September 8, 2020

Trade School Kitchen supports rangatahi in honing barista skills

Trade School Kitchen recently celebrated their very first barista graduate, who completed 100 hours of work experience as the final part of the YOUth INSPIRE Licence to Work programme. Supported by Hutt City Council, Trade School Kitchen offer training opportunities to those in the community who face barriers to entering the workforce – this gives […]

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August 29, 2020

Friendly face masks for kids

A local project in Lower Hutt is aiming to reduce stress and anxiety experienced by some children by sewing colourful and fun masks and giving them away. ‘Friendly Face’ re-useable face masks will be free to children in Lower Hutt through a new partnership between Common Unity Aotearoa and Hutt City Council. The masks will […]

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August 24, 2020

“Play in the Hutt” nominated as New Zealand Sport & Recreation Awards Finalist

Hutt City Council’s “Play in the Hutt” initiative has been nominated as a finalist in the 2020 New Zealand Sport & Recreation Awards. The movement to kick-start action on play has been nominated for the Community Impact Award, which identifies, celebrates and encourages collaborative projects which positively impact children, young people and their whānau. The […]

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August 19, 2020

What do you want for your city?

Development of the area we now call Lower Hutt began around 600 years ago when Tangata Whenua first settled in the region. By the time Pākehā started arriving in numbers in 1840, there were a number of Te Ātiawa settlements, mainly along the Pito-One/Petone foreshore and Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River, which were part of a […]

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August 18, 2020

Proposed Hutt City Council Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw

We’re joining other councils around the Wellington region to consult on a new bylaw which will see stricter controls in place for the management and reduction of waste and litter. Feedback is open and runs through to 25 September. In 2017, all eight territorial authorities in the Wellington Region adopted the Wellington Region Waste Management […]

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