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(Top) 1 Council and committees 1.1 Mayor 1.2 Harbour Ward 1.3 Central Ward 1.4 Western Ward 1.5 Northern Ward 1.6 Eastern Ward 1.7 Wainuiomata Ward 1.8 At-large Ward 1.9 Community boards 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Hutt City Council

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Hutt City Council Te Awa Kairangi (Māori)


Type
Type	City council ofLower Hutt
Leadership
Mayor	Campbell Barry
Deputy Mayor	Tui Lewis
Seats	13^[a]
Elections
Voting system	FPP
Last election	8 October 2022
Next election	11 October 2025
Meeting place
Lower Hutt Town Hall, 30 Laings Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010^[1]
Website
HuttCity.govt.nz/
Footnotes
^ Includes Mayor.

The Hutt City Council is a territorial authorityinNew Zealand, governing the city of Lower Hutt. Lower Hutt is the country's seventh largest city. The city borders Porirua to the north, Upper Hutt to the northeast, South Wairarapa District to the east, and Wellington to the southwest and west. It is one of nine territorial authorities in the Wellington Region.

The council represents a population of 113,000 as of June 2023^[2] and consists of a mayor and twelve councillors, with six elected from six wards (Northern, Central, Western, Eastern, Harbour, and Wainuiomata) and six at-large.^[3]

Council and committees[edit]

The mayor and all councillors are members of the council.^[4]

Mayor[edit]

One mayor is elected at large from the electors of Lower Hutt.^[5]

	Name	Affiliation (if any)	First elected	Responsibilities
	Campbell Barry	Labour	2019 (as mayor) 2013 (as councillor)	Chair, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Deputy Chair, Audit and Risk Subcommittee Deputy Chair, Chief Executive's Performance Review Subcommittee Chair, Emergency Committee Chair, Property Working Group for Advancing Strategic Projects Chair, Wellington Water Committee Ex-officio member of all committees and subcommittees

Harbour Ward[edit]

Harbour Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.^[4]

	Name	Affiliation (if any)	First elected	Responsibilities
	Tui Lewis	Independent	2013	Deputy Mayor Deputy Chair, Policy, Finance and Strategy Committee Deputy Chair, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Deputy Chair, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Working Group Deputy Chair, Emergency Committee Member, Climate Change and Sustainability Committee Member, Communities, Culture and Partnerships Committee Member, Infrastructure and Regulatory Committee Member, District Plan Review committee Member, Chief Executive's Performance Review Subcommittee Member, Traffic Subcommittee

Central Ward[edit]

Central Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.^[4]

	Name	Affiliation (if any)	First elected	Responsibilities
	Glenda Barratt	United Hutt	2021 by-election^[6]	Member, Infrastructure and Regulatory Committee Member, Communities, Culture and Partnerships Committee Member, Traffic Subcommittee Member, Audit and Risk Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Member, Emergency Committee

Western Ward[edit]

Western Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.^[4]

	Name	Affiliation (if any)	First elected	Responsibilities
	Chris Parkin	Independent	2022	Deputy Chair, Climate Change and Sustainability Committee Member, Policy, Finance and Strategy Committee Member, Communities, Culture and Partnerships Committee Member, Hutt Valley Services Committee Member, Traffic Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Member, Emergency Committee Member, Western Community Funding Panel Member, Creative Communities Panel

Northern Ward[edit]

Northern Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.^[4]

	Name	Affiliation (if any)	First elected	Responsibilities
	Naomi Shaw	Independent	2019	Chair, Traffic Subcommittee Member, Communities, Culture and Partnerships Committee Member, Climate Change and Sustainability Committee Member, District Plan Review Committee Member, Hutt Valley Services Committee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Member, Emergency Committee Member, Northern Community Funding Panel

Eastern Ward[edit]

Eastern Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.^[4]

	Name	Affiliation (if any)	First elected	Responsibilities
	Andy Mitchell	Independent	2019	Chair, Policy, Finance and Strategy Committee Member, Infrastructure and Regulatory Committee Member, Climate Change and Sustainability Committee Member, District Plan Review Committee Member, Traffic Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Working Group Member, Emergency Committee Member, Eastern Community Funding Panel

Wainuiomata Ward[edit]

Wainuiomata Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.^[4]

	Name	Affiliation (if any)	First elected	Responsibilities
	Keri Brown	Labour	2019	Chair, Communities, Culture and Partnerships Committee Member, Policy, Finance and Strategy Committee Member, Infrastructure and Regulatory Committee Member, Climate Change and Sustainability Committee Member, Hutt Valley Services Committee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Working Group Member, Emergency Committee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Working Group

At-large Ward[edit]

The remaining six councillors are elected at-large from the electors of Lower Hutt.^[4]

Name	Affiliation (if any)	First elected	Responsibilities
Josh Briggs	Independent	2016	Chair, Climate Change and Sustainability Committee Member, Communities, Culture and Partnerships Committee Member, District Plan Review Committee Member, Chief Executive's Performance Review Subcommittee Member, Audit and Risk Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Working Group Member, Traffic Subcommittee (Alternate) Member, Emergency Committee Member, Climate Action Working group Member, Eastern Community Funding Panel Member, Northern Community Funding Panel Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Working Group
Brady Dyer	Independent	2019	Chair, District Plan Review Committee Deputy Chair, District Licensing Committee Deputy Chair, Traffic Subcommittee Member, Policy, Finance and Strategy Committee Member, Infrastructure and Regulatory Committee Member, Hutt Valley Services Committee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Working Group Member, Emergency Committee Member, Central Community Funding Panel Member, Regional Transport Committee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Working Group
Simon Edwards	Independent	2016	Chair, Infrastructure and Regulatory Committee Deputy Chair, District Licensing Committee Deputy Chair, District Plan Review Committee Member, Policy, Finance and Strategy Committee Member, Climate Change and Sustainability Committee Member, Chief Executive's Performance Review Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Working Group Member, Emergency Committee Member, Regional Transport Committee Member, Western Community Funding Panel Member, Wellington Region Waste Management and Minimisation Plan Joint Committee Member, Te Awa Kairangi/ Hutt River Valley Subcommittee Member, Cycling Reference Group Member, Property Working Group for Advancing Strategic Projects Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Working Group
Karen Morgan	Independent	2022	Deputy Chair, Communities, Culture and Partnerships Committee Member, Policy, Finance and strategy Committee Member, District Plan Review Committee Member, Chief Executive's Performance Review Subcommittee Member, Audit and Risk Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Member, Emergency Committee Member, Northern Community Funding Panel
Tony Stallinger	United Hutt	2022	Chair, Hutt Valley Services Committee Deputy Chair, Infrastructure and Regulatory Committee Member, Policy, Finance and Strategy Committee Member, Audit and Risk Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Member, Emergency Committee Member, Central Community Funding Panel Member, Western Community Funding Panel
Gabriel Tupou	Independent	2022	Member, Infrastructure and Regulatory Committee Member, Communities, Culture and Partnerships Committee Member, Traffic Subcommittee Member, Long Term Plan/ Annual Plan Subcommittee Member, Emergency Committee Member, Wellington Water Committee Member, Eastern Community Funding Panel

Community boards[edit]

The council has created three local community boards under the provisions of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2002,^[7] with members elected using a first-past-the-post (FPP) system^[3] or appointed by the council. The community boards are as follows:^[8]

Eastbourne Community Board;
Petone Community Board;
Wainuiomata Community Board.

References[edit]

^ "Council and Community Board meetings". Hutt City Council. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

^ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)

^ ^a ^b "2022 Local Government Elections". Hutt City Council. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Councillors". Hutt City Council. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

^ "The Mayor of Lower Hutt". Hutt City Council. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

^ Boyack, Nicholas (24 September 2021). "Hutt City Council by-election: Glenda Barratt wants to clean up rubbish". Stuff. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

^ "Local Government Act 2002 No 84 (as at 01 July 2017)". www.legislation.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

^ "Community Boards". Hutt City Council. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

External links[edit]

Hutt City Council website

Local government in New Zealand

Territorial authorities

City councils

District councils

Regional councils

Other councils

Chatham Islands

Related organisations

Authorities in italics are unitary authorities

Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Seat: Hutt Central

Populated places

Western Ward	Alicetown Belmont Harbour View Haywards Kelson Manor Park Maungaraki Melling Normandale Tirohanga
Northern Ward	Stokes Valley Taitā (Pomare - Wingate)
Central Ward	Avalon Boulcott Epuni Hutt Central Woburn
Eastern Ward	Fairfield Naenae Waterloo
Harbour Ward	Ava Days Bay Eastbourne Gracefield Korokoro Lowry Bay Māhina Bay Moera Petone Point Howard Seaview Sorrento Bay Sunshine Bay Waiwhetū York Bay
Wainuiomata Ward	Wainuiomata (Arakura - Glendale - Homedale - Parkway) Pencarrow Head Wainuiomata Coast

Geographic features

Facilities and attractions

Railway stations

Rail lines

Government

Education

Schools

Tertiary

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