Play in the Hutt

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Consultation has concluded

Play in the Hutt

The opportunity to provide feedback has now closed, thank you to those who shared their thoughts. We are currently reviewing responses and comparing to 2018 to understand progress, a report will be shared in the coming months and we will update here once it's available.

Play in the Hutt is a movement kick-starting action on play locally and nationally. We've partnered with Healthy Families Hutt Valley and Sport New Zealand to preserve and enhance play in our city. 

WHY PLAY? Play is vital for our health and happiness - we want to get our kids out exploring and being active.

Play is essential for our cognitive, physical, social and emotional development. It builds fundamental physical literacy, fosters creativity and innovation and builds our ability to identify and manage risk.

Play contributes not only to children’s lives but also the well-being of whānau and wider community. Play is where tamariki practice life.

We believe that everyone has a role in growing the amount of play that our communities enjoy. Our research in 2018 included a list of recommendations. We're now investigating the impact Play in the Hutt has had on those recommendations. 


Play in the Hutt

The opportunity to provide feedback has now closed, thank you to those who shared their thoughts. We are currently reviewing responses and comparing to 2018 to understand progress, a report will be shared in the coming months and we will update here once it's available.

Play in the Hutt is a movement kick-starting action on play locally and nationally. We've partnered with Healthy Families Hutt Valley and Sport New Zealand to preserve and enhance play in our city. 

WHY PLAY? Play is vital for our health and happiness - we want to get our kids out exploring and being active.

Play is essential for our cognitive, physical, social and emotional development. It builds fundamental physical literacy, fosters creativity and innovation and builds our ability to identify and manage risk.

Play contributes not only to children’s lives but also the well-being of whānau and wider community. Play is where tamariki practice life.

We believe that everyone has a role in growing the amount of play that our communities enjoy. Our research in 2018 included a list of recommendations. We're now investigating the impact Play in the Hutt has had on those recommendations. 


  • We are keen to learn about how children play in their local neighbourhoods outside of school hours. This will be compared to data from similar surveys completed in 2018 and help Council assess how we can practically enable our tamariki and rangatahi to play more in their daily activities.  

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  • We are keen to learn about how you play in the area you live in, your local neighbourhood, when you are not at school.

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