Explore your neighbourhood this school holidays with Whakatōmene!
Each of our Hubs and Libraries has its own Whakatōmene zine; a localised scavenger hunt to help entertain you and your whānau this school holidays!
Return your completed entries to any Hub by 5pm on Saturday 27 April to go into the prize draw!
While you’re out and about, why not come along to one of our free events? They are for all ages and interests; from cooking to building your own town out of cardboard!
If you want to see even more events, download the Hutt City Libraries app on your device, or head to hutt.city/whatsonevents
Whaowhia te pae tawhiti Help us take the next steps
Consultation for our next 10 Year Plan runs from 2 April to 3 May.
Join us at these community Kōrero drop in sessions with Councillors to learn more about the 10 Year Plan and give feedback.
Maungaraki Community Library
Saturday 13 April, 10am-12pm
Walter Nash Centre
Saturday 13 April, 2pm-3pm
Petone Neighbourhood Hub
Sunday 14 April, 3pm-4pm
War Memorial Library
Wednesday 17 April, 7pm-8pm
Jackson Street Programme
Thursday 18 April, 7am-8:30am
Riverbank Market
Saturday 20 April, 10am-12pm
Kōraunui Neighbourhood Hub
Saturday 20 April, 2pm-3pm
Jackson Street Programme
Tuesday 23 April, 6am-7:30am
Petone Neighbourhood Hub
Wednesday 24 April, 4pm-5pm
Wainuiomata Neighbourhood Hub
Saturday 27 April, 2pm-3pm
Consultation closes at 5pm on Friday 3 May.
Have your say and help us take the next steps:
hutt.city/10yearplan
haveyoursay@huttcity.govt.nz
Visit one of our neighbourhood hubs to fill in a feedback form
Or scan this QR code
Bricks & Pieces: Neighbourhood Challenge
Naenae Neighbourhood Hub
13-27 April, 2pm-3pm
War Memorial Library
Friday 19 April, 2pm-4pm
Saturday 20 April, 12pm-3pm
Stretch your imagination and build your construction skills in this fun LEGO® challenge.
My great neighbourhood
Wainuiomata Neighbourhood Hub
Saturday 13 April, 2pm-4pm
Draw your own home or design your ideal house. Put it up on our Wonderful Wainui display wall!
Neighbourhood Mural
Eastbourne Neighbourhood Hub
15-27 April, all day
Make your mark on our Neighbourhood Mural!
Mural making
Kōraunui Neighbourhood Hub
Monday 15 April, 10am-12pm
Unleash your drawing skills and help decorate the Hub!
Make your own cardboard town
Wainuiomata Neighbourhood Hub
Monday 15 April, 3:30pm-4:30pm
Create a town using cardboard tubes, paper, and your imagination!
5+ 3+ All ages 5+ 3+
Family Play Morning
War Memorial Library
Tuesday 16 & 23 April, 9:30am-12pm
Enjoy a cuppa while keeping an eye on the tamariki as they explore and play with puppets, playdough, stories, board games, and more.
Pizza making
Kōraunui Neighbourhood Hub
Tuesday 16 April, 10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm
Make your own pizza for a yummy afternoon snack.
Marble run
Kōraunui Neighbourhood Hub
Wednesday 17 April, 2pm-4pm
Help us to make a humongous marble run - lets see if we can make it the length of the library!
Board Game Night
Eastbourne Neighbourhood Hub
Wednesday 17 & 24 April, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Pop in for games with friends and whānau. You’re welcome to bring games and snacks (no hot food).
Rockin’ the neighbourhood
War Memorial Library
Thursday 18 April, 10am-12pm
Learn some simple rock-painting skills, then paint your own rock to hide around your neighbourhood!
Goose Loose in Petone Neighbourhood
Petone Neighbourhood Hub
Thursday 18 April, 2pm
Come to Petone to hear stories about geese and join in on a goose games and activities.
Movie
Kōraunui Neighbourhood Hub
Thursday 18 April, 2pm-4pm
Friday 26 April, 2pm-4pm
Enjoy some popcorn while sitting down and watching a family friendly movie.
Call the Hub on 04 562 3050 to find out which movies will be showing.
5+ All ages All ages All ages 2+ 7+ 7+
Lands Beyond
Maungaraki Community Library
Thursday 18 April, 3:15pm-4:30pm
Find treasure, create a fantastical story and explore Lands Beyond in a session inspired by The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.
All ages
Dutch Day
Kōraunui Neighbourhood Hub
Friday 19 April, all day
Celebrate and learn all about the Dutch culture while partaking in some fun activities!
All ages
Fire brigade storytime
Wainuiomata Neighbourhood Hub
Saturday 20 April, 11am
Members of the local volunteer fire brigade will be here with their truck to read stories.
All ages
Create your own box city
Kōraunui Neighbourhood Hub
Monday 22 April, 2pm-4pm
Create a town using cardboard tubes, paper, and your imagination!
All ages
Make your own mini-banoffee pies
Kōraunui Neighbourhood Hub
Tuesday 23 April, 10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm
Learn how to make a mini banoffee pie as a yummy snack.
Transport your Neighbourhood
Petone Neighbourhood Hub
Tuesday 23 April, 2pm
Bring your imagination and construction skills and have fun helping to build a transport system, with roads, bridges, canals and maybe even penguin paths!
Poppy craft
War Memorial Library
Wednesday 24 April, 10am-2pm
Cut and colour a gorgeous poppy to hang up!
5+ 3+
7+
We Know a Playdough Place
Wainuiomata Neighbourhood Hub
Wednesday 24 April, 1pm-2:30pm
Come in and make playdough characters inspired by characters in We Know a Place by Maxine Beneba Clarke.
All ages
Playdough session
Kōraunui Neighbourhood Hub
Wednesday 24 April, 2pm-4pm
Have some fun and see if you can create a town out of playdough.
Construction Zone:
Cardboard Town
War Memorial Library
Friday 26 April, from 1pm
Saturday 27 April, all day
Create a town using boxes, tubes and your imagination!
Bricks & Pieces: Map Time
Petone Neighbourhood Hub
Sunday 28 April, all day
Make a mini map out of LEGO®.
All ages
Swim City Swimming Lessons
Huia Pool + Fitness
15-19 April & 22-24 April
Join our regular Learning to Swim programme, Aquatic Adventure programme, or a special introduction to deep water for adults. Head online to find out more hutt.city/swimming-programmes
5+ 3+
2-12
Visit Us
huttcity.govt.nz
hutt.city/libraries
hutt.city/pools
dowse.org.nz
The Dowse Art Museum
45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt 04 570 6500
Te Pātaka Kōrero o Ōkiwinui
Eastbourne Neighbourhood Hub
38 Rimu Street, Eastbourne 04 562 8042
Huia Pool + Fitness
Huia Street, Lower Hutt
04 570 6655
Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi
Hutt City Council
30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt 04 570 6666
Te Pātaka Kōrero o Kōraunui
Kōraunui Stokes Valley Neighbourhood Hub
186 Stokes Valley Road 04 562 9050
Whare Pūrākau | Maungaraki
Community Library
137 Dowse Drive, Maungaraki 028 2550 3219
Te Pātaka Kōrero o Moerā
Moerā Neighbourhood Hub
107 Randwick Crescent, Moerā 04 568 4720
Te Pātaka Kōrero o Te Ngaengae
Naenae Neighbourhood Hub
Hillary Court, Naenae 04 567 2859
Te Pātaka Kōrero o Pito-One
Petone Neighbourhood Hub
7 Britannia Street, Petone 04 568 6253
Stokes Valley Pool + Fitness
Bowers Street, Stokes Valley 04 562 9030
Te Pātaka Kōrero o Wainuiomata
Wainuiomata Neighbourhood Hub
1A Queen Street, Wainuiomata 04 564 5822
Te Pātaka Kōrero o Taitā
Walter Nash Neighbourhood Hub
Taine Street, Taitā 04 560 1094
Te Pātaka Kōrero o Te Tatau ki te
Maramatanga | War Memorial Library Neighbourhood Hub
2 Queens Drive, Lower Hutt 04 570 6633
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