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Hutt man fourth in Coast to Coast

Hutt builder James Coubrough could have given Coast to Coast winner Richard Ussher a closer contest were it not for problems with his bike's gears.

Hutt dancers shine at Australian dancing showcase

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

Hutt City Dance Centre crews scored highly with judges of the Showcase National Dance Championships 2012 Australia recently.

Local is swept up in debate over stream bank planting

KAROLINE TUCKEY - Hutt News

The banks of the Waiwhetu stream are eroding due to poor planting practices that are affecting bait fish stocks in the harbour, an environmentalist and keen fisherman says.

City has 'failed its heritage responsibilities'

Petone Community Board chairman Gerald Davidson says an ACT Party conspiracy has undermined the preservation of heritage buildings in the city.

WelTec gets go ahead for N Block

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The way is clear for WelTec to construct a new building off Cuba St for automotive students, and for a re-jig of parking that overall will provide 68 more on-site carparks on the polytechnic's campus.

Lodge owner offers Baring Head access deal

A change of policy that could have major implications for access to the rugged Pencarrow Coast and Baring Head has been signalled by Hutt City Council.

Ranger keen to get to bottom of seat theft

Hutt River Ranger Thane Walls is hoping locals will dob in thieves who stole one of the macrocarpa seats placed along the river trail.

Rider's mother says motorists' toots, speed spook horses

Drivers who don't slow down around horses are risking lives, a Wainuiomata mother says.

Prison inmates showing caring side

LEE-ANNE EDWARDS - Hutt News

Found abandoned and alone in Stokes Valley recently, things were looking pretty bleak for a three-week-old kitten Alice.

Kelson resident wins court battle with Hutt City Council

NICHOLAS BOYACK - Hutt News

Kelson's main sewer remains under threat after the Lower Hutt District Court blocked council access to fix the pipe in Vista Cres.

Eastbourne reassured that policing will get better

KAROLINE TUCKEY - Hutt News

Fears in the Eastbourne community that local policing will diminish with the departure of a long- serving resident constable are unfounded, the area's top cop says.

Te Ra o Te Raukura chases kapa haka nationals

NICHOLAS BOYACK - Hutt News

Te Atiawa's annual summer festival Te Ra O Te Raukura has undergone a change of guard aimed at lifting its profile and bringing the national kapa haka competition to the Hutt.

Curtain may come down on Hutt night classes

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

Lower Hutt is in danger of losing its last provider of adult community night classes.

Colour blocking proves a winner

BY AMY JACKMAN - Hutt News

Makere Bradnam was planning to buy a new car in 2012 but instead won one for a year when she became the GT Continental VW Fashion in the Field Supreme Winner at the Wellington Cup Day this weekend.

Petone resident warns others about door-to-door art salespeople

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

A Petone woman duped into paying over the odds for what she was told was original artwork is warning others not to fall into the same trap.

Hutt invaded by would-be hobbits, elves

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth was a place of horse and carts but auditions in Lower Hutt on Saturday for The Hobbit caused such a snarl-up of cars, police closed it down.

Our shops are victims of trade terms

Hutt News

There are fundamental reasons for the regression of the retail industry in the CBD that go beyond the surface. There is not only noteworthy For Sale and For Lease signs prevalent in High St but elsewhere like the small industrial support business zone in Petone.

The booming business of charity

JIM CHIPP - Hutt News

Some local charity supporters may be surprised to learn how much of their donations end up in private Australian hands.

Favourite flowering shrub is actually a weed

NICHOLAS BOYACK - Hutt News

Agapanthus gets a bad rap from environmentalists but the Hutt City Council does not regard the popular plant as a major problem.

Hutt iwi seek Port Nicholson Block Trust changes

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

The Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust stands accused of giving the cold shoulder to local marae, and setting up cultural, social, education and sport ventures in competition with similar programmes already running.

Development agency's record under scrutiny

JIM CHIPP - Hutt News

Five years after Grow Wellington was set up to galvanise Wellington's economy, regional council chairwoman Fran Wilde has acknowledged its performance has been unsatisfactory.

Academy brings music to low-decile schools

KAROLINE TUCKEY - Hutt News

Spreading music through the suburbs has earned a Hutt man a Local Hero award.

Emergency Games includes NZ vs Aussie clash

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

The Hutt is hosting in March a major sporting tournament that hasn't been held in New Zealand for 14 years - and it should be worth several million dollars to the local economy.

Service Acadmey enrolments open

KAROLINE TUCKEY - Hutt News

A new Service Academy to open at Naenae College this term will offer a more regimented brand of learning that proponents say gets results.

Council will work with retailers, Hutt Mayor pledges

Hutt News

Hutt central city business owners can expect a sympathetic hearing on proposals to rejuvenate retailing, Mayor Ray Wallace says.

Hutt pin-up calendar bonus for neonatal unit

Hutt News

A calendar project featuring classic cars and glamour models has delivered a big bonus for Hutt Hospital's neonatal unit.

Teacher catches up with Fat Freddy's star

Hutt News

When broadcaster Louise Pagonis was a primary teacher at Glendale School in Wainuiomata, she always had a feeling one of her pupils had special qualities and would do well in life.

Community groups will compete with council trust for funding

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

Hutt community groups are worried the city council's plans for a community facilities trust will tighten the screws on an already- pinched funding sector.

Hutt council cracks down on tagging vandalism

NICHOLAS BOYACK - Hutt News

Hutt city councillors have received good and bad news on the vexing issue of graffiti. Although there is evidence that council measures to deter tagging vandalism have been effective, it has come at a price.

New Green MP lands hefty portfolios

New Greens MP Holly Walker was been allocated five portfolios when her party shared them out.

Shearwaters flown to Matiu-Somes Island

LEE-ANNE EDWARDS - Hutt News

It was helicopter, rather than wing power that carried up to 80 fluttering shearwater chicks to Matiu/Somes Island last Tuesday.

Eastbourne up for by-election

NICHOLAS BOYACK - Hutt News

A by-election that some may view as evidence community boards in the city have done their dash will cost ratepayers $25,000.

Fast lane to fatalities

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

Drink-drivers are putting at risk a record of no fatalities on Lower Hutt roads stretching back to July 2010.

Frowns of concern over missing Smiling Windmill

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

Saturday's gusts were too strong for one of the three spinning heads on the 'Smiling Windmills' sculpture at Avalon Park. The metal turbine was blown right off its post.

Commuters accused of hogging wharf parks

NICHOLAS BOYACK - Hutt News

Time restrictions may be applied to some car parks in Days Bays because of concern commuters are hogging spaces near the wharf.

Alleged gang link puts victim off family conference

NICHOLAS BOYACK - Hutt News

An elderly Wainuiomata man is thinking of moving house after a burglary that has left him frightened and concerned about his safety.

Mayor sends condolences to balloon tragedy victims

Hutt News

Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace has added his voice to condolences pouring in for families of the victims of Saturday's balloon air crash in the Wairarapa.

Police seek owners of jewellery haul

BY LEE-ANNE EDWARDS - Hutt News

Quick thinking by staff at Gold Buyers in Queensgate has led to the recovery of $20,000 worth gold jewellery.

Hutt dance centre sends big crew across the Tasman

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

Dozens of local jazz and hip hop dancers are stepping up their performances to an international stage next week.

Hutt honours recipient urges heritage protection

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

Lower Hutt and other centres around New Zealand must resist hasty decisions about the future of older, heritage buildings in the wake of the devastating Christchurch earthquakes.

Hutt's southern High St like a ghost town

NICHOLAS BOYACK & SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

A group of businesspeople is preparing a paper calling on Hutt City Council to work with them on a co-ordinated plan to re-ignite Central Business District retailing.

Hutt council promotes biking, music, recreation events

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

Cyclists and others looking for a good day out should find plenty of inspiration in two new guides published by Hutt City Council.

John Tristram honoured for SAR work

NICHOLAS BOYACK - Hutt News

If you are going to get lost in the bush, John Tristram is a good bloke to know.

Pati honoured for his work to remove disability stigma

LEE-ANNE EDWARDS - Hutt News

Helping to break down stereotypes about people with disabilities amongst the Pacific Island community is a major driver for Pati Umaga.

Hutt River catchment rainfall down during December

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

Don't think that because rain ruined your New Year's camping or beach holiday the pressure is off local water supplies as you go back to work.

Sister Felix earns 'Local Hero' award

SIMON EDWARDS - Hutt News

It used to amuse Wellington soup kitchen volunteer Eddie Mollier greatly that when Sister Felix Breen wasn't busy washing dishes or serving up food for the alcoholics and other down-and-outers, she'd set off on what she called her "rounds to help the oldies".

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