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Proposal to disestablish community boards A Hutt City council independent representation review has recommended that community boards, including the Eastbourne Community Board, be disestablished. The Eastbourne Community Board believes that community boards provide an invaluable service to residents. The report argues that representation is inequitable with only three community boards in Hutt City, in Eastbourne, Petone and Wainuiomata. We believe that introducing a community board to each ward would be a better way to address this inequality. (This would see the Eastbourne and Petone Community Boards combine for Harbour Ward). The report also argues that community boards, established in 1989, are no longer relevant inRead More →

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The Council's independent representation review recommends that community boards be disestablished. Find out more and have your say.

Proposal to disestablish community boards We will update this page with information as it comes to hand – please check in regularly or contact us.   Video of Council Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTzMBT9xQ2s Press release from Hutt City Council Hutt City Council decides on a new representation model Hutt City Council has approved changes to its structure to improve the way Lower Hutt residents are represented. All councils must conduct a Representation Review every six years as dictated by the Local Electoral Act. Hutt City Council last did one in 2018. To this end, Council appointed an independent panel in July 2023 to conduct a review intoRead More →