Make 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.
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New 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 […]
Continue readingHutt City Council welcomes major boost from Government for rebuild of Naenae pool
Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry joined Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Naenae today, where the Government announced a $27 million investment towards the rebuild of Naenae Pool. Mayor Campbell Barry says this is a momentous day for the local community, which has been hard-hit following the closure of the current pool facility in April last […]
Continue readingCall for artists for a mural in Hillary Court
Are you an artist interested on making your mark on Naenae?
Continue readingConstruction on the eagerly awaited Beltway Cycleway to begin
Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry and Associate Minister of Transport Hon Julie Anne Genter turned the first sod today to mark the start of the much-anticipated Beltway Cycleway
Campbell Barry says the cycling ‘spine’, which will eventually extend between Seaview and Taita, is a watershed moment for the community.
COVID-19 couldn’t stop IYM 2020
Innovative Young Minds, an initiative between Hutt City Council and The Rotary Club of Hutt City, delivered an enlightening and engaging online 2020 programme. Usually held in the July school holidays as a residential programme in Lower Hutt, IYM exposes 80 Year 11 and 12 young women to the myriad of research and career opportunities […]
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