Upper Hutt City Council

We're sad to announce that this is the last year that we're running the Community Calendar competition. For over 24 years we've run the competition where each year schools from around Upper Hutt enter artwork around themes such as recycling or statements on why they love Upper Hutt. We've loved seeing the creative young artists and wordsmiths reminding us of the beautiful place we live in. While we won't be delivering the calendars to letterboxes this year, they are now available for pick-up from Civic or Upper Hutt Libraries.

Our team is taking a break over Christmas and New Year 🎄🥳 If you need to visit us at Civic Centre before or after the holidays, make a note to yourself that our hours are: 📆 24 December: 8.00am - 12.00pm 📆 25 December to 2 January: Closed 📆 3 January: 9.00am – 4.00pm 📆 6 January: regular hours resume We’ll respond to any social media direct messages when we return on 3 January 📧 If you need urgent assistance during this time please call 04 527 2169.

Something exciting has landed at our Upper Hutt Libraries! ✨ Our Central Library is the first in New Zealand to have a 24/7 Click & Collect locker. We extend a huge thank you to the New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme (NZLPP) at the National Library of New Zealand for funding this project. 🙌 Enjoying the wide variety of library items available for borrowing has never been easier for our staff and community. Books, magazines, jigsaws, and more are now just a click away, and can be collected whenever it suits customers. 📚 We are excited about this amazing opportunity to make our library collections even more accessible and convenient to enjoy. Read more about the project here 👇 https://lnkd.in/gKXzhwAm

🎇 Sneak peek! 🎇 ‘Paw-sitvely summer’ is our summer campaign aimed at raising awareness and promoting responsible dog ownership to ensure the well-being of our furry companions during the warmer months. 🐾 Our goal is to provide information to our Upper Hutt dog owners about potential risks and equip them with resources to make the information readily available. 🐶 Have sneaky preview of our imagery for this campaign below or find out more by going here 👇 https://lnkd.in/gDV7xX_U

Congratulations to Dsport and Wellington Severe Weather Reports! 🎉 Both Upper Hutt local initiatives were announced as winners at the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards held last week at Te Papa. 🏆 dsport are paving the way to make high-performance sport inclusive and accessible for all abilities. They won first place in the Sports and Leisure category, and the Supreme Award, for hosting the inspiring World Wheelchair Rugby Paralympic Qualification Tournament earlier this year. Wellington Severe Weather Reports [tag page] were recognised with the Heritage and Environment award. Their dream of bringing real-time weather data to the community became a reality at the opening of a high-tech local weather station in June 2024. ⛅ Read more about it here 👇 https://lnkd.in/gXPzUcgD

LIM applications 🏡 Please get your LIM application in by 9 December if you’d like it processed before our Christmas and New Year break. 📅 Our processing clock officially pauses from 20 December to 10 January as per the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. If you apply after 9 December, we’ll do our best to complete your LIM before the break. However, there’s a chance it might not be ready. Go here to find out more about applying 👇 https://lnkd.in/gyt9zxqq

What does a dog in a hotdog costume and a Senior Corporate Planner have in common? Nothing... But we got your attention! We're looking for an experienced Senior Corporate Planner to join our team. If you: 🌭 Have experience in Local Government and consultation process. 🌭 Are organised and proactive. 🌭 Have delivered effective project plans, proposals, technical reports. 🌭 Have relationship management and communication skills. 🌭 Are able to collaborate on projects. Then you might have what it takes! Apply below 👇 https://lnkd.in/d5czVZak

If you visited Upper Hutt Library last week, you might've seen our Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) team participating in a training exercise. In this exercise scenario, our EOC along with all the other EOCs in the Wellington region were activated after an 8.2 earthquake had hit the South Island along the Alpine Fault and caused significant damage to the Wellington Region. Teams had to navigate many challenges including... 👉 Performing rapid impact assessments. 👉 Getting health and safety info out to the community. 👉 Ensuring community hubs had been set up with power, blankets and kai. 👉 Communicating with other EOCs and emergency services. Alongside our day-to-day jobs, we regularly train to activate and run Upper Hutt's EOC to manage a disaster response in our city. These exercises are SO important so that when we do have an event happen our team are ready to coordinate local responses and support the local community. Read news: https://lnkd.in/gjRN3sHN

Yesterday morning our staff joined Kiwis across the country in the National ShakeOut Drill, practising Drop, Cover, and Hold in our buildings. Why does this matter? New Zealand is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, with Wellington sitting on some of the country's most significant fault lines—Upper Hutt included. The Wellington Fault runs right through our city, so it’s not a question of ‘if’ an earthquake will happen, but ‘when’. While we can’t control earthquakes, we can control how prepared we are—at home and at work. Practicing what to do keeps us ready for the unexpected. Here’s how you can stay prepared: ➡️ Rehearse your workplace and household evacuation plans ➡️ Put together a household Grab Bag and a Pet Go Bag ➡️ If you're in a tsunami zone, practice your evacuation route ➡️ Check your emergency water supply ➡️ Ensure someone on your school’s approved list can collect your children in an emergency ➡️ Locate your nearest Community Emergency Hub It’s actions like these that show how much we value safety and preparedness—for our teams, our community, and our city. To learn more about how you can be ready, check out Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO) 's resources for Get Ready Week: https://lnkd.in/grMftFdV #ShakeOut #EmergencyPreparedness #GetReadyWeek

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