Press releases, news stories, media releases from the Mayor and all the latest news from Hutt City Council.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Lower Hutt’s Town Hall will be filled with song on Saturday 12 December as David Dell’s Take Note Singers fill the auditorium with Christmas cheer.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Senses will again be challenged and perspectives shifted at shapeshifter, one of New Zealand’s premier sculpture exhibitions.
Friday, October 23, 2009
The Naenae shopping centre is preparing for the second Big Splash Naenae Paintathon on Saturday 7 November when locals will pick up their brushes to add more shine to the Cambridge Terrace side of the Naenae shopping centre. Register now to ensure there's enough gear for you!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Changes to the Resource Management Act came into effect on 1 October.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Hutt City Council Road Safety Coordinator is reminding people of the two second rule in a campaign which hopes to reduce the amount of rear-end and obstruction crashes in Lower Hutt.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Winter’s over and it’s time to roll up our sleeves and give Hutt City a spring clean.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Greater Wellington Regional Council is warning dog owners to keep their dogs away from the Hutt River and Wellington Harbour beaches until its staff have checked these areas for possum carcasses poisoned with 1080.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Get along to Leisure Active’s Get Set Go! workshop on Wednesday 7 October if you’re a community event or recreation programme coordinator looking to improve your event management skills.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tests performed on porcupine fish found washed up on Petone foreshore last week have found no trace of the toxin tetrodotoxin recently found in dead fish on some Auckland beaches.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Entries have opened for the annual Avanti Plus Lower Hutt Hutt City Triathlon.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Changes designed to make Percy Scenic Reserve safer to access and more available to the community can get underway now the old custodian’s cottage on the site has been moved.
Friday, August 07, 2009
A new cycleway connection at Petone is set to improve access and safety for bikers and walkers this summer.
Friday, August 07, 2009
Your local library is offering a chance to try something new during Library Week. Blind dates with books will be on offer for Love your library day this Friday 14 August with giveaways throughout the day.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Hutt City Council has been presented with a Golden Foot award for the first New Zealand trial of the ‘Puffin’ pedestrian crossing.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
A collaborative effort by Hutt City Council, Lower Hutt police and local schools is set to curb anti-social behaviour on school grounds.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
A majority of residents agree Hutt City is a safe place to live, according to survey results released this week.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Hutt City Council is celebrating Māori Language Week, Monday 27 to Friday 31 July, with a series of free events promoting te reo i te hapori – Māori language in the community.
Friday, July 17, 2009
One of Hutt City’s most popular events, The Pelorus Trust Fireshow returns to light up the skies over Petone Foreshore on Saturday 18 July at 7pm
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Petone Winter Carnival, Saturday 18 July, Petone Foreshore. 9am – 7pm
Friday, June 05, 2009
Thousands of Hutt City children are excitedly gearing up for the city’s inaugural children’s festival, Kaleidoscope KidsFest, which kicks off on 6 July.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
NEW PLYMOUTH has a new seaside boardwalk, Wellington has a town square and waterfront, Hamilton now has a vibrant entertainment scene – so what do you want to see happen in the heart of your city?
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
WHO uses our local community halls, do they provide the services people want, how should they be managed, and what should they look like?
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
HUTT CITY residents can now be more “connected” than ever thanks to a heap of new computers at the libraries.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
IF YOU love the outdoors and the buzz of overnight stays in New Zealand’s back-country huts, the Hutt City i-SITE Visitor Centre can help out.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
ON THE RIGHT TRACK: He might be only 3½, but James Tomlinson was learning some valuable road safety lessons during the holiday break – and having fun at the same time.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
COUNCIL is seeking the public’s input as part of its review of the parts of the District Plan that relate to the city centre. Last day for feedback is March 6 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
A UNIQUE and fun way of relating Petone’s historic past begins next month thanks to the council-administered Creative Communities New Zealand Funding Scheme.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
IF YOU’VE been wondering what to do with the fluorescent light bulbs and tubes that have petered out, why not recycle them?
Friday, January 09, 2009
Get moving and have fun in the outdoors this summer with the Lively Parks programme.
Monday, November 24, 2008
A Hutt City community group, Kotuku Music Academy Support Trust, has taken the Supreme Award at the 2008 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
WHEN shops need to be painted, the community rallies to the cause.
Monday, September 29, 2008
The collaboration of several students created a winning design for Wa Ora Montessori School as their Tuatara costume won the Supreme Award at the finals of the 2008 Wearable Arts in Valley Schools (WAIVS) competition at Lower Hutt’s Town Hall.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The Wearable Arts in Valley Schools (WAIVS) competition kicked off at the Lower Hutt Town Hall last night with judges impressed by the innovation of local students.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
The annual clean-up of Hutt City’s beaches, waterways, parks and streets will this year include an incentive – find a bottle with a message inside and win a $40 voucher.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The date of the final beam lift, which creates the Dowse Interchange bridge span over Hutt Road, has now been set.
Monday, August 18, 2008
BRING YOUR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE to the HAZmobile. It’s FREE!
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Dogs at the Animal Control Centre are keeping warm this winter thanks to staff at Hutt City Council.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
New homes are being found for previously unwanted or mistreated dogs that are brought to Hutt City Council’s Animal Services Centre in Seaview.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Inconsiderate parkers are causing a headache on Sundays for St James Church behind the War Memorial Library.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
ELEVEN Hutt City companies have entered this year’s Get Sustainable Challenge, with the opportunity to win regional and national awards.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
HUTT CITY’S newest “swim-gym” facility combines the benefits of an Olympic-size pool with the latest exercise equipment.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Local business people in Gracefield saw youthe wearing fluorescent vests clustered around stormwater drains on their streets recently. And when they departed they had left behind brand-new ‘Drains to Streams’ plaques glinting in the winter sunlight.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
OPERATORS of cafés, takeaway premises and restaurants in Hutt City can now update their food safety systems with a new food control plan developed especially for their businesses.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
HUTT CITY COUNCIL is looking at how it can provide for a wider range of housing at different rates of affordability for residents.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
A NEW Fire Prevention Bylaw, which limits the lighting of open-air fires in the urban district of Hutt City, comes into effect from August 1. It does not apply to rural areas of the city.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
A NEW remote communications system operated by the Hutt Valley Emergency Management Office (HVEMO) provided invaluable assistance in the search for Polish tramper Jacek Grzybowski in early June.
Monday, July 07, 2008
LAST weekend’s Sugarcraft exhibition at TheNewDowse was one of the tangible examples of how the Creative Communities Fund promotes arts and culture in Hutt City.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Hutt City Council has been granted government funding for an innovative project that will benefit local young people.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
A strong deterrent for illegally parking in spaces in Hutt City displaying a Mobility Parking Permit will be introduced from 26 June.
Monday, June 16, 2008
HUTT CITY COUNCIL has been accredited as a Building Consent Authority, after a “huge amount of work” during the past two years.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Hutt City Council goes to air each Monday at 9.40am on Atiawa Toa FM
Nga Korero o te Kaunihera o te Awakairangi
Monday, June 16, 2008
THE old reinforced concrete pipe at the western end of Petone Beach is to be removed during the next month or so because it is becoming unsafe.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Saturday the 31st of May marked the official launch of Wellington’s newest cycling facility.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Land Information Services has recently developed a new application named City Guide for broadband users. it provides street maps for Hutt City and more....
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
REMNANT Nikau Palms (Rhopalostylis sapida) are recognised as significant trees in Hutt City and are therefore protected under the District Plan.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Pomare Community Centre is delivering a bike safety programme.