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Hutt City Council annual plan about striking the right balance

Mayor Campbell Barry says Hutt City Council’s Annual Plan 2023-24 is all about striking the right balance.

Hutt City Council and Wellington Water to release Point Howard slip report in early April

Hutt City Council and Wellington Water are working together to prepare a joint report that looks at the events leading up to the recent slip in Point Howard.

A photo of the Project Team at the Techlam factory in Levin.

13 March

Local manufacturing alive and well in the Wellington region

In early February, members of the project team travelled to Levin to visit the site of two factories where structural parts of the Naenae Pool and Fitness Centre are being made.

8 March

Hutt City Council making building consents faster and more transparent

From this week, Hutt City Council customers are now able to apply for a building consent through a new online portal.

27 February

Walter Mildenhall Park – trees to be removed

As progress continues on the new Naenae Pool and Fitness Centre, work will begin later this week to remove several at risk large trees in Walter Mildenhall Park. They will be replaced with younger healthy native species once the project is further progressed.

14 December

New rating valuations for Hutt City Council

Hutt City Council property owners will soon receive a Notice of Rating Valuation with an updated rating value for their property.

A picture of the Naenae pool construction site.

6 December

Naenae pool project reaches construction milestone

The first batch of concrete has been poured to lay the foundations for the new Naenae Pool and Fitness Centre, which is on track to open in 2024.

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.

13 October

Hutt City Council receives over $98 million for major infrastructure upgrades

Hutt City Council’s application to the Government’s Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF) has been approved, with $98.9 million granted for major stormwater infrastructure upgrades.

18 August

Proposed rules for increased housing height and density released for public consultation

Hutt City Council has today released its proposed change to the District Plan that will allow for higher and denser housing across Lower Hutt, as required under new government rules.

Dawn blessing Left to right Kura Moeahu, chair of Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa and Waiwhetū Marae, and his wife, Alishia Moeahu, Kaitātari Tumuaki Maori Matiu Jennings, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Raukawa Mike Hinton, Apollo Project Director Steve Hastie, Mayor Campbell Barry, Cllr Andy Mitchell, HCC Chief Executive Jo Miller

10 August

Naenae Pool – dawn Huringa Nuku blessing

Today the old Naenae Pool is put to rest as a dawn blessing clears the way for construction to start on the new state-of-the-art aquatic and fitness centre.