Hutt City Council


The Hutt City Council is a Territorial [authorities of New Zealand|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.
The council represents a population of as of and consists of a mayor and thirteen councillors, with eight elected from six wards and five elected at-large.
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Council and committees

The mayor and all councillors are members of the council.

Community boards

The council currently has two local community boards under the provisions of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2002, with members elected using a first-past-the-post (FPP) system or appointed by the council. The community boards are as follows:
From 1989 to 2025 the council also had a third community board covering Petone.

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. The blazon is: