Lower Hutt

Lower Hutt was named after Sir William Hutt, one of the founding members of the New Zealand Company.

The first permanent lighthouse in New Zealand was lit at Pencarrow Head on New Year's Day 1859.

The current mayor of Lower Hutt, Campbell Barry, was New Zealand's youngest ever mayor when elected in 2019.

Avalon was home to New Zealand's television industry from 1975 until the late 1980s.

Among the filming locations for The Lord of the Rings, Dry Creek quarry was used for scenes of Helm's Deep and Minas Tirith.