Hutt City Sustainable Living Info

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Learning opportunities

Hutt Future Living Skills courses and on demand’ workshop sessions for community groups offered by Hutt City Council, at low cost, on most of the topics covered below.  Enquiries further information:  natalie.hormann@huttcity.govt.nz

Gardens and backyards

Some  information on food gardening in your backyard is available on the Council website, including PDF brochures to download.

HCC also offers a free advice service for home food growing and composting. Contact the Green Gardener (Natalie) by phone 04 570 6666 or email: natalie.hormann@huttcity.govt.nz to arrange a visit

Lower Hutt has community gardens in the following areas:

• Moera (behind the community house)
• Roberts Street Reserve, Avalon 022 0682114.
• Waterloo (behind Waterloo School)
• Eastbourne 04 562 8753.
• Stokes valley Kai gardens, Kingsley Street Reserve
• Poole Crescent, Wainuiomata
• Common Unity Project, Epuni Primary School
• Petone (outside the police station)

Hutt City is alos supporting two fruit ttrees in public places programmes: Fruit Trees in Schools and Ngahere Kai

Booklet is available from City Council on keeping urban backyard animals (goats, poultry, bees,etc)

Food choices

Conscious consumers - search for cafes & businesses using fair trade and sustainability practices.

Minimising Waste

Rubbish and recycling in Hutt City. 

E-waste (electronic equipment) can be taken by Earthlink at 22 Eastern Hutt Rd, Wingate.

Read more:  No Throw Guide and the Electronic Waste Guide from our friends at Sustainability Trust, Wellington.; new waste minimisation website One Planet

The Earthlink 'Waste Smart' Recycling Shop is now located at: 22 Eastern Hutt Rd, Wingate, Lower Hutt.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9.30 am to 4pm, Saturday 10am to 2pm. Phone: 567 7111  

Backyard composting information.

Worm composting alternative.

Litter and grafitti reduction; Keep Hutt City Beautiful.

Business waste reduction and efficiency.

Resilience - emergency management

Emergency preparedness. (includes Tsunami risk maps, info on warning sirens, a 'get prepared' checklist, sign up for text alerts and location of civil defenece centres.)

Energy efficiency - reducing power use

Energy efficiency products from Sustainability Trust, Wellington.

See also EcoDesign Advisor (below)

Building work, for warm, dry homes

The Council's Eco-Design Service: Free advisor by phone or visit, Richard helps on heating, cooling, insulation for energy efficiency, rainwater saving and more. 04 570 6927.   Booklets available to download here.

Hutt City Building and Resource Consent info.

Consent fee waiver for solar water and photovoltaic systems, for low emission wood burners, water heat pumps, retrofit double glazing and rainwater storage tanks.

Water use and impacts

Saving water at home and in the garden

Getting around Hutt City

City maps available on line. Another one here.

Metlink bus routes map and bus or rail journey planner

Walking, or cycling journey planner, across Greater Wellington (also bus stop finder).

Accessibility guide (regional Council, Metlink)

Let's car pool.  (new smart travel scheme starts May 2017)

Children's road safety info, walking school buses.

Leisure walking and cycling in Hutt Valley.

Extra Information sources for Hutt City residents

Transition Town Lower Hutt Facebook page, and a older web page.

There are 23 Enviro-schools and early childhood centres in this area.  (And more across the region).

Volunteers welcome at some varied projects.

Habitat care groups.

Hutt City library catalogue search.

 EnviroHutt -  Facebook page - links interested groups (requires Facebook log in)