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Read moreThe Long Term Plan (LTP) is Council’s key strategic document. It sets out our priorities for the next 10 years, including what we will do, how much it will cost and how we will fund it. It is reviewed every three years to make sure it is still relevant and accurate. In the intervening years, an Annual Plan is developed to reflect any changes to the LTP that are required for the year ahead.
On 15 September 2020 Hutt City Council made a decision to change its rubbish and recycling service delivery, following consultation on an amendment to the LTP 2018-2028. Council formally adopted an LTP Amendment on 27 October 2020 to reflect these decisions.
From 1 July 2021, Council will be introducing a new weekly kerbside rubbish and fortnightly recycling collection service, paid for through rates. Households can also choose to opt in for a new green waste collection service.
Amended Long Term Plan 2018-2028 (PDF 8 MB)
View the rubbish and recycling consultation page for background information, consultation documents and results.
In 2012 we presented a vision for our city – to be a great place to live, work and play.
Following this Council and community agreed that in order to make this happen big investment was needed to promote the growth, development and rejuvenation of our city. Four key overlapping strategies were developed that identify the needs of our community over the next two to three decades. The strategies are: Urban Growth, Leisure and Wellbeing, Infrastructure, and Environmental Sustainability.
In 2018 before adopting the LTP, we consulted with the community to ask their thoughts on what we plan to do over the next 10 years.
We knew that over the past few years that we had consulted on the significant projects that make up our rejuvenation story. To date the feedback we received suggested we were on the right track and should keep going. With this in mind we had less to ask about for the 2018-2028 LTP, and plenty to do.
We know our city is changing and that people may have different views on the projects we have planned. We checked in again with the community to confirm there was on-going support for our rejuvenation journey as our significant topic of consultation.
We also consulted on:
Consultation ran from 3 April to 3 May 2018. The LTP Consultation Document (PDF 3.5MB) was available from: our website, Council's main building, libraries, community hubs, Council facilities and at public information events.
Council staff were available at our facilities (museums, galleries, pools etc.) to help people make online submissions if required.
During this time we received nearly 200 submissions, with 94 people and groups taking the opportunity to present to Councillors on 16 and 17 May 2018. Submissions covered a range of topics including resilience and sustainability, paying the living wage, Riverlink project, Sportsville and other recreational facilities, housing, homelessness, and the future of our wharves.
We also commissioned Public Voice to complete an independent survey asking the same questions using an online citizens' panel.
View the written submissions we received and a high level summary of the results (PDF 47.3KB)
Overall you agreed with what we were proposing. As a result of community feedback, we agreed on a number of changes to the proposed LTP. These included:
Follow Mayor Whetu and Councillors Finn, Mercedes, Emogene, Sophia, Kaisa, Luke, Willow, Aaron, Vavao, Tesh and Saviour as they explain what a LTP is and why it's important.
A big thanks to Hutt City Youth Council in collaboration with Naenae Clubhouse for their incredible work in putting this video together.