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Tell us your favourite NZ song as part of NZ Music Month

Before 21 May tell us your favourite NZ song, then vote on Facebook.

Reporting graffiti is made even easier

We've made it even easier to report tagging by introducing FREE texting, so there really is no excuse!

Jobs and growth from Petone West plan change

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.

INERTIA TWENTY12 set to bring the party to Youth Week

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Stokes Valley disco a community effort

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.

Old mill painting returns home

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.

Naenae liquor ban extended

The Naenae liquor ban area has been expanded to include Naenae Park.

Elf likes Hutt City because...

"Where else could I drink a coffee and smell the sea air on my morning walk to work?" says Elf Eldridge of his 30-minute stroll along the Petone foreshore to his office at IRL’s Gracefield complex.

Time to cut back

Summer was awful, but our gardens don’t seem to be complaining – and certainly not the shrubs and trees that border footpaths.

Lynx sniffs a better future

Lynx’s life has taken off – literally.

Colour blast for gardens

Expect lots of colour and variety in council gardens from now on.

Hutt rates rises almost lowest in country

Hutt residents enjoyed the country’s lowest rates increases during the past decade – beaten only by ratepayers on the Chatham Islands.

Coast road decision aims to keep all users happy

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.

Council recognised for commitment to Deaf community

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.

Calling CCTV volunteers

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. Cameras in Wainuiomata will be added soon.

Mayor encourages community to have their say on plan

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.

Car park distruption on Laings Road, 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.

Vege garden set to grow

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.

Region’s success at “use a bit less”

Greater Wellington is hailing the efforts of water users across Lower Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington, with summer water use hitting its lowest level in over 15 years.

Right home heating helps fight asthma symptoms

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 Flee ...

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