2022

Hutt City Council

Western 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 Western 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.

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Climate change and resilience

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Rates and revenue

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Recreation and culture

Recreation and culture

Transport

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Utilities and services

Utilities and services

Local democracy

Local government is a foundational part of our democracy. But local democracy isn’t just about holding elections every three years – it’s about the day-to-day ways people have their say in the decisions that affect us all.

Local democracy

Local government is a foundational part of our democracy. But local democracy isn’t just about holding elections every three years – it’s about the day-to-day ways people have their say in the decisions that affect us all.

  • Collaboratively design and implement community-based decision-making processes that are meaningful and inclusive.

    Make full use of mechanisms that enable young people to contribute to local decision-making, including our youth council.

    In partnership with local iwi and hapū, establish authentic Tiriti-based decision-making models for local governance.

  • Start to restore control over spending and stop the excessive rate increases.

    Start genuinely consulting and putting people before politics.

    Start with a review of operations and fix the broken services.

  • Collaboratively design and implement community-based decision-making processes that are meaningful and inclusive.

    Make full use of mechanisms that enable young people to contribute to local decision-making, including our youth council.

    In partnership with local iwi and hapū, establish authentic Tiriti-based decision-making models for local governance.

  • Start to restore control over spending and stop the excessive rate increases.

    Start genuinely consulting and putting people before politics.

    Start with a review of operations and fix the broken services.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment

Environment

Housing and planning

Housing and planning

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Recreation and culture

Recreation and culture

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

Mayor

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