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Our Stories – Healthy Families Hutt Valley & our partners.

MORE CLUBS CHOOSING WATER AND LOSING UNHEALTHY SPONSORSHIP

Nov 22, 2019 | Wai

More clubs across the wider Wellington Region are ditching their unhealthy sponsorship and promoting water instead as part of the ever expanding Go the H2O movement. What started with one local sports code and Hutt City Council has grown to include 69 clubs from 12...

GETTING THE COMMUNITY MOVING TOWARDS ACTIVE TRANSPORT

Nov 18, 2019 | Healthy active streets

An event to showcase cycling as a fun and healthy way to get around and play welcomed more than 60 people on wheels of all kinds to Wainuomata’s Queen Street. Wicked Wheels, held for the second time on October 12 in partnership with Love Wainuiomata, promoted the many...

WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION JOIN THE GO THE H2O MOVEMENT

Sep 19, 2019 | Wai

The Go the H2O movement has a new champion with Wellington Rugby Union joining the growing list of sports clubs and regional codes to promote water as the drink of choice. Now more than 5,000 junior rugby players are encouraged to experience water only sidelines as...

MORE SMOKEFREE PUBLIC SPACES GIVEN A BOOST IN LOWER HUTT

Sep 18, 2019 | Auahi Kore, Uncategorized

Moves to raise a next generation free of cigarette smoke have kicked up a gear in Lower Hutt with even more of our public spaces now covered by an extended smokefree policy. Hutt City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday in favour of extending their Smokefree Outdoor...

GUIDING OUR CITY TO NURTURE HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Jun 1, 2019 | Healthy active streets

Hutt City Council has recently published its Central City Transformation Plan outlining the vision of our city as a dynamic 24-hour city that has the awa as its centre piece. Healthy Families Lower Hutt’s Strategic Leadership Group took their opportunity to provide a...

SOFTBALL CLUBS CATCH ON TO POOL PASSES FOR PLAYER OF THE DAY

Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorized, Wai

Softball clubs around the Wellington region are catching on to “Go the H2O Player of the Day” certificates which come with a free pool pass to any council pool run by Hutt City Council, Wellington City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Porirua City Council or Kāpiti...

WAINUIOMATA TOWN CENTRE DESIGNATED SMOKEFREE

Oct 11, 2018 | Auahi Kore

Hutt City Council endorsed the recommendation from the Wainuiomata Community Board to designate Queen Street as smokefree. Exploring smokefree town centres is part of Hutt City Council’s Smokefree Outdoor Public Places Policy. Wainuiomata will be Lower Hutt’s second...

GANGSTA GARDENER HITS THE HUTT FOR VISA WELLINGTON ON A PLATE

Aug 7, 2018 | Kai

Ron Finley uses gardening as a tool and metaphor for community transformation. Healthy Families Lower Hutt, Te Awakairangi Health Network and Hutt City Council are proud to be supporting Ron to come to Lower Hutt in August in partnership with Visa Wellington on a...

PASIFIKA POWER ON DISPLAY AT POLY ODYSSEY

Jul 9, 2018 | Wai

Poly Odyssey was a rich Pasifika experience delivered alongside Polyfest Hutt Valley during the week of 2 July 2018. Poly Odyssey surpassed expectations for both the organisers and the 50 schools, early childhood centres and learning organisations that attended....

COMMUNITY VOICE INFLUENCES HEALTHIER PARKS AND SPORTS GROUNDS FOR HUTT TAMARIKI

Jun 22, 2018 | Healthy active streets

Creating parks and sports grounds that enable healthy food and drink choices was the aim of a submission led by Te Awakairangi Health Network to influence Hutt City Council’s Long Term Plan. By amplifying the experiences of park users and weaving this with the health...

POLY ODYSSEY – AN UNFORGETTABLE PASIFIKA EXPERIENCE

Jun 22, 2018 | Wai

From 2-5 July 2018 Walter Nash Stadium will host Poly Odyssey for the first time. Poly Odyssey is a Pasifika health, education and arts day programme for school students that will run alongside Polyfestival Hutt Valley, the largest annual Pasifika event in the Hutt...

QUEENSGATE PROUD TO BE SMOKEFREE

May 31, 2018 | Auahi Kore

World Smokefree Day is 31 May and this year’s theme celebrates New Zealand’s smokefree achievements. Lower Hutt has a lot to celebrate with community leaders working alongside businesses and Council to create more smokefree places across our city. Queensgate Shopping...