The Har­bour Ward com­pris­ing Petone, Korokoro, Seav­iew, Grace­field and East­bourne are launch­ing a peti­tion cam­paign over the next 2 weeks to gauge pub­lic sup­port for the trans­fer of the HARBOUR WARD from Hutt City to Wel­ling­ton City.

They allege that the Hutt Coun­cil has failed in its respons­ib­il­it­ies to pro­tect build­ings, the parks, and the age­ing cit­izens.

There are pub­lic meet­ings planned;

19th Septem­ber 8pm Muri­tai School Hall, East­bourne

26th Septem­ber Seni­or Cit­izens Hall Sil­berry Place, off Kens­ing­ton Street, Petone

From my per­spect­ive, I think Hutt Coun­cil has allowed some beau­ti­ful build­ings to be anni­hil­ated and replaced with such fab­ulous struc­tures as Rebel Sports.

I also think that the very witty bill­board cam­paign they have at the moment has got up the noses of many East­bourne res­id­ents (ima­gine imply­ing East­bourne res­id­ents are snooty – the cheek!), and they are behind this move.

I’d be happy to change to Wel­ling­ton Coun­cil. They have cheap­er rates. Plus, we all know that Petone is the Rivi­era of Wel­ling­ton.