The Hutt City Council is a
territorial authority in
New Zealand
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, 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
The South Wairarapa District is a district at the south-east tip of the North Island of New Zealand, governed by the South Wairarapa District Council. The district comprises the southernmost part of the Wairarapa, and is part of the Wellington Reg ...
to the east, and
Wellington
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to the southwest and west. It is one of nine territorial authorities in the
Wellington Region
Greater Wellington, also known as the Wellington Region (Māori: ''Te Upoko o te Ika''), is a non-unitary region of New Zealand that occupies the southernmost part of the North Island. The region covers an area of , and has a population of
T ...
.
The council represents a population of as of 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.
Council and committees
The Mayor and all Councillors are members of the Council.
Mayor
One mayor is elected at large from the electors of Lower Hutt.
Harbour Ward
Harbour Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.
Central Ward
Central Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.
Western Ward
Western Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.
Northern Ward
Northern Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.
Eastern Ward
Eastern Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.
Wainuiomata Ward
Wainuiomata Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.
At-large Ward
The remaining six councillors are elected
at-large from the electors of Lower Hutt.
Community boards
The Council has created three local
community boards under the provisions of Part 4 of the
Local Government Act 2002, with members elected using a
first-past-the-post (FPP) system
or appointed by the Council. The community boards are as follows:
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Eastbourne
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Community Board;
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Petone
Petone (Māori: ''Pito-one''), a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, stands at the southern end of the Hutt Valley, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour. The Māori name means "end of the sand beach".
Europeans first settled in P ...
Community Board;
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Wainuiomata
Wainuiomata () is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Origin of name
The word 'Wainui-o-mata' is a Māori name made up of the words Wai = water, Nui = big, O = of, and Mata – which could refer ...
Community Board.
See also
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Hutt Valley
The Hutt Valley (or 'The Hutt') is the large area of fairly flat land in the Hutt River valley in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Like the river that flows through it, it takes its name from Sir William Hutt, a director of the New Zeala ...
References
External links
Hutt City Council website
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City councils in New Zealand