Civic Pride: Riddiford Gardens & Civic Park.

Riddiford Gardens, the Hutt Valley’s first public park, has seen nearly a century of change. First founded in the 1920s, the Lower Hutt gardens had their heyday in the 1950s, when the modernist influences of a new Civic Precinct saw a library, community halls, theatre and Council Administration Building constructed within the gardens. Time, however, took its toll on the gardens and a comprehensive restoration and upgrade has been undertaken to bring public life back into the space.

Delivered in three distinct stages across five years, the scale of change resulting from the masterplan vision – and the HCC’s commitment to investment – has delivered massive transformation. The convoluted and unsafe Gardens and city environment is gone, replaced with a vibrant, green, people-friendly space in the centre of Hutt City that restores civic pride.

Read the full story of the project at: https://isthmus.co.nz/project/riddiford-gardens-civic-park/