Local elections opens for voting on 9 September and closes at 12 noon on 11 October 2025. You must be enrolled to vote in order to receive your voting papers in your letterbox in September. Use the links on our website to do so.If you would like to stand as a candidate, please note that all candidate nominations must be submitted before 12 noon on 1 August 2025 to our Elections Officer.
For existing dog owners wanting to renew dog registrations, just click on the below link to pay now.
From 1 July 2025, new documentation requirements and updated income thresholds will apply to SuperGold Card holders and other Upper Hutt residents applying for a Rates Rebate.
During disasters, councils and emergency services aren't the only ones responding. Everyone will have to pitch in and help each other.
Communities are full of skilled and resourceful people, businesses, groups, and facilities that could help solve many of the challenges that your community will face after an emergency.
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A Community Emergency Hub is a place where you and your neighbours can go to help each other in a major emergency.
Your neighbours are your first source of support in an emergency, and it’s important to get to know them.
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Community members and volunteer organisations play a vital role in the preparation for, response, and recovery from an emergency.
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