Population growth, earthquakes and noise
Lower Hutt is about to start planning how the city will look, feel and operate in the decades ahead.
Continue readingProposed 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 […]
Continue readingHutt City Council credit rating reflects strong financial outlook
International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has today issued its financial assessment of Hutt City Council. The Council has maintained its ‘AA’ long term credit rating, the top rating possible as ratings cannot be higher than those of the New Zealand government.
Continue readingOur services, places and facilities under Alert Level 2 (August 2020)
Hutt City Council facilities and services are mostly continuing as business as usual under Alert Level 2 with an increased focus on contact tracing, health and hygiene practices and accessing Council services online.
Continue readingMake Sure You Have Your Say On Rubbish & Recycling!
Just a reminder that you only have a few more days to have your say on the current consultation on our proposed changes to rubbish & recycling.
Continue readingNew partnership to help those in dire need into housing
A new Council, Māori NGO and Iwi-led housing partnership was launched today to coincide with the Government’s announcement of Te Maihi o te Whare Māori – a national Māori and Iwi Housing Innovation Framework for Action (MAIHI).
Continue readingHutt City Libraries bring conversations about death to life
Trying Chatham Island oysters, seeing the back of COVID-19, and going to the moon are some of the aspirations Hutt Valley residents have chalked up on a wall inside Petone Library this week as part of a global art project aiming to bring to life conversations and community action around death, dying and grief. Te […]
Continue readingLower Hutt welcomes Government’s $15 million investment towards Eastern Bays Shared Path
Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry has welcomed the Government’s announcement this morning that it will invest $15 million towards the Eastern Bays Shared Path.
Continue readingTMD Crew & local rangatahi create vibrant new mural
“I think street art is important, as it beautifies a place. There’s a generosity in it because it’s something for everyone. It’s for the people,” – Zayna, Year 11, Naenae. Last month, a group of Te Awakairangi rangatahi worked with Charles & Janine Williams from TMD Crew to create their first mural on the side […]
Continue readingHOW TO SOUP in The Hutt
With winter here, what better way to be comforted than with a bowl of soup? Lower Hutt has an abundance of food businesses, producers, sellers and of course hospitality. #HOWTOSOUP profiles how these ingredients come together to create the daily offerings of a ‘Soup of the Day’ found at local eateries. Finding local ingredients is […]
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