Local businesses encouraged to be part of Naenae Pool build
Local Hutt Valley businesses are encouraged to express interest in being part of the Naenae Pool rebuild, to benefit from a slice of up to $68 million being invested in the project. Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry says investing to rebuild the Naenae Pool will not only deliver a new community asset, but also provide […]
Continue readingEncouraging creative play in schools
An innovative and creative programme, facilitated by Active in the Hutt, offers primary school children the chance to embrace creative play with a trailer load of tools including saws, hammers, hand drills, timber, PVC pipes, tennis balls, and recycled items.
Continue readingGot a business idea? We’ll help you get started!
Don’t know where to begin with getting stuck in with a business idea? Join the inspiring Settlement Start Up programme! You’ll get a year’s worth of 1 on 1 support and advice, access to mentors and experts, regular workshops, networking and community events, plus a 12 month co-working space membership at The Settlement. Join the […]
Continue readingHomecoming for Shane Cotton
A major exhibition of new work opens at The Dowse, 17 July.
Continue readingInnovative Young Minds 2021
Innovative Young Mind’s (IYM) residential programme is taking place this week and once again the local Lower Hutt community has rallied to make the programme a success. Founded in 2017 by Hutt City Council and Hutt City Rotary, the one-week residential programme offers young women in Year 11 and 12 from high schools in the […]
Continue readingBreaking the Bronze Ceiling: Celebrating women sculptors at The Dowse
From bronze and ceramics to duct tape and wool, this new exhibition at The Dowse celebrates five decades of female sculptural practice in Aotearoa. Breaking The Bronze Ceiling – the assumption that sculpture is a predominantly masculine domain – opening 10 July 2021.
Continue readingCouncil charges ahead to a carbon zero future
Hutt City Council has today secured co-funding from the Government’s Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund to install 20 charging stations for electric vehicles across eight locations in Lower Hutt.
Continue readingWho’s putting out the right bins? An explainer of the blue and yellow recycling weeks.
It’s easy to find out what bins to put out using our web app at www.toogoodtowaste.nz, but why do some people in one part of the city put out blue crates when other people are doing yellow bins?
Continue reading2021 Sweet As Hutt’s Hot Chocolate Challenge™ is back with a bang!
Candy floss, Russian fudge, Filipino-style coconut macaroons, peppermint and bubble gum are just some of the delicious flavours on offer for a limited time when the “Sweet As” Hutt’s Hot Chocolate Challenge™ gets underway in July.
Continue readingShout out to our volunteers who help make Lower Hutt beautiful
