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Hutt City Council secures Government funding for walking and cycling projects in Lower Hutt

Hutt City Council has secured a share of the Government’s $350m Transport Choices Package for two Lower Hutt projects aimed at providing safer, cleaner, and greener modes of transport.

Large number of people standing outside a house

3 December

Finally, a place to call home

Today nineteen whānau are moving into brand new, fully furnished homes at Te Ara o Takapū Taitā Lower Hutt. A blessing was held on site this morning at dawn led by Te Āti Awa to clear the way for the whānau.

25 November

Psychedelic: Rock Posters of the 1960s at The Dowse

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE – FRANK ZAPPA – THE GRATEFUL DEAD – THE DOORS These are just a few of the iconic names that graced the mind-bending rock posters plastered across San Francisco at the height of the psychedelic era. Now, over half a century later these very posters are on display at The Dowse Arts Museum in Lower Hutt, in the only collection of its kind in Aotearoa.

25 November

Hutt City Council and East by West Ferries call for caution to Days Bay Wharf jumpers

Hutt City Council and East by West Ferries are increasingly concerned about dangerous behaviour where the ferry docks on the northern side of Days Bay Wharf.

22 November

Council ramps up efforts to reduce kerbside recycling contamination

Hutt City Council is appealing to residents to help slash the amount of contaminated recycling that is being collected at the kerbside.

17 November

New Lower Hutt Jobs and Skills Hub key to RiverLink delivery

The Government has announced a new Jobs and Skills Hub will be opened in central Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai (Lower Hutt) to help connect local communities with the thousands of new jobs predicted to be created out of local projects like RiverLink over the next decade.

4 November

Evaluation Report shows value of Healthy Families Hutt Valley

Community leaders have welcomed an evaluation report which shows how the Healthy Families Hutt Valley kaupapa is contributing to improved health and wellbeing across our rohe.

27 October

Lower Hutt Mayor and Councillors officially sworn in

Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry, Deputy Mayor Tui Lewis and councillors were officially sworn into office at council’s inaugural meeting yesterday.

Wharenui Harikoa by Lissy Robinson-Cole and Rudi Robinson_image The Dowse

19 October

Wharenui Harikoa at The Dowse

One of the most vibrant and colourful Wharenui you will ever see is on display at The Dowse Art Museum in Te Awa Kairangi, Lower Hutt.

19 October

Quality of Life Survey results for Lower Hutt

A nationwide survey on quality of life within urban areas indicates that Lower Hutt residents have a relatively high quality of life compared to many other cities in New Zealand.

13 October

RiverLink gets green light for RFP release

RiverLink, a transformational set of projects for Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai - Lower Hutt, is one step closer to construction, as the programme is given the green light to release its Request for Proposal (RFP) to market and begin the procurement process for selecting an Alliance partner to deliver the programme.