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My name is Lisa Bridson and I am a long term resident of Waterloo. I have been actively involved in my community for over 10 years. I have two school aged children, and I want to leave the city and the world in good shape for them. I care about the environment and people.

Hutt Chick newsitems

- Flower Beds
  - 4 May 2012
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  - Recently I was criticised for supporting replacing all but eleven of the cities bedding gardens containing flowering annuals.
  - Accepted from Hutt Chick 151 months ago
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- Day 2 – cabbage, cabbage and more cabbage
  - 23 Aug 2011
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  - Dinner on day 1 filled a gap.
  - Accepted from Hutt Chick 159 months ago
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- Day 1 and hungry already
  - 22 Aug 2011
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  - Porridge and apple Breakfast wasn’t too bad.
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- Below the line – shopping day
  - 20 Aug 2011
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  - Shopping all done, and even have $2.15 left to spend! First stop was the riverbank market to get my fruit and vege. Rachel suggested I get a cabbage to make cabbage soup. After all, that was what Charlie’s family ate, from Charlie and the chocolate factory. And apparently the thing that goes best with cabbage soup is a cabbage. Other bargains were some apples and potatoes that had blemishes, and pumpkin which is in abundance at this time of year.
  - Accepted from Hutt Chick 160 months ago
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- Below the line – starts in 3 days
  - 19 Aug 2011
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  - From 22 – 26 August 2011, I will be living on $2.25 a day of food and drink to get a better understanding of the challenges faced by people who live in extreme poverty. I am trying to raise as much money as I can for Oxfam by participating in the Live Below the Line Challenge.
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- New councillor says: bike to the future
  - 31 Oct 2010
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  - Hutt City’s new Councillor, Lisa Bridson puts her bike where her mouth is.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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- Opposing Balgownie Development
  - 17 Sep 2010
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  - I applaud Cr Barbara Branch for saying she now supports residents wanting to stop development in the hills above Waddington Drive, Balgownie Grove and Waiwhetu Stream.
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- We don’t need poor quality infill housing
  - 7 Sep 2010
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  - The last thing residents need is a relaxation in planning regulations as suggested by Mayor Odgen.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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- Tackling tagging
  - 1 Sep 2010
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  - Graffiti vandalism is a problem for many councils around the world, costing lots of money to tackle, and many struggle to keep it in check.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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- Patrol
  - 23 Aug 2010
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  - wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I arrived at the police station. The others were waiting. I got into the waiting patrol car, and buckled up. I was going out on community patrol in Naenae. Community patrols work alongside police to build safer communities, providing an extra set of eyes and ears. We drove a random route but to some set areas, through schools, up alleyways behind businesses, making sure the streets were safe and providing a visual deterrent for tagging and other crime.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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- Environmental assistance for buildings
  - 19 Aug 2010
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  - Eco Design advice is now available for those building residential housing in Lower Hutt.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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  - architecture
- Rare duck seen in Waiwhetu Stream
  - 5 Aug 2010
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  - A rare Brown teal (Anas chlorotis), or pateke, was recently spotted on Waiwhetu stream which had flown in from Zealandia in Karori.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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- Mayor Ogden and credit card use
  - 29 Jul 2010
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  - Credit card spending by our elected officials has been in the news quite a bit recently.
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- Men Behaving Badly
  - 22 Jul 2010
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  - In Auckland there has been a completely dysfunctional relationship between the Auckland City council and Auckland Regional Council.
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- Don’t shelve community libraries
  - 19 Jul 2010
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  - The seven community libraries have been under threat by Cr Roger Styles in the past, and now Cr Max Shierlaw is suggesting they go.
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- Water conservation in the pipeline?
  - 9 Jul 2010
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  - It is great to see that Capacity is fixing water leaks, but we could be doing so much more to conserve water and save residents the cost of a $142 million dam.
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- How shall we split the bill?
  - 16 Jun 2010
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  - Unless someone is feeling particularly flush, this question can be quite awkward.
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- Public Access between Wainui and Eastbourne?
  - 6 Jun 2010
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- One step closer for Hutt EnviroHouse
  - 2 Jun 2010
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  - The Lower Hutt EnviroHouse is one step closer.
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- Train problems continue
  - 17 May 2010
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  - I managed to get to work this morning before the train problems started on the Hutt Valley line.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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- Hutt proposes an environmental centre
  - 7 May 2010
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  - Lower Hutt is considering establishing an EnviroHouse in the old caretakers house by the Dowse over bridge.
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- CVL study waste of money
  - 21 Apr 2010
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  - Why is the Mayor suggesting we waste $50,000 of ratepayers money on consultants to “investigate” the Cross Valley Link (CVL)? According to the Hutt News, Hutt City Mayor David Ogden wants the government to fund the CVL, and the city council has put aside $50,000 for consultants.
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- Nanatech
  - 8 Apr 2010
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  - In this high-tech world, there is a new trend emerging in Lower Hutt. People from all walks of life are rediscovering a simpler time and simple pleasures like freshly baked bread, homemade preserves and freshly grown vegetables. As well as saving money, they are reducing their impact on the planet too.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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- Foolish hand outs to businesses should stop
  - 6 Apr 2010
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  - The Hutt City council has a culture of throwing money at businesses to encourage them to develop in Lower Hutt.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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- Councillors happy with high numbers of Pokies
  - 14 Mar 2010
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  - A report in the Hutt News showed there are problems with the number of pokie machines in Lower Hutt, but councillors will not do anything to change the status quo.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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