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Latest News & Announcements

Keep in touch with Upper Hutt City Council's latest news and announcements.

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Masterplan for Maidstone Park redevelopment endorsed

Published on 04 March 2021

We reached an exciting milestone on Wednesday evening, with Councillors endorsing the high level masterplan for stage 4 of the redevelopment of Maidstone Park, through our Maidstone Community Sports Hub project.

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Applications for Environment and Waste Minimisation Fund open now

Published on 03 March 2021

Applications for our 2021 Environment and Waste Minimisation Fund are now open until 31 March 2021.

The fund seeks to support practical sustainability initiatives related to environmental protection, waste minimisation, and community resilience.

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COVID-19 28 February update

Published on 28 February 2021

At 6am this morning we moved into Alert Level 2, following the Prime Minister’s announcement last night.

Council services will be open to public during their standard operating hours, but there will be some restrictions to ensure we can operate safely.

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Blenheim Street roadworks

Published on 18 February 2021

As part of KiwiRail’s Trentham to Upper Hutt Double Tracking project, Downer will be relocating a water main under the rail level crossing on Blenheim Street. This work requires a lane closure on the east bound lane.

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Brothels Bylaw review

Published on 17 February 2021

On Tuesday Council met to complete the review of our Brothels Bylaw. They took the decision to revoke the bylaw and instead will use the District Plan to manage the establishment and operations of brothels, effective immediately.

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Council Meetings - Changes to public access during AL 2

Published on 16 February 2021

This week we have an Extraordinary Council Meeting scheduled for 11:00am on Tuesday, and a Policy Committee Meeting on Wednesday at 4:30pm.
With Alert Level 2 now in effect, we have strict physical distancing restrictions in place and unfortunately we won’t be able to invite the public into Council Chambers for either of those meetings.

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Garden watering restrictions increase to sprinkler ban

Published on 12 February 2021

Due to increasing water demand and falling river levels, a residential sprinkler and irrigation system ban will take effect in Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Porirua and Wellington from midnight tonight, Friday 12 February 2021.

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Libraries run wool donations appeal for local Red Cross branch

Published on 12 February 2021

With the winter months approaching, the Upper Hutt Red Cross is in urgent need of wool for their knitting group who create warm clothing for newborn babies. Upper Hutt Libraries have teamed up with them for a community wool donations appeal, starting 15 February 2021.

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Time to cheque out

Published on 01 February 2021

From 1 May 2021, cheques will no longer be accepted as a method of payment. We know this is a big change for some of our customers, so to give you time to make the necessary arrangements for alternative options, we wanted to let you know early.

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Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw

Published on 27 January 2021

Upper Hutt’s Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2020 is now in effect. This bylaw sets out provisions for a regional approach to solid waste management and minimisation regulation.

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