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Discover art in your neighbourhood

Need an excuse to get outdoors with the kids these school holidays? Pop on your rain jackets and explore all of the amazing art around Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt with the City Art Walk App!

5 July

Special ceremony to mark the closure of the Moerā Library

After 40 years of faithful service, it’s time for the current Moerā Library to check out for the last time with a very special ceremony to mark its closure - and the public are welcome to attend.

2 July

Te Mako Naenae Community Centre opens for business

The people of Naenae celebrated the opening of Te Mako, their new community centre, on Saturday.

27 June

Green light for a 10 Year Plan with a resilience focus

Hutt City Council has today approved its 10 Year Plan 2024-34 which has a primary focus on tackling generational under-investment in infrastructure.

20 June

New Walter Mildenhall Park design – organically Naenae

Landscape designs for Walter Mildenhall Park have been released following extensive input from the Naenae community.

30 May

Lower Hutt’s new skatepark will be ready to roll this Summer

Designs for a new skatepark at Avalon Park have been released by Hutt City Council as part of Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi (formerly RiverLink).

29 May

Te Mako will be the name for Naenae Community Centre

Hutt City Council today approved Te Mako – Naenae Community Centre as the official name for the new facility.

15 May

Largest ever Hip Hop Unite Dance Championship heads to Lower Hutt

It’s going to be a tip top weekend in Lower Hutt as the largest ever Hip Hop Unite National Dance Championships comes to town.

9 May

Hutt City Council celebrates Te Herenga Kairangi, its first Rautaki Māori

Hutt City Council has approved Te Herenga Kairangi, a rautaki (strategy) consolidating all council work aimed at improving outcomes for Māori.

1 May

A lost 65-year-old mural brought back to life in Naenae

Sixty-five years after an artwork by celebrated Kiwi artist Guy Ngan became the first mural installed in a New Zealand Post Office, it’s been re-created as part of the soon-to-be-opened Naenae Community Centre.

12 April

Acclaimed NZ fashion designer explores Dowse collection

The Dowse Art Museum presents The House of Dowse x Jimmy D.

28 March

Lower Hutt rolls out the welcome mat for the world’s largest Tokelau Festival

Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai – Lower Hutt welcomes the return of the largest Tokelau festival in the world after a Covid-disrupted break of seven years.

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