Harbourside Community Trust
Lower Hutt, since 2012

Everyone eats. Everyone belongs.

Harbourside Community Trust runs the kai nights, mentoring, and classes that keep our corner of the Hutt connected. No means-testing at the door — just a chair, a plate, and a welcome.

A community gathering in full swing, with people dancing and celebrating together.
This week

This week on the board

Kai Nights

Tuesday & Thursday, 5:30pm

Homework Club

Mon–Wed, 3:30–5pm

Repair Café

First Saturday monthly, 10am–1pm
The whole board →
Our impact

What last year looked like

48,000 Meals shared
130 Tamariki in homework club
12 Years on the harbour

The board.

Kākahu detail at a community celebration

Kai Nights

Shared dinner, no questions at the door.

WhenTuesday & Thursday, 5:30pm
WhereThe hall, 4 Marine Parade
BringNothing but whoever's hungry

Homework Club

Years 4–10, tutors who remember being stuck.

WhenMon–Wed, 3:30–5pm
WhereThe back room
BringThe homework, we've got the snacks

Te Reo for Beginners

Kanohi ki te kanohi, ka pai to start wherever you are.

WhenThursday, 7pm
WhereThe hall
BringA notebook and a bit of nerve

Repair Café

Toasters, trousers, bikes — fixed together, free.

WhenFirst Saturday monthly, 10am–1pm
WhereThe carpark (fine weather)
BringThe broken thing

Coming up.

Showing 8 of 8

14Jul
Kai Night Kai
18Jul
Matariki Whānau Day Whānau
23Jul
Te Reo — new intake pōwhiri Learning
1Aug
Repair Café Whānau
4Aug
Kai Night — 400th dinner! Kai
8Aug
Quiz Night at the Workingmen's Club Fundraiser
12Aug
Homework Club showcase Learning
30Aug
Harbour Clean-up + sausage sizzle Whānau

Lend a hand.

Two hours a week keeps the board full. No CV required — just turn up as yourself.

I can help with
Availability

What it's really like

Most volunteers start with one shift and stay for years. You'll get a five-minute run-through on your first night, a regular crew who'll know your name by week two, and exactly zero pressure to commit beyond what suits you.

Keep the pot full.

$25 feeds a family at kai night
$60 a term of homework club snacks for one kid
$250 one whole Tuesday, sorted
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