Campbell Barry

More than 100 homes in Lower Hutt's Point Howard are still without water and many residents chose to evacuate last night after a landslip caused by a burst water pipe. 

A resident we spoke to earlier… Audio

Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry says 75 houses are without power, 165 houses in the wider area are without water, and 20 homes only have pedestrian access after the landslip at Point Howard today.

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A constant during Chris Hipkins' time as the MP for Remutaka has been Upper Hutt mayor Wayne Guppy.

Guppy was there to greet Hipkins into the role in 2008, and 15 years on he has spent a lot of time… Audio

The Hutt Valley is the big winner in the government's infrastructure spend this year.

Of the $192 million to be invested over the next decade, it's getting $99 million of it for new stormwater… Audio

Health New Zealand has told Hutt Hospital there is no reason for it to mothball its earthquake-prone tower block in the short term.

The Hutt District Health Board has released advice it's received on… Audio

Key questions remain unanswered following an urgent meeting of the Hutt Valley District Health Board yesterday about its quake-prone Heretaunga Building.

The community wants to know how long services… Audio

The mayor of Lower Hutt fears some services will never resume at Hutt Hospital once a major building is out of action.

The latest assessment shows the Heretaunga Block is earthquake prone. Patients… Audio

Alarming new data shows sea levels are rising twice as fast as expected in some parts of Aotearoa. In those regions levels previously thought likely for 2060 are now forecast to happen in just 18… Audio

The government is forging ahead with its Three Waters reforms and says it's time everyone else got on board.

It means drinking, waste and storm water systems will come under four massive water… Audio

Kathryn spoke with Campbell Barry, Mayor of Hutt City, who was one of eight mayors and 11 iwi representatives on the Working Group. Audio

Rain is easing in the Wellington region, after a day of heavy rain which caused widespread flooding, slips and some road closures.

The swollen Hutt River created headaches in Lower Hutt and there had… Audio

Petone Wharf has been closed for urgent repairs after two earthquakes caused structural damage.

Five piles were damaged by small quakes over the Christmas period.

The council estimates repair work… Audio

A campaign encouraging businesses to let people with bowel disease use their toilets in an emergency has kicked off.

The 'I can't wait!' campaign - started by a teenager - encourages firms to attach… Audio

After 91 years of cigarettes being made just north of Wellington, Imperial Tobacco is calling it quits.

It's planning to close its Petone factory which will cost 122 people their jobs.

Imperial's… Audio

Each week we're planning to speak to mayors from around the country, to find out a little bit about them. Today I'm joined by the new mayor for Lower Hutt - Campbell Barry, who at 28-years-old, is the… Audio