1667 days ago

Tell us what you think of Main St?

Reporter Community News

Hopefully you will have seen the recent story in the Upper Hutt Leader about the future of Main St.
Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy said all options, including apartments, are on the table for the future development of Main Street. A recent social media post by Marita Manns Maass resulted in a wide ranging discussion on the future of the main shopping street.
Maass, who described the "street as a dog's breakfast" suggested the council should look to Europe for design inspiration and for ways to reduce the number of empty shops.
Ideas suggested included making the street pedestrian only.
Tell us what you would like to see done with the street to make it more attractive.
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The picture is of Gething Motors in 1963.

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(Trev from Silverdale kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Trev!)

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The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.

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Should the government ask these industries to contribute?

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Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
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