Lower Hutt residents showed they are good neighbours keeping in close contact with friends and the people next door following the massive storm that left a trail of devastation across the city.
I was very impressed with the willingness of Lower Hutt people to look out for each other particularly for neighbours with large families or people living alone who were affected by the storm. The Facebook was alive with people offering assistance or alerting others to areas of need.
The people who helped others were the local heroes in the aftermath of the worse storm in many years.
Many Belmont and Eastbourne residents were still without power more than three days after the storm.
Emergency services worked around the clock clearing trees and repairing roads damaged by the storm. The widespread loss of power caused anxiety and concern and everything possible was done to get everyone back on line.
Hutt City contractors defied the howling winds and rain to get out on the job on the night of the storm and our civil defence response teams coordinated activities ensuring there was a steady flow of information to keep our residents informed of developments.
Information is critical in such times and the council facebook was accessed by many of our people who wished to share information and keep everyone updated.
Many trees were uprooted and a large number of branches were scattered everywhere. The heavy seas caused some road closures along the coastline while commuters faced delays through cancelled trains caused by track damage.
Our Hutt City call centre managed a heavy load of callers.
Everyone involved in clearing up the debris and getting things running again have done a fantastic job and deserve our praise for a job well done..
ENDS
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