Hutt City Council
The Hutt City Council is a territorial authority in New 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.
Hutt City Council Te Awa Kairangi (Māori) | |
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Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor | Tui Lewis |
Seats | 13[lower-alpha 1] |
Elections | |
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/ | |
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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
The mayor and all councillors are members of the council.[4]
Mayor
One mayor is elected at large from the electors of Lower Hutt.[5]
Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities | |
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Campbell Barry | Labour | 2019 (as mayor) 2013 (as councillor) |
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Harbour Ward
Harbour Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.[4]
Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities | |
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Tui Lewis | Independent | 2013 |
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Central Ward
Central Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.[4]
Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities | |
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Glenda Barratt | United Hutt | 2021 by-election[6] |
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Western Ward
Western Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.[4]
Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities | |
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Chris Parkin | Independent | 2022 |
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Northern Ward
Northern Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.[4]
Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities | |
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Naomi Shaw | Independent | 2019 |
Chair, Traffic Subcommittee
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Eastern Ward
Eastern Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.[4]
Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities | |
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Andy Mitchell | Independent | 2019 |
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Wainuiomata Ward
Wainuiomata Ward returns one councillor to the Hutt City Council.[4]
Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities | |
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Keri Brown | Labour | 2019 |
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At-large Ward
The remaining six councillors are elected at-large from the electors of Lower Hutt.[4]
Name | Affiliation (if any) | First elected | Responsibilities | |
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Josh Briggs | Independent | 2016 |
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Brady Dyer | Independent | 2019 |
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Simon Edwards | Independent | 2016 |
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Karen Morgan | Independent | 2022 |
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Tony Stallinger | United Hutt | 2022 |
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Gabriel Tupou | Independent | 2022 |
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Community boards
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.
See also
References
- "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)
- "2022 Local Government Elections". Hutt City Council. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- "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.