Give 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
Hutt City Council-owned property company Urban Plus Limited’s (UPL) new development – ‘Central Park on Copeland’ is nearing completion and new parents and first-home buyers Yang Gan and Julia Chu couldn’t be more excited.
Continue readingApplications for Innovative Young Minds 2021 open this Sunday
Innovative Young Minds (IYM) is again being held in 2021 and applications open on Sunday 1 November.
Continue readingWelTec graduate named ‘Student of the Year’ at CIBSE ANZ Young Engineering Awards
When Bipin made the move to New Zealand to study WelTec’s Graduate Diploma in Building Services Engineering, little did he know it would lead him to taking out the ‘Student of the Year’ title in this year’s CIBSE ANZ Young Engineering Awards.
Continue readingCommunity and Council collaborate on design for Naenae town centre
The process to rebuild Naenae Pool and re-design the town centre has reached its next milestone, as Hutt City Council launches a special engagement event at Naenae Village Market on Saturday 24 October.
Continue readingWeaving and the whimsical at The Dowse
