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Hi all, my partner and I recently adopted a retired greyhound and would love to start taking her out and about to some more places!

What are your fav dog-friendly cafes, restaurants, and other spots to take your pooch in the Hutt?

Already thinking about Sprig + Fern, Gear Street Union, and Brewtown.

TIA! :)

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Hey Lower Hutt,

We’re in the process of starting up Neuro Inspire Wellington—a peer-led group for independent adults (18+) on the autism spectrum, with ADHD, or AuDHD.

We’re posting to see if there's interest in the community for this kind of group. A lot of existing spaces focus heavily on structured activities that make it hard to actually get to know people. We want to focus on social connection, building confidence being out around people, and making genuine friends.

We plan to be mostly centred around Petone and Lower Hutt, with occasional meetups in Wellington city.

The idea is to host low-pressure catchups in quiet spaces (libraries, parks, quiet cafes) where you can sit down, chat about your week, share struggles and wins, and connect with people who get it—with zero pressure to mask. Eventually with grants we'd like to also organize meetups for quiz nights and other activities/hobbies that might be of interest to the group!

We haven't hosted our first meetup yet, as we're currently gauging interest to see if locals would want a space like this.

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, drop a comment or search for us on Meetup and Facebook to connect:

Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/neuro-inspire-wellington-autism-adhd-community/

Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/1042753234785520/

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Here is what is on this weekend, don't forget that Burger Wellington is still on as well. Here is all the Lower Hutt places offering burgers https://www.reddit.com/r/LowerHutt/comments/1vgmq53/whats_on_in_lower_hutt_this_weekend_burger_lower/

📚 Recycled Reading 2nd Hand Book Sale

A giant Eastbourne Lions book sale, themed around books for kids. Daily to Sunday.

📍 San Antonio School, 78 Oroua Street, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt | 🕚 Daily to Sun 16 Aug, 10am-4pm | 💰 Free entry

🍛 Onavirunnu 2026 - Onam Festival & Sadhya Feast

Kerala's biggest celebration comes to Petone with an unlimited traditional Onam sadhya, sweet payasams, a pookkalam flower arrangement, a festive photo booth and cultural performances. Proceeds go to the church building fund.

📍 Indian Cultural Centre, 119/121 Nelson Street, Petone | 🕚 Sat 11am-4pm | 💰 Adults $28, children $18, under-5s free (+ fees), book a sitting

🍛 BNZ Hoops in Parks

Join us as we celebrate the launch of BNZ Hoops in Parks at Walter Nash Park - an afternoon of hoops, music and connection for the whole whānau. Appearances from Wellington Saints and Tokomanawa Queens players

📍 Walter Nash Park, Taitā | 🕚 Sat 1.30pm-4pm | 💰 free

🇮🇳 India Day featuring Gurnam Bhullar

A celebration of Indian culture headlined by Gurnam Bhullar, with dance and seriously good food.

📍 Lower Hutt Town Hall, 30c Laings Road, Lower Hutt | 🕡 Sat from 6pm | 💰 $28.92 balcony GA (incl. fees), ground passes are organiser holds

I just wanted to give Hutt City Council a huge shoutout, there a lot of things I don't agree with that they have done, but the new payment system for the rates and water bill, absolute chefs kiss!

I have been stressing and putting it off for over a week now, but have hopped on today to get it sorted and 10 minutes later I'm done with both bills! Absolutely no stress and I didn't have to talk to a single soul. Couldn't ask for better!

hello, anyone can recommend a good hygienist for a reasonable price in the Hutt area? thanks ☺️

I have a single mattress that I want to get rid of. Do you know if Seaview Landfill accepts mattresses? Or is there anywhere else I could take it?

Thanks