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.

Recreation and culture

From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.

Recreation and culture

From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.

  • Undertake or resource initiatives that support physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

    Provide facilities and infrastructure for a range of recreational activities in an equitable, just and transparent way.

    Support ecologically and socially robust decisions on recreational and sporting facilities and activities being made by local communities.

  • Genuinely consult and put people before politics.

  • Undertake or resource initiatives that support physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

    Provide facilities and infrastructure for a range of recreational activities in an equitable, just and transparent way.

    Support ecologically and socially robust decisions on recreational and sporting facilities and activities being made by local communities.

  • Genuinely consult and put people before politics.