Hutt City Council
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Helping our threatened banded dotterels survive starts with simple actions we can all take when visiting local beaches.
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Local job seekers, students and businesses are set to benefit from new career pathways created through Lower Hutt's largest-ever infrastructure investment with the design and build of Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi (RiverLink) underway.
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Parking in Petone will be free throughout December as Hutt City Council lifts paid parking on Jackson Street and in the Peel Street Car Park for the busy Christmas season.
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Hutt City Council notes the Government announcement regarding the future of regional councils.
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A new citywide events and activities campaign - Summer in the Hutt - is set to bring fun and people into the heart of the city just as Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi (RiverLink) construction gets underway.
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Hutt City Council has confirmed it will reinvest part of the remaining budget from the Te Ngaengae Pool and Fitness project into a large-scale solar panel installation.
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LOWER HUTT — Ongoing theft and vandalism has compelled Hutt City Council to convert all remaining coin parking meters to accept card payments only.
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LOWER HUTT — Innovative AI technology is making Hutt City Council’s Tupua Horo Nuku seawall and shared path worksite safer for workers, pedestrians and motorists.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry says securing funding and signing final agreements for the transformational Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi project is a once-in-a-generation deal for the city.
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LOWER HUTT — A mass musical ‘play-in’ event, literary hijinks, kite flying, a fire display festival and a new Art Trail all feature in Lower Hutt’s packed lineup of entertainment for October.
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WELLINGTON — On-road testing of the latest vehicle licence plate recognition technology begins today to improve fair access to parking across Lower Hutt.
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LOWER HUTT — The RiverLink resource consent process has been awarded the New Zealand Planning Institute’s Best Practice Award for Integrated Planning and Investigations.
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LOWER HUTT — Applications are now open for a business incubator programme giving local entrepreneurs a step up to make it in the business world.
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WAINUIOMATA — Take a moment now to register at www.kingofthehill.co.nz for Hutt City’s newest summer event – a walk up and over Wainuiomata Hill.
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LOWER HUTT — Entries are now open for the popular Hutt City Tri, which this year includes a duathlon option.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt's annual winter swim, the Mitre 10 MEGA Polar Plunge, is back for 2013. Scheduled again as part of the exciting line-up at the Petone Winter Carnival, it will take place on Saturday 3 August on the Petone Foreshore.
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Hutt Valley residents have firmly rejected a supercity for the Wellington region, says Lower Hutt Mayor, Ray Wallace.
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LOWER HUTT — The 15th annual Gold Awards are scheduled to be presented at the TSB Bank Arena on 20 June.
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LOWER HUTT — Hutt City residents will again have the opportunity to sign up for free computer training at Hutt City Libraries with last year’s successful Stepping UP programme being renewed in 2013.
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LOWER HUTT — Grab your shorts and trainers and head down to the Dowse Square and Laings Road for a free family sports day out.
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LOWER HUTT — Sun is forecast to shine on this Thursday's Margaret St Market - the last for this season.
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LOWER HUTT — A medium risk warning is in place for the Hutt River at Silverstream.
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LOWER HUTT — Sway down to some Latin jazz this Friday with Tequila Sunset Grab a bite to eat and head to the Dowse Square for SoundBites - live music from some of Wellington's finest musicians.
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LOWER HUTT — Between the 29th and 31st of January, the Hutt City Library computer system will be offline for upgrading.
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LOWER HUTT — Illegal rubbish dumping will not be tolerated in Hutt City, says General Manager Bruce Sherlock.
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LOWER HUTT — Once again the Hutt Recreation Ground will play host to Super Rugby heroes, the Hurricanes.
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LOWER HUTT — The first Margaret St Market for 2013 will go ahead this Thursday, 17 January.
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LOWER HUTT — Capacity has released the Regional Standard for Water Services, a collaborative effort with the Hutt, Wellington, Upper Hutt, and Porirua city councils.
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LOWER HUTT — The Hutt City Council's popular older adult exercise classes are back for another year.
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LOWER HUTT — If your New Year's resolution involves saving money, living a healthier lifestyle, or doing more to help the environment, we have just the thing for you – council-sponsored workshops that show you how to get back to basics.
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LOWER HUTT — Silverlining – Hutt City Council’s commercial waste reduction project – continues to grow, with three new Hutt City businesses recently signing up to join the scheme.
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LOWER HUTT — Looking for some easy entertainment for the kids close to home during the school holidays? Hutt City Council’s Active Kids park sessions are set to keep hundreds of children active and energised.
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LOWER HUTT — Hutt City’s Summer of Cycling promotion is back for another year and is a great way to discover why the Hutt Valley is the region’s cycling capital.
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LOWER HUTT — This week's Margaret St Market has been cancelled because of forecast strong winds.
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LOWER HUTT — Summer family fun at any Hutt City Pool Get the family down to any one of our pools this summer holiday and soak up the sun, fun and atmosphere.
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LOWER HUTT — From 1 January 2013, the cost of taking your van, ute, SUV or small trailer to the Silverstream Landfill will increase by $1, to $31.
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Hutt City’s Summer of Cycling promotion is back for another year and is a great way to discover why the Hutt Valley is the region’s cycling capital.
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UPPER HUTT — Bring the family and join the larger-than-life character Kev the Wandering Kiwi this summer as he explores regional parks and forests in the Hutt Valley.
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LOWER HUTT — The market starts at noon on Thursday, and runs until 8.30pm.
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LOWER HUTT — Local Government boundaries within the Wellington region are finding a natural alignment along the lines of a three council model, says Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace.
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LOWER HUTT — Margaret St Market has been cancelled today, 6 December, because of the threat of rain and gale-force winds.
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LOWER HUTT — There will be no kerbside recycling or rubbish collection on Christmas Day or New Year's Day.
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WELLINGTON — Development of a Countdown supermarket and additional retail space on Jackson St, Petone, has been given the green light by the Environment Court.
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LOWER HUTT — Residents of Thornycroft Avenue in Lower Hutt are set to get a long-awaited new outlook as 14 Pohutakawa trees are removed from the street’s berm from this week.
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There’s still time to make your views known on alcohol availability and consumption in the Hutt Valley.
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LOWER HUTT — The redevelopment of Petone’s McKenzie Pool is one step closer with detailed design now completed and building consent being lodged.
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WELLINGTON — Wellingtonian of the year for 2012 Neville Jordan is an inspiration to a rising generation of young people with an eye for success, says Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace.
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The North East Magic team were all out in the rain at Prouse Crescent, Naenae helping the locals with a street tidy-up.
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HCC staff, government department representatives and volunteers spent a busy four hours on Saturday working with residents in Prouse Crescent, Naenae removing graffiti, cleaning gutters and house windows, mowing lawns and weeding gardens as part of the North East Magic Initiative.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt’s summer season of day-long outdoor markets kicks off on Thursday 6 December.
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LOWER HUTT — Changes to the traffic signals at the Cuba/Jackson Street intersection and the Cuba Esplanade intersection in Petone are set to improve usage for both motorists and pedestrians.
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LOWER HUTT — Intersections with stop signs are the focus of joint road safety activities between Hutt City Council and Lower Hutt police this month.
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LOWER HUTT — The Hutt Valley’s mayors are encouraging their communities to take part in a joint survey on alcohol use.
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Hutt City Council will be in Westfield’s Queensgate Plaza next week, talking to people about the importance of earthquake strengthening and how to create a healthy home.
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Wainuiomata landfill is set to permanently close on 31 December 2012, following the introduction of the Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
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LOWER HUTT — Hutt City Council staff will be in Westfield’s Queensgate Plaza on 12–16 November, talking to people about the importance of earthquake strengthening and making your home healthy.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt primary school teachers are building confidence in teaching science to students thanks to a Hutt City Mayoral Scholarship for a graduate qualifications in primary science teaching offered by the Open Polytechnic.
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LOWER HUTT — How Hutt Valley residents feel about alcohol and drinking behaviours will be canvassed in a survey kicking off later this week.
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Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace tries a touch of magic by wearing Gandalf’s Mystical Silver Scarf woven on traditional looms by Petone- based textile company Stansborough.
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LOWER HUTT — A regional city provides no benefits for Lower Hutt or the whole Hutt Valley, says Hutt City Mayor Ray Wallace.
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LOWER HUTT — A regional city provides no benefits for Lower Hutt or the whole Hutt Valley, says Hutt City Mayor Ray Wallace.
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LOWER HUTT — Civil defence sirens in Lower Hutt will be tested on Thursday 1 November at 10:10am.
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LOWER HUTT — Hutt City Council is offering residents free advice on how to set up and maintain a vegetable garden and compost area.
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LOWER HUTT — Three local nominees have been selected as finalists in the Science and Technology category of the 2012 Wellingtonian of the Year.
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LOWER HUTT — Last year it was the Night Market – this year, shoppers can experience an all-day market smack bang in the middle of Lower Hutt’s CBD.
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Did you know about Hutt City Libraries’ Press Display service? Press Display is a service that offers readers free access to more than 2000 newspapers from 97 countries in 54 languages.
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LOWER HUTT — A short history of Pencarrow Lighthouse is one of a handful of projects to secure backing in the latest round of funding from the council’s heritage fund.
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You have until this Friday to have your say on whether the region's regional, district and local councils should change the way they are structured.
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LOWER HUTT — Hutt City Council Summer Pools are set to open Summer is nearly here and it's time to get out of the house, grab your togs and submerge yourself in one of the Hutt City Council's outdoor pools - Wainuiomata Summer Pool and Eastbourne Summer Pool.
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LOWER HUTT — French artist, Olivier Tenedor, introduces urban art this Labour Weekend This Labour Weekend in Lower Hutt, Sunday 21 October, the Civic Square will play host to an international urban artist in an event that will encourage community participation in urban art.
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LOWER HUTT — Hutt City Council performed strongly through the year, accordingly to Mayor Ray Wallace and Chief Executive Tony Stallinger in the council’s annual report for the year ending June 2012 The city embraced science and technology and encouraged new enterprise within the city through a business stimulus package designed grow prosperity and create jobs.
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LOWER HUTT — We’ve temporarily shut off the water taps in the Civic Square as we do the final water and water pump testing which is the last piece of work needed to complete the project.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Town Hall has been closed ahead of earthquake strengthening work set to transform the city’s entire civic precinct.
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LOWER HUTT — This coming Labour Weekend, Sunday 21 October, the Dowse Square will play host to an international urban artist in an event that will encourage community participation in urban art.
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LOWER HUTT — Council staff recently transplanted palm trees from the Laings Rd/High St intersection, moving them to Bloomfield Tce, where they will provide some interest to new and existing trees against the backdrop of the Westfield complex.
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LOWER HUTT — Almost 700 people recently took advantage of the free service, at two locations in Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt.
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LOWER HUTT — Stokes Valley Community House workers are crediting first aid training with helping them keep a clear head as they dealt with medical emergencies within weeks of each other.
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LOWER HUTT — The popular Simply Makes Cents workshops are back – just in time to make the best of the weeks leading up to Christmas.
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LOWER HUTT — The needs of Hutt City children under the age of 11 have been explored in the second part of a wider Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP), which is now out for public comment.
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LOWER HUTT — More than 50 schools and groups took to the streets, beaches, parks and reserves of Hutt City during Keep Zealand Beautiful Week, collecting a huge amount of rubbish.
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LOWER HUTT — A call has gone out for young people in Lower Hutt to have their say on local government reform.
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LOWER HUTT — You may not be able to see them on the gallery wall, but with the installation of solar panels on its roof this week, visitors to The Dowse Art Museum can feel confident the gallery is serious about its long-term commitment to reducing energy costs.
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A project to make wind and solar power possible for local schools is the winning entry in council’s Bright Sparks competition.
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LOWER HUTT — Children from Pomare Primary and Taita Central schools cheered for the Ricoh Wellington Lions as they triumphed over Waikato at Westpac Stadium recently.
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LOWER HUTT — As the council keeps up its drive to halt disposal of wastewater in stormwater drains, a Hutt company has launched a service that lends support to that campaign.
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LOWER HUTT — International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has reaffirmed the council’s AA credit rating.
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LOWER HUTT — Football at lunchtime is now second-nature for students at Tui Glen School, thanks to KiwiSport – a government funded initiative administered by Sport Wellington designed to get school children active and more interested in sport.
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LOWER HUTT — The $2.2 million redevelopment of Petone’s McKenzie Pool is currently in the detailed design stage with documents being prepared by designers LHT Design Ltd in order to submit a resource application to Hutt City Council in November 2012.
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LOWER HUTT — A flexible net designed to prevent the contents of recycling bins blowing away in the wind is proving popular with Hutt City residents, especially those living in high wind areas.
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LOWER HUTT — Mayor of Lower Hutt Ray Wallace got the thumbs up from Parliament for his council’s graffiti removal bill which has passed through its third reading.
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LOWER HUTT — Hutt City roads are some of the safest in New Zealand according to New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) figures recently released. NZTA’s ‘Communities at Risk Register’ shows Hutt City has a low crash rate when compared with other territorial local authorities.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt will become a vital link in the creation of film and television projects with the local purchase of Avalon Studios as an operational studio, says Mayor Ray Wallace.
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Hutt City roads are some of the safest in New Zealand according to New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) figures recently released.
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LOWER HUTT — “I was delighted to lead the celebration of our community workers and volunteers at last night’s Hutt City Community Awards,” says Mayor Ray Wallace.
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