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First review of Hamilton’s Prostitution Bylaw

Wednesday, 17 September 2008, 4:37 pm | Hamilton City Council

The first review of the Prostitution Bylaw 2004 commences this month. All Bylaws created under the Local Government Act 2002 are required to be reviewed within five years from adoption. The Prostitution Bylaw is subsequently due for review by October ... More >>

Council receives Hamilton 400 event report

Wednesday, 17 September 2008, 10:26 am | Hamilton City Council

A review of the Hamilton 400 V8 Supercar event conducted by independent chairperson Peter Stubbs has been received and will be considered at a Council meeting next week. The report identifies 57 issues for consideration and presents over 100 recommendations ... More >>

Community rate recommended for Hamilton Theatres

Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 12:33 am | Hamilton City Council

A recommendation for a new Community Rate for Hamilton City Theatres was made by the Environment and Community Committee today with a proposed fixed rate being available for the benefit of non-profit Hamilton community groups. The recommendation is to ... More >>

Free wireless broadband at Hamilton libraries

Friday, 5 September 2008, 11:07 am | Hamilton City Council

Hamilton residents will now be able to surf the web and access emails using their own laptop or other wireless capable devices in the comfortable surroundings of their local library – and all for free. More >>

Hamilton East Information Workshop next week

Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 3:02 pm | Hamilton City Council

Hamilton East residents, business owners and community group representatives will have an opportunity next week to have a say about how their area should be shaped in the future. More >>

Internat'l news one click away for library users

Thursday, 28 August 2008, 3:26 pm | Hamilton City Council

Hamilton library users can now access more than 650 international newspapers from 76 countries hot off the press. More >>

Waikato Museum wins national award

Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 4:59 pm | Hamilton City Council

The Waikato Museum has been awarded with the Human Rights Commission’s New Zealand Diversity Action Programme Award for its outstanding contribution to race relations. The Museum was named as one of 11 recipients of the annual award during a New Zealand ... More >>

V8s generate $28 million impact for Hamilton

Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 4:13 pm | Hamilton City Council

An independent post-event analysis of the inaugural Hamilton 400 has shown that the economic impact on the city was approximately 40% greater than originally estimated. The study undertaken by Horwath HTL Limited during the week of the Hamilton 400 says ... More >>

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 >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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