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1660 days ago

Be kind, stay home, save lives

Grace from Hutt City Council

It’s pretty simple – be kind, stay home, save lives. Tackling COVID-19 is going to require all of us following official advice.

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1665 days ago

Riverbank Market will be open despite coronavirus

Reporter The Hutt News

Vege markets around the country will be going ahead this weekend despite a ban on gatherings.
* If you don't want your comments used in an article, just add NFP at the end of your post.

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1661 days ago

Hutt River vehicle access

Community Engagement Advisor from Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council has closed vehicular access next to the Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River at Harcourt Werry Drive and the access on the stopbank near High Street in the south.

The restriction is aimed at discouraging camping and congregation in the light of the raised COVID-19 alert … View more
Greater Wellington Regional Council has closed vehicular access next to the Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River at Harcourt Werry Drive and the access on the stopbank near High Street in the south.

The restriction is aimed at discouraging camping and congregation in the light of the raised COVID-19 alert levels and directives from the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Health. While the restriction will be in place until further notice, cyclists and pedestrians will continue to have access to pathways by the river.

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1661 days ago

what they are doing in China to prevent the virus spreading again

Karl from Alicetown

all people flying to Bejing are being put on a bus and sent to a village for quarantine. The quarantine area being surrounded by the army to enforce the stay.Maybe New Zealand can learn from this

1661 days ago

Update to rubbish and recycling

Grace from Hutt City Council

Rubbish collection is an essential service in an emergency situation.

We have been advised that recycling is non-essential which means the recycling facility that receives our city’s recycling material has closed. We have been able to make arrangements for a glass recycler to take glass only.

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Rubbish collection is an essential service in an emergency situation.

We have been advised that recycling is non-essential which means the recycling facility that receives our city’s recycling material has closed. We have been able to make arrangements for a glass recycler to take glass only.

What this means for you and us

Be responsible. Please don’t dump your rubbish and recycling. Kerbside rubbish collection is continuing. You can buy bags at the supermarket or contact a commercial company for a private wheelie bin service.

If you continue to use the recycling crates please only use these for glass. Please do not put anything else in your recycling crate – this only makes it harder for the collection people. Please note we cannot advise when our full recycling service will restart.

Our community recycling stations will close effective 5pm today as they cannot take all recyclables. To discourage illegal dumping the bins will start to be removed from tomorrow. The sites will be monitored.

The Seaview recycling station is privately owned and is now closed to the public. Account holders only (and these are mostly businesses) can continue to use the Seaview station.

For more information, click the link below 👇👇👇

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1662 days ago

We need Vets in critical services

George from Naenae

Our "fur children" count too! I dont see Vets anywhere on the essential services list. Am aware that some of them and their equipment might be repurposed (needs must) but what happens if a pet is sick/injured? Can at least one vet in an area stay open for pets only?

1662 days ago

Ideas for connecting with your neighbours while self-isolating:

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

- Leave a note in the letterbox with your contact details
- Create a Facebook page for your street / building
- Start a WhatsApp or Viber group chat
- Give a wave from 2m away and ask how they're going
- Find and join a local Neighbourhood Support group here:

www.neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz...View more
- Leave a note in the letterbox with your contact details
- Create a Facebook page for your street / building
- Start a WhatsApp or Viber group chat
- Give a wave from 2m away and ask how they're going
- Find and join a local Neighbourhood Support group here:

www.neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz...

There are plenty of ways to keep in touch and support one another over the next several weeks. Just don't forget about those with limited internet or mobile phone access!

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1662 days ago

COVID-19: What we're doing

Grace from Hutt City Council

10am UPDATE:
Silverstream Landfill - Silverstream Landfill is closed to the public from 5pm Tuesday 24 March.

From Wednesday 25 March waste will be accepted from existing account holders only. The landfill will be closed to account holders on Saturday afternoons and all Sunday.

If you are not an … View more
10am UPDATE:
Silverstream Landfill - Silverstream Landfill is closed to the public from 5pm Tuesday 24 March.

From Wednesday 25 March waste will be accepted from existing account holders only. The landfill will be closed to account holders on Saturday afternoons and all Sunday.

If you are not an existing account holder and need to urgently dispose of hazardous waste please email wlg@tonkintaylor.co.nz.

The Earthlink recycling facility is now closed. Hold onto these items for now or you may know someone else who could use them.

See our website for more information.

Days Bay Wharf - The Days Bay Wharf will be closed off for the duration of the lockdown.

The East by West Ferry stopped operating on Monday 23 March and will be out of operation for a minimum of 4 weeks.

1662 days ago

Central City 1 Bdr Flat available for rent

Pete from Woburn

Need accommodation before Wednesday deadline ?

Very nice flat available in Wadestown $450 per week

All whiteware included

Assistance available to move in for small fee
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Need accommodation before Wednesday deadline ?

Very nice flat available in Wadestown $450 per week

All whiteware included

Assistance available to move in for small fee


Contact Pete
0274524581

1662 days ago

COVID-19: From Tuesday 24 March - weekend services start to roll out on all public transport modes

Community Engagement Advisor from

In response to the Prime Minister’s address yesterday on raised COVID-19 levels, Metlink will be moving to weekend services across all public transport modes.

From Tuesday 24 March rail services will move to a special weekend timetable www.metlink.org.nz...

From Wednesday 25 March bus services … View more
In response to the Prime Minister’s address yesterday on raised COVID-19 levels, Metlink will be moving to weekend services across all public transport modes.

From Tuesday 24 March rail services will move to a special weekend timetable www.metlink.org.nz...

From Wednesday 25 March bus services will move to Sunday timetables. www.metlink.org.nz...

Further updates will be posted when available. Metlink thanks passengers for their patience at this time.

1662 days ago

Avoid food poisoning at home

Ministry for Primary Industries

It’s a great time to cook for family, and whether you’re dining in or grilling on the BBQ, good food will always be on the menu. But, did you know that half of all food poisoning occurs in the home?

Follow the three simple Cs – clean, cook, chill to avoid getting ill. We all want to keep … View more
It’s a great time to cook for family, and whether you’re dining in or grilling on the BBQ, good food will always be on the menu. But, did you know that half of all food poisoning occurs in the home?

Follow the three simple Cs – clean, cook, chill to avoid getting ill. We all want to keep our friends and families safe, and the 3Cs can help you avoid common foodborne illnesses.

Check out foodsafety.govt.nz/ccc for handy food safety tips.
Learn More

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1662 days ago

Corkboard

Tracy from Naenae

Does anyone in the Hutt Valley have a Corkboard they no longer use that I could please pick up asap?....have a project I'd like to do while in lockdown during the pandemic!

Free

1662 days ago

We're in this together!

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

Now is your chance to get organised and come up with a plan for supporting your neighbours and keeping in touch over the next several weeks. We've come up with this 'Our Neighbourhood Plan' template to help.

For additional advice and resources, visit our website at the below link:

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1662 days ago

COVID-19: What we're doing

The team from Hutt City Council

4.30pm UPDATE:

Laings Road Admin Building - From this evening all facilities will close, including the front desk at Laings Road Admin Building. Our resources will be redirected to our virtual contact centre.

Parking - Hutt City Council will stop enforcing parking charges across Lower Hutt for … View more
4.30pm UPDATE:

Laings Road Admin Building - From this evening all facilities will close, including the front desk at Laings Road Admin Building. Our resources will be redirected to our virtual contact centre.

Parking - Hutt City Council will stop enforcing parking charges across Lower Hutt for the next 48 hours. This will enable people to access essential services in our city, and allow people to plan for our move to level 4, without any charge for parking.

4pm Monday 23 March

To help control the spread of COVID-19, all Hutt City Council facilities are temporarily closed. This includes swimming pools, libraries, gyms, community hubs, computer clubhouses, museums, community halls, playgrounds, parks and sportsfields.

Rubbish collection is an essential service and especially during situations like COVID-19. For Lower Hutt this means that your kerbside rubbish and recycling collection service will continue. Due to reduced staffing on the trucks (to enable staff to work safely and at distance from one another) the service may be a little slower than usual, but it will still be collected. So please be patient. This also means that recycling may not always be able to be sorted as it has been and in that case may have to be taken to landfill for a period. Normal recycle processing will resume as soon as possible.

Community recycling stations – these will continue to be open for cardboard and paper. These stations are cleared by a front loading truck so there is no handling by people. Please note however that if too much material is left at these recycling stations and especially if rubbish is left there they will be closed. So please only use these for what you need.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FROM COUNCIL
visit huttcity.govt.nz/covid19
email contact@huttcity.govt.nz
call +64 4 570 6666 | 0800 HUTT CITY

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