1 October Paid parking coming to Petone at $3 per hour Petone’s 33 new solar-powered parking meters will start operating from this afternoon after Council agreed to the initiative at a meeting today.
18 September Eastbourne Summer Pool to stay open longer thanks to community partnership for volunteer lifeguards Eastbourne Summer Pool will enjoy extended opening hours this summer thanks to an innovative partnership between Council and community to fully-train volunteers as lifeguards.
16 September Hutt City Council trials mobile parking enforcement cameras On-road testing of the latest vehicle licence plate recognition technology begins today to improve fair access to parking across Lower Hutt.
13 September Te Ngaengae official opening date set for 4 December Te Ngaengae Pool and Fitness Centre will open for business on Wednesday 4 December, following a dawn blessing ceremony earlier that day.
13 September Lower Hutt celebrates local heroes at 2024 Volunteer Awards Five Lower Hutt residents received Civic Honours Awards at the Lower Hutt Volunteer Awards last night. The Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards winners were also announced at the same event.
12 September Te Ngaengae name for new pool reflects history and environment The new name for the Naenae Pool and Fitness Centre - Te Ngaengae - has deep links to local rivers Waiwhetū and Te Awamutu and the creation of Te Whanganui a Tara.
10 September Hutt City Council decides on a new representation model Hutt City Council has approved changes to its structure to improve the way Lower Hutt residents are represented.
30 August Hutt City Council’s credit rating changes Standard and Poor’s (S&P) credit agency has lowered Hutt City Council’s long term credit rating one notch from AA to AA- with the rating outlook maintained at a ‘negative’ outlook. The short-term rating of A-1+ remains unchanged.
27 August Tamariki help design revamped Walter Mildenhall Park Tamariki from Naenae Primary and Rātā Street schools are choosing the plants that will give the revamped Walter Mildenhall Park a new lease of life.
22 August Trainee service dog Pippa is part of the Council whānau It’s a dog’s world at Hutt City Council, or at least it is for trainee service dog Pippa who often accompanies Council’s Chief Digital Officer Lyndon Allott to work.
7 August Naenae Pool seats morph into treehouse Four Upper Hutt kids are literally living the highlife thanks to a new treehouse built by their father from timber recycled from the old Naenae Pool.
1 August Free native plants for Lower Hutt residents Free native plants are on offer to Lower Hutt residents as part of Hutt City Council’s Mouri Tupu: Planting for the Future initiative.
