Visit: www.huttcity.govt.nz
🗑️ Rubbish Collection & Waste Services
Cardboard Collection
- When: Monday mornings
- How: Flatten and tie boxes together. Leave them at the nearest street corner on Sunday night.
General Rubbish Collection
- When: Tuesday and Friday mornings by 6:00 AM
- How: Use Council-approved rubbish bags
Where to Buy Council Rubbish Bags
- Hutt City Council building
- Local dairies and supermarkets in Petone and Lower Hutt (ask at the checkout)
Public Rubbish Bins
- Emptied daily
- For public use only – not for business or commercial waste
📌 For more info: Disposing of Your Rubbish
🚿 Street Cleaning
- Road Cleaning: Nightly, typically in the late evening or early morning hours
- Footpath Cleaning: Weekly on early Wednesday mornings
Help keep Jackson Street clean for locals, shoppers, and tourists alike. If you notice issues like overflowing bins, graffiti, dog waste, or dirty bus stops, contact the Council:
📞 Phone: 04 570 6666
💻 Online Reporting: Report a Problem
🎨 Graffiti Removal
Report vandalism promptly so it can be removed quickly.
- Free mobile graffiti removal for all private property owners in Lower Hutt
- Report graffiti on:
- Private property
- Council property – use the same link
Text to Report:
Text FREE to 3143 with the word TAG and the tagged location
In the act? Call 111 and report to Police – do not approach the offender.
🚧 Roads, Parking & Transport
Parking Services:
Council Parking Info
Includes:
- Council-owned car parks
- Time-limited zones and pay-and-display machines
- Special permits
- Complaints and enforcement
🚍 Public Transport – Metlink
Your hub for bus, train, school, and ferry services.
Printed timetables available at: Jackson Street Programme Office
🚨 Emergency & Essential Contacts
Hutt City Council
📍 Address: 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt
📧 Email: contact@huttcity.govt.nz
📞 Phone: 04 570 6666 | 0800 HUTT CITY
🕒 Hours: Mon–Fri, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Emergency Numbers (Nationwide)
- Police, Fire, Ambulance, Civil Defence, Environmental Hazards – Dial 111
- Deaf Emergency Fax: 0800 16 16 10
- Deaf Emergency TTY: 0800 16 16 16
Local Services
- Petone Police Constable: 04 560 2600
- Crimestoppers (Anonymous): 0800 555 111
- Hutt Hospital (Wellington): 04 566 6999
- Petone Medical Centre: 32 Richmond Street, 04 939 9868
- Lower Hutt Urgent Pharmacy: 729 High Street, Boulcott
- Animal Control (Lower Hutt): 04 570 6666
- Defibrillators in Petone: View Locations
💧 Utilities & Services
- Water & Sewage Emergencies: Call 111 or 04 570 6666
- Environmental Pollution Reports: Report Online
- Poisons Hotline: 0800 764 766 (24/7 National Poisons Centre)
- Rail Emergencies: 0800 808 400
- Power & Gas: Contact your service provider directly
💼 Other Services
ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation)
- www.acc.co.nz
- Claims: 0800 101 996 | claims@acc.co.nz
- Businesses: 0800 222 776 | business@acc.co.nz
- Providers: 0800 222 070 | providerhelp@acc.co.nz
🌪️ Emergency Management
Visit WREMO.nz for real-time updates on:
- Earthquakes
- Tsunamis
- Storms
- Flooding
- Landslides
- Pest outbreaks