Community action

Name: Tupua Horo Nuku – Resilience and Shared Path Project – Blessing and Opening
Start: 2026-04-18T00:00:00+12:00
End: 2026-04-18T23:59:59+12:00
Location: Whiorau Reserve

October 2025
October 4, 2025 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM NZDT

Electrify the Hutt

Lower Hutt Town Hall Laings Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Get ready, Hutt Valley – the future is electric! The Electrify the Hutt Expo is charging into Lower Hutt with a mission to spark inspiration and supercharge your lifestyle with the power of clean electricity. As energy bills climb and climate concerns grow, this high-energy event will show you how to take control—cut costs, slash emissions, and embrace a smarter, more sustainable way of living. Discover the incredible potential of generating your own local power through solar panels, micro wind turbines, and more. With dynamic demos, interactive exhibits, and expert talks, you'll learn how easy and empowering it is to electrify your home, reduce your reliance on
March 2026
March 29 @ 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM NZDT

Watts Inside – Eastbourne & The Bays

Visit neighbours who've added solar and electrified their homes – learn from their financial decisions, technical choices, and environmental impact. Small groups, honest conversations, real homes. Register Online Smart investment: See actual installation quotes, utility bills before and after, financing options used, and realistic payback timelines. Perfect for running your own numbers. Technical deep-dive: Compare monitoring systems, battery technologies, solar configurations, smart home automation, and EV charging solutions. Uncover the tech that's right for you. Real impact: Discover why homeowners invested and what excites them most – from reduced carbon emissions to energy independence and contributing to New Zealand's renewable energy transition. Whether you're analysing ROI, evaluating tech
April 2026
April 18

Tupua Horo Nuku – Resilience and Shared Path Project – Blessing and Opening

Whiorau Reserve 301 Marine Drive, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Major works have wrapped up in the intertidal area, and with this milestone met and works almost complete, we're now turning our focus to celebrating the completion of this significant infrastructure project. A blessing to mark completion of the shared path and seawall is set for Saturday 18 April. This will be followed by a community celebration, where we will be encouraging everyone to get out and explore the whole path on foot, and by bike or scooter. The event will recognise nearly four years of dedicated work from the teams onsite to deliver the shared path and seawall, through sometimes challenging conditions, alongside the