Hutt City Council
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LOWER HUTT — Hutt City Council has listened to its ratepayers and kept a tight rein on rates said Mayor Ray Wallace.
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LOWER HUTT — Prototype housings for new self-issue machines are on display at War Memorial Library.
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LOWER HUTT — Author Richard Hall will give presentations on aspects of Maori astronomy on June 20 and 26 (from 7pm) at the War Memorial Library.
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STOKE — Pop-up books appeal to the child in all of us, and no one knows that more than avid collector Trevor Morley.
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Eastern Ward councillor Lisa Bridson holds some of her haul of Cape pondweed during a clean-up of the Waiwhetu Stream at the weekend.
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LOWER HUTT — How many sausages must you sizzle to get yourself to Arizona? An awful lot, says Adam Duffin, one of four Hutt students to take advantage of a student exchange scheme with one of the council’s sister cities, the high-technology centre of Tempe in America’s south-west.
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LOWER HUTT — Dog owners who register their pets by the due date, July 31, will pay only $98 compared with $150 if payment is received after that date.
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Nineteen lower North Island teams battled one another with remote-controlled, wheeled “robots” for first place in the Vex Robotics regional championships last month.
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Four hundred Hutt residents are to be surveyed this month on their views about local government reform in the region.
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LOWER HUTT — Ratepayers have made their voices clearly heard on the council’s draft Long Term Plan.
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LOWER HUTT — Deaf Aotearoa is providing a special service for the Deaf in the Hutt City by providing two officers to support customers calling at the council.
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LOWER HUTT — Markham Meredith has a simple piece of advice for entrants in this year’s Bright Sparks competition: be sure you’ve got plenty of determination to see your idea through to reality.
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LOWER HUTT — Hutt City can stand comparison with anywhere in the world as a great place to live – and to prove we’re a world-beater, we’re going to give ourselves some worldwide publicity, says Mayor Ray Wallace, launching today the Bring Your ♥ Home competition.
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LOWER HUTT — Success by four Hutt City companies at the Wellington Gold awards last night( May 31 ) is a great achievement for the city, says Mayor Ray Wallace.
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Workshops will be held around the region teaching parents the benefits of re-usable cloth nappies on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 June.
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LOWER HUTT — Heritage Month this year is being held in September 2012 with the theme of - Our Heritage – Our Stories Heritage Month features displays and events throughout Wellington, Kapiti, Hutt Valley, Porirua and Wairarapa.
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LOWER HUTT — Congratulations to our Youth Survey winners! Three of our winners had afternoon tea with the Mayor today and were presented with their prizes.
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LOWER HUTT — We have planned to redevelop McKenzie Pool in the 2012-13 year.
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LOWER HUTT — Proposed Plan Change 23 amends the vegetation removal and remnant nikau palm protection provisions in the City of Lower Hutt District Plan.
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LOWER HUTT — Quiet usually rules supreme in libraries, but not this month at the War Memorial Library, which is getting behind New Zealand Music Month with a string of music-themed events.
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People taking refuge in Moera’s marae during a civil defence emergency could be in for a culinary surprise if Joe McLeod finds himself in its kitchen after a big quake or flood.
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LOWER HUTT — She has determination in spades, but Natraj School of Dance founder Prabha Ravi says the recognition that came with winning a Hutt City Civic Honour Award nevertheless gave an unexpected boost to her work with budding dancers.
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LOWER HUTT — Naenae computer clubhouse members, Clench Enoka, Billie Jessup and Shania Jessup make a start on a mural that will cover their clubhouse, the Treadwell Street Hall.
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LOWER HUTT — The council is looking for up to seven people to shape the future of the Hutt’s community and recreational facilities.
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LOWER HUTT — The western corner of Petone is likely to undergo a dramatic revitalisation as a result of a planning change soon to go out for public consultation.
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Hutt City Council is pleased to announce that future school holiday programmes will be run by the YMCA Greater Wellington.
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LOWER HUTT — Youth Week kicks off on Saturday and in Hutt City we’re celebrating with a great line-up of events and activities for young people.
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Hutt City Council will seek to stamp a collaborative approach on governance options for the greater Wellington region, says Mayor Ray Wallace.
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LOWER HUTT — A commemoraitive stone was placed in the Tutukiwi Living Gallery to mark the dedication and commitment of Hutt City Rotarian, the late Ron Wilson, to upgrading the facility.
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LOWER HUTT — Before 21 May, tell us your favourite NZ song, then vote on Facebook.
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LOWER HUTT — A proposed plan change for Petone West provides an opportunity to create jobs and stimulate growth for the area, says Hutt City Council Mayor Ray Wallace.
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LOWER HUTT — Do you want to hear the hottest sounds out? Hutt City Council is joining forces with local organisations and radio station 90.9ZM to bring the INERTIATWENTY12 youth dance party to the Lower Hutt Town Hall on Friday 25 May as part of national Youth Week celebrations.
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LOWER HUTT — The organisers of the Capital Multisports will be conducting a Fun Run event on Sunday, 13 May 2012 between 8am and 1pm.
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LOWER HUTT — The re-opening of Naenae swimming pool has been delayed until Monday 21 May, due to unforeseen problems encountered when some of the pool’s original tiles started to lift during the pools annual maintenance shutdown.
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LOWER HUTT — More than 350 children came along to the recent Blue Light disco at Stokes Valley Pool which was a great result for all those involved in making the event happen.
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LOWER HUTT — A water colour painting of Percy's Mill picked up in a junk shop will hang in the Petone Library thanks to a gift by local identity Vera Ellen who has just received a QSO for service to the community.
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LOWER HUTT — The Naenae liquor ban area has been expanded to include Naenae Park.
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Summer was awful, but our gardens don’t seem to be complaining – and certainly not the shrubs and trees that border footpaths.
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Expect lots of colour and variety in council gardens from now on.
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Hutt residents enjoyed the country’s lowest rates increases during the past decade – beaten only by ratepayers on the Chatham Islands.
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Compromises seldom satisfy everyone, but a decision reached by the council on use of the Pencarrow Coast Road should go some way towards that elusive goal.
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The Hutt Safe City Group is on the lookout for volunteers to help operate CCTV cameras covering the Lower Hutt CBD, Naenae, Stokes Valley and Petone.
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LOWER HUTT — Mayor Ray Wallace says he was “incredibly proud” to accept the Public Service Award on behalf of Hutt City Council at the New Zealand Sign Language in Action Awards on Saturday night.
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LOWER HUTT — Community input into the Long Term Plan is the opportunity for council to listen to the voice of its ratepayers, says Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace.
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LOWER HUTT — Two car parks outside the Council building on Laings Road will be unavailable at times today as a drilling rig takes samples to access ground conditions.
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Hutt City Council’s Green Team did a great job sowing the first organic seedlings in a custom-built vegetable garden designed to show people how easy it is to grow their own greens.
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Replacing an unflued gas heater with a more effective heat pump or wood burner is one of the best ways to reduce asthma symptoms among children, says Hutt City Council’s eco-design advisor, Sarah Fleet.
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LOWER HUTT — After a stellar sporting year, including helping the All Blacks to World Cup victory, Piri Weepu has been rewarded by his home town at the 2012 Hutt City Sports Awards.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt sisters Jodie Alexander and Kathy James recently performed CPR on a driver who had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police are continuing to investigate the death of a Hutt Valley Flyer bus driver last night.
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Councillors unanimously agreed to vary the Pencarrow Coast Road access policy at last night’s City Development Committee meeting to allow for more cruise ship visitors, while signalling a clamp down on those accessing the road illegally.
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Mayor being full of praise for the record turbnouts at all centotaphs.
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A proposal to amend the policy relating to the Pencarrow Coast Road drew 257 submissions, a summary of which can be found in the link below.
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LOWER HUTT — Local business Steel and Tube came in for praise from Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace, during an industrial site visit to the warehousing facility in Hautanga Street, Petone.
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LOWER HUTT — Mayor Ray Wallace is impressed six Lower Hutt-based businesses have been announced as finalists in this year’s Wellington Gold Awards.
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Children work on their "truffula trees" at Naenae library as part of the council's holiday reading programme inspired by The Lorax, a book by American writer-illustrator Dr Seuss.
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Bringing in colour to proposed changes to landscaping features across Hutt City will be one of the considerations by Council following a decision by the Community and Infrastructure Services Committee.
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Hutt residents can only be disadvantaged under a Wellington super-city, says Mayor Ray Wallace.
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A rise in some fees and charges is proposed in council’s draft Long Term Plan.
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LOWER HUTT — An annual allocation of $230,000 for the next three years to turn around the declining fortunes of the Hutt’s central business district is part of the draft Long Term Plan now out for public consultation.
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"It has everything you would ever want to do right in your backyard, from gathering paua, to surfing at Lion’s Rock, or venturing into our numerous native reserves." Cameron Sanders is the managing director of branding agency Cato Partners.
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UPPER HUTT — People may soon be able to save the planet from the comfort of their own living rooms.
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LOWER HUTT — Overall customer satisfaction with key council services remained unchanged at a record 91.4 per cent for a second year.
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Hutt City Council has reviewed its Development Contributions Policy and is seeking public submissions on a new policy for the 2012-2015 period.
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Mayor Ray Wallace was greated with enthusiasm and lots of probing questions when he called into Petone Central Primary School to visit children at the Kids on Foot school holiday programme.
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The rezoning of 1-13 Ludlum Crescent to General Residential Activity Area, Medium Density is Proposed Private District Plan Change 24.
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LOWER HUTT — April 26 will be the last time the Night Market is held in Laings Road before it closes for the winter.
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Hutt City Council has prepared the summary of submissions received on Proposed Private District Plan Change 24: 1 – 13 Ludlum Crescent, rezoning to General Residential Activity Area, Medium Density.
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The Mayor of Lower Hutt, Ray Wallace, presented a Mayoral Citation to MSD employee Alexis Time from the national Programme Centre for his efforts in helping a Lower Hutt City pedestrian who had been pinned to ground by a motor vehicle.
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Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace is encouraging people to acknowledge those dedicated to volunteer service by nominating them for a Hutt City Civic Award.
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After having to postpone the original event during March’s “weather bomb”, Hutt Valley’s largest cycling event, Bike the Trail, will be making a return this Sunday.
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Naenae Pool will close for its annual maintenance period from Monday 23 April to Sunday 13 May 2012 (inclusive).
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Hutt City Council’s long term plan has been opened for public discussion.
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LOWER HUTT — Regular exercise strengthens your body and can help prevent aches and pains as you grow older.
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Water is a fundamental need for people and businesses.
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LOWER HUTT — I grew up in a nice house in Maungaraki, went to Hutt Valley High (and didn’t get bullied!) and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.
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The council is seeking feedback on three concept plans it has prepared for the upgrade of Petone’s McKenzie pool.
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The establishment of a council-controlled charitable trust to own and develop the Taita community centre and Fraser Park sportsville promises several advantages over direct council administration, says Matt.
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She’s been nicknamed the “nappy lady” and it doesn’t bother her in the slightest.
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The council will ask for the community’s views on possible local authority amalgamation for the Wellington region, says Mayor Ray Wallace.
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You might expect the founder of a music academy to have such conventional goals as expanding into a national chain or becoming a successful franchise brand, but Jonny Wilson’s long-term objective is much more ambitious than that.
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The need to get the best use out of community facilities has underpinned a series of face-to-face meetings now under way between Taita groups and council staff.
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Looking for an easy afternoon’s entertainment for the kids close to home during the school holidays? The Push Play in the Park programme is back and set to keep hundreds of children active and energised.
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LOWER HUTT — On Wednesday, 11 April 2012, Mazda New Zealand will be conducting a launch of their latest product at Pencarrow Lodge.
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WELLINGTON — Online forums, petitions, blogs and videos are among a dozen options Hutt City Council is considering as it seeks to improve community involvement in its decision making process and the way service is provided in its call centre.
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WELLINGTON — Hutt City Council is at the forefront of building a more competitive and productive environment among local authorities within New Zealand, says Mayor Ray Wallace.
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WELLINGTON — The school holidays are fast approaching and Hutt City Council has once again got diverse and exciting programmes to keep youngsters happy and occupied during the break.
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WELLINGTON — The festive and colourful Latin tunes of the Julie Bevan Trio will weave a tapestry of sound in Lower Hutt's Civic Gardens as part of the Banks Shoes Shapeshifter sculpture exhibition on Thursday 15 March from 7pm - 8.30pm.
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WAINUIOMATA — The Wainuiomata Bush Fire Force will open their new rural fire depot on Sunday 11 March.
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WELLINGTON — The Hutt City Council’s new Chief Executive is the incumbent Tony Stallinger.
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WELLINGTON — Legislation empowering Hutt City Council to remove graffiti on private property has passed its first reading and been referred to select committee.
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