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Scoop
13-07-2025
- Business
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Riverbank Market To Move To Dowse Square – Mayor Announces New Site For 2026
Press Release – Hutt City Council The new location was selected after detailed planning and engagement. Its close to the current market site, can host existing stallholders, and is well-connected to public transport and parking. Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry has announced that the Riverbank Market will relocate to Dowse Square and the surrounding Civic Precinct next year, while major construction work takes place. The market has been a fixture of Lower Hutt's weekends since 2005 and attracts thousands of visitors each Saturday, making it one of the largest and most popular weekly markets in the Wellington region. The market needs to move to make way for improved stopbanks as part of the $1.5 billion Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi RiverLink project which also includes transport improvements and reconnecting the city to the river. 'We've made it a priority to keep the market central and local. The new location is a practical way to help attract foot traffic to the CBD and support local businesses through a time of disruption and change,' Mayor Barry says. 'Market-goers will still be able to enjoy their Saturday morning routines-now with nearby attractions like High Street shopping, Riddiford Garden, the Dowse Art Museum, and the War Memorial Library just steps away.' The new location was selected after detailed planning and engagement. It's close to the current market site, can host existing stallholders, and is well-connected to public transport and parking. Work is underway on a resource consent application for the move, and a confirmed relocation date will be announced in due course, allowing stallholders and the public adequate time to prepare.
Scoop
13-07-2025
- Business
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Riverbank Market To Move To Dowse Square - Mayor Announces New Site For 2026
Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry has announced that the Riverbank Market will relocate to Dowse Square and the surrounding Civic Precinct next year, while major construction work takes place. The market has been a fixture of Lower Hutt's weekends since 2005 and attracts thousands of visitors each Saturday, making it one of the largest and most popular weekly markets in the Wellington region. The market needs to move to make way for improved stopbanks as part of the $1.5 billion Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi RiverLink project which also includes transport improvements and reconnecting the city to the river. "We've made it a priority to keep the market central and local. The new location is a practical way to help attract foot traffic to the CBD and support local businesses through a time of disruption and change," Mayor Barry says. "Market-goers will still be able to enjoy their Saturday morning routines-now with nearby attractions like High Street shopping, Riddiford Garden, the Dowse Art Museum, and the War Memorial Library just steps away." The new location was selected after detailed planning and engagement. It's close to the current market site, can host existing stallholders, and is well-connected to public transport and parking. Work is underway on a resource consent application for the move, and a confirmed relocation date will be announced in due course, allowing stallholders and the public adequate time to prepare.
Scoop
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Councils Need More Clarity Around Climate Adaptation
Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) says a lack of clarity around who pays for climate adaptation puts ratepayers at risk of footing the bill — which many could not afford. This follows the release of a final report from the Independent Reference Group on Climate Adaptation, set up by the Ministry for the Environment to provide recommendations for a new adaptation approach for New Zealand. LGNZ Vice President Campbell Barry says while the report has good intentions, it fails to address some concerns previously raised by local government. 'It's good to see the report's sense of urgency; our submission on climate adaptation in June last year stressed that action is needed now,' says Campbell Barry. 'We need to have better policies and frameworks in place to cater for increasingly severe and frequent weather events. Local government can't afford to have another Cyclone Gabrielle; the aftermath of a significant weather event like that comes with massive financial, infrastructure and human costs for communities. 'This report continues the lack of clarity around who pays for climate adaptation. We're concerned its huge costs will fall on local government, yet councils don't have access to funding and finance tools to cover these costs. 'An objective of the climate change framework should be to ensure that where costs or responsibilities are passed on to councils, councils should be provided with a means to fund them. 'We need the Government to be clear around who pays and how. Councils are being set up to fail if their funding and finance framework doesn't change. 'If we don't fundamentally change how local government is funded, and how we pay for important things like climate adaptation, then the cost will ultimately fall on ratepayers.' LGNZ champions, connects and supports local government. We represent the national interest of councils across New Zealand to deliver more of what matters in their communities. LGNZ is involved in policy, reforms, programmes, and advocacy as well as providing advice, consultancy and training to councils and their staff.
RNZ News
10-07-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
Local Government NZ on climate adaptation report
climate politics 28 minutes ago Local government politicians still have questions about how future climate adaptation will be funded. Hutt City Mayor and Local Government NZ vice president Campbell Barry spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.
Scoop
08-07-2025
- General
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Thousands Of Free Native Plants For Lower Hutt – Let's Get More In The Ground
Press Release – Hutt City Council Locals can register for up to five free native plants to grow in their own backyards or community area. Weve doubled the total number of plants available this year, up from 2000 last year, as we push to reach 114,000 native plantings by 2025. Lower Hutt residents can again be part of the Mouri Tupu: Planting for the Future initiative with 4000 free native plants up for grabs to brighten backyards and community spaces. Locals can register for up to five free native plants to grow in their own backyards or community area. We've doubled the total number of plants available this year, up from 2000 last year, as we push to reach 114,000 native plantings by 2025. Mouri Tupu is about getting more native plants in the ground across Lower Hutt, on berms, in backyards, and in community spaces. Last year's response showed locals are keen to get involved and this year we're scaling up so even more households can take part. To help reach the city's planting target, residents who successfully register can collect their plants at one of four collection days: Proof of Lower Hutt residency, such as a utility bill or library card, will be required upon collection. Mayor Campbell Barry says an integral part of the Mouri Tupu initiative is about empowering residents to take part in greening their city. 'This is about rolling up our sleeves and getting more native plants in the ground. We've already hit 73,000 and we're not slowing down. Giving plants straight to locals is a simple, practical way to get more people involved in the work to green and protect our city.' About Mouri Tupu Mouri is the life force or energy present in everything; not just living things like animals or plants, but also inanimate objects, places, and man-made items. This energy is nurtured and grown, or neglected and stunted, depending on our interaction with and care for the energy. Tupu refers to the early stages of the plant life cycle and encompasses the whole process of growth itself. Mouri Tupu is our way of recognising that everything has the potential to grow and thrive, powered by the energy that flows through all things, and sustained by our interaction and care of it. This is why we are committed to ensuring a community in which everyone thrives; and we can only thrive if our environment is suitable.
