Hutt City Council (abbr. HCC; Māori: Te Awa Kairangi) is the territorial authority for the city of Lower Hutt, New Zealand. It serves as the city's local government alongside the Greater Wellington Regional Council as the regional council. From 1989 to 1991 the authority was known as Lower Hutt City Council.
The current council has existed since the 1989 local government reforms, prior to which local government in the area was split between four local authorities.
The governing body of the council has 13 councillors and is chaired by the mayor of Lower Hutt (currently Ken Laban since October 2025). There are also two community boards.
History
Predecessors In 1989, the former Lower Hutt City Council, the Petone Borough Council, the Eastbourne Borough Council, and the Wainuiomata District Council were amalgamated to form a new Lower Hutt City Council.
Governing body
Mayor
One mayor is elected at-large; they chair meetings of the governing body and act as the head of local government in the city.
Current composition The current members of the governing body of council are: Role Portrait Name AffiliationWardMayorKen Laban IndependentElected at-largeDeputyKeri Brown LabourWainuiomataCouncillorBrady Dyer Independent At-largeCouncillor Prabha Ravi IndependentAt-largeCouncillor Tony Stallinger IndependentAt-largeCouncillor Karen Yung Independent At-largeCouncillor Mele Tonga-Grant IndependentAt-largeCouncillor Chris Parkin Independent GreenWesternCouncillor Tui Lewis IndependentHarbourCouncillor Naomi Shaw IndependentNorthernCouncillor Andy Mitchell IndependentNorthernCouncillor Glenda Barratt IndependentCentralCouncillor Simon Edwards IndependentCentralCouncillor Te Awa Puketapu IndependentMana Kairangi ki Tai Māori
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: Eastbourne Community Board; Wainuiomata Community Board.
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:
See also Territorial authorities bordering Hutt City Council: Upper Hutt City Council Porirua City Council Wellington City Council
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