Hutt City Council

Eastern Ward
The Hutt City Council provides local services and facilities, such as public transport, rubbish and recycling, libraries, parks, and recreation facilities. It also makes decisions about building and planning, local regulations, and infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage. The council is made up of 12 councillors and the mayor. One councillor will be elected from the Eastern ward. The other councillors will be elected from other wards or by all voters in the city. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Hutt City Council election.

Transport

Helping communities get from A to B is a key responsibility of local government, from making sure the buses run on time to providing car parking and walking and cycling paths. Whether public transport is the responsibility of the regional or local council depends on where you are in the country. Local councils also own 87% of New Zealand’s roads.

Transport

Helping communities get from A to B is a key responsibility of local government, from making sure the buses run on time to providing car parking and walking and cycling paths. Whether public transport is the responsibility of the regional or local council depends on where you are in the country. Local councils also own 87% of New Zealand’s roads.

  • Work with central government to obtain funding for the east-west Cross Valley Link to our SH1/SH2 north-south spine.

    Investigate the provision of car sharing and car pooling to reduce single occupancy use travel.

    Investigate a one-way north, one-way south roading system in Hutt City to capitalise on the Melling River Link project.

  • Ensure new transport developments and reallocation of road space facilitates a zero carbon transport network for future generations.

    Continue the development of a safe, comprehensive and connected network of cycleways and shared paths to encourage active transport.

    Collaborate with Greater Wellington Regional Council to ensure public transport is increasingly an efficient, reliable and affordable option.

  • Work with central government to obtain funding for the east-west Cross Valley Link to our SH1/SH2 north-south spine.

    Investigate the provision of car sharing and car pooling to reduce single occupancy use travel.

    Investigate a one-way north, one-way south roading system in Hutt City to capitalise on the Melling River Link project.

  • Ensure new transport developments and reallocation of road space facilitates a zero carbon transport network for future generations.

    Continue the development of a safe, comprehensive and connected network of cycleways and shared paths to encourage active transport.

    Collaborate with Greater Wellington Regional Council to ensure public transport is increasingly an efficient, reliable and affordable option.