. Plus there’s a big events list for the whanau to choose from right through to mid December. Pop-up carols are coming to a neighbourhood […]
Continue readingGive Waiu Park a go!
The Wainuiomata Trail Project (WTP) has a new committee member, Max Pickering. Not only is he their youngest member at just sixteen years old, he is extremely passionate about the park and wants everyone to give it a go. “Waiu Park, set in the hills overlooking Wainuiomata, offers walkers and riders a network of 18 […]
Continue readingTerminus – a choose-your-own adventure into the technological
Geometric patterns, humanoid bodies, alien architectural environments and relics of an ancient world appear throughout Terminus – an immersive, virtual reality installation by Jess Johnson and Simon Ward, on now at The Dowse Art Museum. Terminus consists of a series of five separate virtual reality experiences housed within bespoke structures with surrounding video projections, situated […]
Continue readingCouncil wants your view on what are our ‘heritage stories’
The council is updating its Heritage Policy 2008 and wants to see if you agree with its approach. “The draft Heritage Policy – Taonga Tuku Iho – reflects community engagement carried out last year and we want to check our approach is on the right track,” says Hutt City Council’s Director of Environment & Sustainability […]
Continue readingNew era for Council rubbish and recycling service
Today Hutt City Council announced that contracts are now in place for a modern, lower carbon kerbside rubbish and recycling service that will be rolled out to all Lower Hutt residents in July 2021.
Continue readingCreating people-friendly spaces in the Lower Hutt CBD
The Southend Business Group welcomes back Massey University’s “The Living Lab” Pop-up Campus for social interventions through the design course – Urban Camouflage.
Continue readingNew Lower Hutt development has first-home buyers excited
