Welcome to The Upper Hutt Connection, a local online community newspaper for the people of Upper Hutt. The Upper Hutt Connection is an independent paper, I’m not associated with, Stuff, Neighbourly, etc – I email out a PDF of all the articles from the past week every Wednesday. The Upper Hutt Connection currently has 5,018 followers either on Facebook or those who subscribe to the mailing list. Fill out the form here if you’d like to be on the list for the Wednesday Edition.
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Cheers, Ben Knowles – Editor / Operator of The Upper Hutt Connection
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REAL ESTATE: For Sale: 10 Kukupa Grove, Heretaunga
OPEN HOME DAYS – SUNDAY 3rd May 12.15 – 1.30 P.M.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Caring for Water (Tiaki Wai) – David McNicholas
WEDNESDAY EDITION for the 29th of April 2026
Full Edition (with images): Wednesday Edition – 29th of April, 2026
Data-Friendly Edition (no images): Wednesday Edition – 29th of April, 2026 (data-friendly)
Hi everyone,
Just to let you know that the overnight closure on the Rimutaka Hill for the 19th of April has been cancelled – So please disregard the notice that was in this week’s Wednesday Edition.
As these things can happen so quickly at the drop of a hat, being cancelled and all that, I’ll probably just leave it up to the individual to find out about these closures in the future. I’ll just continue to share the posts on Facebook as opposed to having them published on the site.
Cheers, Ben Knowles – Editor / Operator @ The Upper Hutt Connection.
ILLNESS: Hi everyone, just to let you know that I’m taking time off from today (Wednesday 15th of April) to Monday 20th of April. It’s not as serious as the image might say, but I’ve been ill coming from stress for the past week or so, and I’m still feeling a bit grotty so I’ve decided to take it easy for the time being – I have several appointments next week so I want to be well enough then.
I’ll be checking emails probably once a day, and as usual I’ll be checking the news websites for articles each morning like I always do – but apart from that, I won’t be overdoing it.
Cheers, Ben Knowles – Editor / Operator @ The Upper Hutt Connection.
WEDNESDAY EDITION for the 15th of April 2026
Full Edition (with images): Wednesday Edition – 15th of April, 2026
Data-Friendly Edition (no images): Wednesday Edition – 15th of April, 2026 (data-friendly)
WEDNESDAY EDITION for the 8th of April 2026
Full Edition (with images): Wednesday Edition – 8th of April, 2026
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Upper Hutt deserves transparency on water costs. – Rachel Kingi
DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS EASTER SUNDAY 5th OF APRIL
Hi everyone, just a reminder that daylight saving ends early in the morning on Easter Sunday at 3.00 am. Unless you’re the type that enjoys waking up at 3.00 am to do it, I recommend putting your clocks back one hour before heading for bed on Saturday night.
Cheers, Ben Knowles – Editor / Operator @ The Upper Hutt Connection.
WEDNESDAY EDITION for the 1st of April 2026
Full Edition (with images): Wednesday Edition – 1st of April, 2026
Data-Friendly Edition (no images): Wednesday Edition – 1st of April, 2026 (data-friendly)
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