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Trust Waikato National Contemporary Art Award

Monday, 11 August 2008, 5:25 pm | Hamilton City Council

Thirty finalists have been selected from amongst 253 entries for the Trust Waikato National Contemporary Art Award 2008 More >>

Trust to provide safe haven for artworks

Monday, 4 August 2008, 5:03 pm | Hamilton City Council

A Charitable Trust has been established in partnership with Hamilton City Council to encourage the gifting of art and artefacts, ensure steady growth in the assets of the Waikato Museum collection and retain significant cultural capital in the district. More >>

Aging Hamilton Garden trees to be removed

Monday, 4 August 2008, 11:13 am | Hamilton City Council

A familiar group of pine trees at Hamilton Gardens will be removed this month after they were identified as being a potential safety hazard. More >>

Heavy rainfall causes localised flooding

Thursday, 31 July 2008, 2:56 pm | Hamilton City Council

Unusually high levels of rainfall in the past 48 hours which have been exacerbated by an intense storm overnight have caused significant volumes of water to enter Hamilton’s storm and wastewater network today. Hamilton received 26 mm of rain in the last 12 ... More >>

River walkways closed due to high river levels

Thursday, 31 July 2008, 11:22 am | Hamilton City Council

As a result of continued heavy rain overnight the Waikato River has reached the 15m level in the city. Water levels have reached walkways in some areas and subsequently large sections of walkways around the river will be closed. More >>

Certainty for Hayes Paddock

Friday, 25 July 2008, 2:19 pm | Hamilton City Council

24 JULY 2008 For Immediate Release Today at an extraordinary meeting of the City Development Committee in a unanimous decision identified Hayes Paddock as a heritage precinct overlay in the District Plan for the city. The decision will go to the full ... More >>

Fishy adventure kicks off from Primary School

Thursday, 24 July 2008, 2:34 pm | Hamilton City Council

There’s a fishy adventure kicking off from Hukanui Primary School this Friday 25 July. When her newly published book Rusty’s Big Adventure is launched at the school, 10 year old Lauren Fletcher’s classmates will be the first to read it. Lauren’s ... More >>

City delivers on V8 resource consent

Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 12:47 am | Hamilton City Council

The first report resulting from the review of the Hamilton 400 V8 event says all critical resource consent conditions were met and concludes that the maximum number of people attending the event next year may increase. More >>

Tagging hotline goes live today

Monday, 30 June 2008, 1:22 pm | Hamilton City Council

0800 TAGBUSTERS -Hamilton City Council's new tagging hotline goes live to the public today. If they see graffiti anywhere in the city, members of the public can now call 0800 TAG BUSTERS to report it, remove it and stop it. More >>

Collaboration delivers Hamilton Alcohol Accord

Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 1:01 pm | Hamilton City Council

A unique initiative designed to deliver a safer, more consistent and vibrant entertainment industry for the city will be unveiled today. More >>

Wheels well in motion for new lakefront café

Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 11:15 am | Hamilton City Council

Hamiltonians won’t have to wait long to enjoy The Verandah, Hamilton Lake’s new lakefront café and event facility. Demolition of the existing lake kiosk began on June 12 and, following an official tendering process, Hamilton City Council today ... More >>

Unsung heroes benefit big from grant

Thursday, 19 June 2008, 4:13 pm | Hamilton City Council

Volunteering Waikato were today announced as the inaugural recipient of the $15,000 Community Media Grant. It’s an apt reward, smack right in the middle of National Volunteers Week, for their work raising volunteer help for over a hundred community ... More >>

NZ-designed sludge elimination plant open

Thursday, 19 June 2008, 4:00 pm | Hamilton City Council

The official opening of the STERM™ (Sludge Total Energy Recuperation Module) plant in Hamilton is remarkably timely with the growing concerns about wastewater disposal and carbon fuel usage, not to mention the incredible environmental benefits and global ... More >>

Hamilton Zoo does its bit to save frogs

Thursday, 19 June 2008, 10:57 am | Hamilton City Council

Hamilton Zoo is doing its bit to protect a ‘vulnerable’ species of frog, as a national public awareness and fundraising campaign is being launched this week to help address amphibian extinctions. More >>

No lane for Garden Place

Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 4:57 pm | Hamilton City Council

Annual plan meetings for 08/09 held this week saw important progression of the next phase of the CityHeart project including a decision to cease any further investigation of a lane though the northern end of Garden Place. More >>

Increased fine for illegal mobility space parking

Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 1:34 pm | Hamilton City Council

A strong deterrent for illegally parking in spaces allocated to those displaying a Mobility Parking Permit will be introduced from 26 June. The parking infringement for parking in a mobility carpark without a permit has been $40 to date. This fine ... More >>

Plan reflects prudent response to slowing economy

Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 9:19 am | Hamilton City Council

Hamilton City Council has completed its final budget meeting for the 2008/2009 financial year and has confirmed an average rate rise to existing ratepayers of 5.29%, being lower than the 6.56% rise forecasted in the 2006-16 Long Term Plan. More >>

Appointment of Environmental Services GM

Friday, 6 June 2008, 11:49 am | Hamilton City Council

Council CEO Michael Redman announced today that Brian Croad has been appointed as the new General Manager Environmental Services. More >>

Formal feedback on V8s closing this week

Monday, 26 May 2008, 7:05 pm | Hamilton City Council

The process of gathering feedback on the Hamilton 400 V8 event from interested parties will close off at the end of this week to ensure momentum is maintained on the formal review. More >>

Council moves towards full District Plan review

Thursday, 22 May 2008, 9:48 am | Hamilton City Council

Hamilton City Council elected members have resolved to take significant steps towards making the city’s Proposed District Plan fully operative next year. At a full Council meeting this evening it was agreed that in order to secure the best planning outcomes ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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