Upper Hutt City Council

Base decisions on community spending on robust data, understanding both total number of visits and the number of people visiting.

Review detailed data about where and to whom council funds are going to ensure the spending benefits the largest number of people.

Enhance sporting facilities to increase community participation.

Support local arts and cultural festivals that showcase and celebrate our diversity.

Upgrade parks, pools and playgrounds to provide safe, inclusive recreational spaces for all community members.

Enrich the community with well-maintained parks, pools and galleries and support the return of the HAPAI building to community use.

Support the three main events and do them well – spring festival, Christmas parade and Matariki – and support the arts and cultural events.

Maintain the fabulous sports facilities for health and recreation.

Ensure each suburb and valley tells its own story with locals developing signage and branding at no cost to ratepayers, councillor led.

Establish Akatawara as an eco adventure tourism hub with improved access to Staglands, recreational activities and star attractions.

Introduce an optional donation for users of key parks, playgrounds and mountain bike tracks to support improved maintenance and improvements.

Appoint a prominent sportsperson as a sporting ambassador at large for Upper Hutt.

Brand every Upper Hutt sporting event as an Xtream event, borrowing the branding from the swimming complex, eg 'brought to you by Xtream netball'.

Promote Upper Hutt as the sporting capital of New Zealand.

Foster community participation in sports, arts and recreation.

Maintain parks, pools, libraries and community halls for everyone.

Support local festivals and events that bring the community together.

Fund investment in facilities like parks, pools, museums, libraries and community halls to support a healthy and caring community.

Regulate the number and location of liquor and vaping outlets across the city.

Support a wide range of cultural events and initiatives that celebrate the city's diversity.

Upgrade public spaces so families have safe, modern spaces to enjoy across Upper Hutt.

Support more community events and festivals that celebrate culture, bring people together, and boost local business.

Improve sporting facilities and work with clubs so youth and families can access affordable, quality recreation.

Establish a community hub within existing council facilities to allow groups to meet at little or no cost.

Support the creative community, which is very active in Upper Hutt, and find ways to build on existing activities like the Art Trail.

Establish a gated playground where parents and kids can play and relax.

Partner with iwi and community groups to celebrate diverse cultures and histories.

Support community arts, theatre and cultural events that bring people together.

Encourage residents to enjoy existing facilities such as sports fields, galleries and driving ranges.

Encourage use of existing facilities including indoor venues.

Support more frequent festivals and bring back the March Madness Fair.

Build food forests together with continued growth of food networks to include both food and social hubs for connection and resilience.

Create safer active spaces made accessible to everyone such as fenced playgrounds, nature spaces and seating around suburbia.

Imagine opportunities that eco-tourism and outdoor health and wellbeing could provide community and environment.

Ensure our sporting facilities receive adequate funding for all sports.

Promote more events at our parks with outdoor concerts and festivals.

Promote our community halls for hire for private events ensuring an income as opposed to sitting dormant.

Support and develop local community facilities as the budget allows.