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)
Type
Type	City council of Lower 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 council represents a population of 112,300 as of June 2024^[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

Main article: Mayor of Lower Hutt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Coat of arms

The City of Lower Hutt has a coat of arms, granted under the seal of the Garter King of Arms and the Norroy and Ulster King of Arms on 25 November 1955.^[9] The blazon is:^[10][11]

Coat of arms of Hutt City Council

Crest A Tūī Bird holding in the beak a spring of Kōwhai flowered proper. Escutcheon Argent on Water in base Barry Wavy a Barquentine in full sail proper, flying at the fore-mast a Flag Azure, thereon a representation of the constellation of the Southern Cross Or; on a Chief Vert a Cog wheel between two Garbs Gold, over all a Canton Argent charged with a Chevron between three Fleurs de lys Sable. Supporters On the dexter side the figure of a Farmer supporting with the interior Hand a long-handled Shovel resting his exterior hand on a Sheep Dog sejant, and on the sinister side the figure of a Māori Warrior vested proper, supporting with the interior Hand a long Spear also proper.

See also

• Hutt Valley