Info Re: no dumping signage and dumping cleanup costs
Sam Brown made this Official Information request to Upper Hutt City Council
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From: Sam Brown
Dear Upper Hutt City Council,
Please provide all information held in relation to the decisions made to instate no dumping signage, including costs and alternative measures considered, as well as any information related to why alternative options were not actioned. Particularly related to Mangaroa/Blue Mountains/Whitemans Valley, but please also include information for other areas.
Please also include annual costs to council for clearing of dumped rubbish along rural/rural fringe roads and the number and location of all dumping reports over the last 10 years.
Yours faithfully,
Sam Brown
From: Customer Services Team
Upper Hutt City Council
Kia ora,
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Ngā mihi,
Customer Services Team | Ratonga Kiritaki
The Upper Hutt City Council
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From: Customer Services Team
Upper Hutt City Council
Kia Ora Sam,
Thank you for your email which I have forwarded onto our Official
Information Team for actioning.
Have a great day!
AM
Customer Services Team
Upper Hutt City Council
[1]Upper Hutt City Council
Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta | Upper Hutt City Council
838 – 842 Fergusson Drive, Private Bag 907, Upper Hutt, 5140, New Zealand
DDI: [2]+64 4 5272169 | Email: [3][Upper Hutt City Council request email]
W: [4]upperhutt.govt.nz | F: [5]fb.com/UpperHuttCityCouncil
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From: Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team
Upper Hutt City Council
Tēnā koe Sam,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information dated
28 December 2025 for information relating to litter dumping signage and
clean-up costs.
Our reference for your request is LGOIMA ID# 2062.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 10 February 2026, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received and taking into account Wellington
Anniversary Day and Waitangi Day public holidays.
If you have any queries or any additional factors come to light which are
relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account.
Ngā mihi
Jacqui
Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team
Upper Hutt City Council Official Information Team
[1]Upper Hutt City Council
Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta | Upper Hutt City Council
838 – 842 Fergusson Drive, Private Bag 907, Upper Hutt, 5140, New Zealand
DDI: [2]+64 4 5272169 | Email: [3][email address]
W: [4]upperhutt.govt.nz | F: [5]fb.com/UpperHuttCityCouncil
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