Win prizes by piecing together a secret Christmas code in a hunt across the streets of central Lower Hutt. The map and list will help find these festive windows located around Central Hutt.
The custom decorated art trees have been installed on High Street. Each tree has been decorated by a different local artist, so take a stroll along the street in the Southend precinct and admire the designs. These trees have been sponsored by the Hutt City Council a in support of the Southend Business Group objective of promotng the street and its businesses.
RiverLink is hosting a public open day on Saturday 28 November at the Dowse Art Museum.
It’s an opportunity for you to see how the indicative plans are looking for improvements to river health, flood protection, amenities and transport connections in Lower Hutt.
We want to hear what you think of our plans, and answer any questions you might have. Our project team will be there, ready to explain what we’ve been working on.
You will also be able to provide feedback online via our website www.RiverLink.co.nz. Details will be available soon. Feedback will remain open throughout December and into the new year.
Central City Christmas Window Decorating Competition
This year the Southend Business Group is merrily challenging its fellow Central City businesses to a Christmas Window Challenge. Like in previous years we encourage you to decorate your street facing business windows in celebration of the silly season. This year we want the focus to be on Christmas Trees. The Southend is organizing Christmas on High and it is all about Christmas trees, on the street and in the windows. Christmas on High is a multi-year plan to bring a sense of festivity into the CBD.
We encourage you to use lights, Christmas decorations, your holiday merchandise, the more creative the better! The more unique the better! A trail map will be designed, marketing and event promotion is included with participation in the competition.
And the winning window can garner the business $750 towards their December power bill.
Signs in the High Street featuring the Southend branding. Help make the Southend an identifiable precint by using the branding for your store or other communications. Contact the SEBG if you would like details of the branding including artwork.
The Southend Business Group welcomes back Massey University’s “The Living Lab” Pop-up Campus for social interventions through the design course – Urban Camouflage.
For three weeks this November, 20 students will work from a pop-up campus to look at what types of interventions and placemaking methodology could be used to design spaces in Lower Hutt to make them more fun and attractive for people to use.
The students will look at two locations in High Street that align with the Southend Business Group’s (SEBG) plan of action – to activate the south end of High Street.
The Government has allocated funding to support businesses in gaining expert advice from professional service providers. This funding allows businesses to access vouchers for the full cost of engaging with business services.
