By-election for Rimutaka Licensing Trust officially underway Published on 24 November 2025 By-election for Rimutaka Licensing Trust officially kicks off today. Tagged as: , Announcements and Alerts, Public Notices
New chapter for water services in metropolitan Wellington starts today Published on 30 October 2025 The new water organisation, Tiaki Wai Metro Water Ltd, is legally established with a four-person board in place, and will be providing drinking water, wastewater, and piped stormwater services across the Wellington metropolitan area from 1 July 2026. Tagged as: , Announcements and Alerts, Media Releases
Red Wind and Orange Rain Warnings Issued for Upper Hutt Published on 23 October 2025 MetService has issued strong wind and heavy rain warnings for Upper Hutt and the wider region. Our response team supported the community and is now out cleaning up. Tagged as: , Announcements and Alerts, Community Safety, Emergency Management
Thank you, Upper Hutt, for voting Published on 11 October 2025 Learn about the progress, preliminary, and official results for the 2025 elections. Stay updated as votes are counted. Tagged as: , Announcements and Alerts
Return your voting papers and have your say Published on 02 October 2025 As of 1 October, only 21.20% of eligible Upper Hutt voters have returned their voting papers. Tagged as: , Announcements and Alerts
Future of Pinehaven Stream Upgrades Under Review Published on 27 August 2025 Upper Hutt City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council are now reviewing the next phases of Pinehaven Stream flood protection after resuming management of the project following completion of phase 1 and 2 by Wellington Water Limited. Tagged as: , Announcements and Alerts
How are we doing? A regional snapshot of voter enrolment Published on 19 August 2025 Here's a regional snapshot to see how Upper Hutt’s voter enrolment rates stack up and where we might want to focus our efforts. Tagged as: , Announcements and Alerts
Meet your candidates for Upper Hutt City’s 2025 local elections Published on 14 August 2025 The confirmed list of candidates for Upper Hutt’s 2025 local elections is now live. We thank every person who has put their name forward to serve our city. Tagged as: , Announcements and Alerts
Rail Safety Week Published on 11 August 2025 Rail Safety Week (11–18 August 2025) is an annual, nationwide campaign coordinated by TrackSAFE NZ and KiwiRail, supported by numerous organisations. The campaign aims to raise public awareness around rail safety and encourage safe behaviours near the rail network. This is an example of how road safety coordinators are collaborating at a national and regional level utilising shared campaign assets Tagged as: , Announcements and Alerts