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Smart, Simple, Search-driven: Council Launches New Website
Friday, 29 July 2022, 9:15 am | Hamilton City Council
We google everything these days, because a good search engine saves time and usually knows exactly what we want. That’s the rationale for the simple, stripped-back look of Hamilton City Council’s new website. The new site has been redesigned from ... More >>
Hamilton Welcomes Kmart To Ruakura Superhub
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 1:13 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is welcoming the announcement that Kmart will be relocating its North Island distribution centre to the city. Tainui Group Holdings announced today Kmart will lease an approximate nine hectare site at the Ruakura Superhub, ... More >>
Council Requests Government Withdraw Reform Legislation
Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 6:36 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council cannot support Government’s Three Waters Reform and has called for the legislation enabling the reform to be withdrawn. In a unanimous decision at today’s meeting, Council approved a submission to the Parliamentary select committee ... More >>
One Year To Go – FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Celebrations Kick Off In Hamilton Kirikiriroa
Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 5:01 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton Kirikiriroa led the country’s one-year countdown to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 with a unity-themed pre-dawn lighting ceremony at Waikato Stadium. The ceremony centred around the venue’s distinctive Whatanoa Gateway with a cultural ... More >>
Hamilton Celebrates Waikato Expressway Opening
Friday, 15 July 2022, 9:30 am | Hamilton City Council
Road users were treated to a great end to the week with the much-anticipated opening of the Hamilton Section of the Waikato Expressway overnight on Thursday 14 July. On Tuesday, around 250 guests joined Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII ... More >>
Huge Transport Milestone Celebrated With Completion Of Ring Road
Friday, 8 July 2022, 3:19 pm | Hamilton City Council
Today (Friday 8 July) the final piece in the Hamilton Ring Road was officially opened to traffic. This final stage includes the Wairere Drive extension, from Cambridge Road to Cobham Drive, and the Cobham Drive interchange – at the intersection of ... More >>
Council Report Paints Clear Picture For Candidates
Friday, 8 July 2022, 11:46 am | Hamilton City Council
A week out from nominations opening for Hamilton City Council elections, Chief Executive Lance Vervoort has set the scene for would-be candidates. Council released its Pre-Election Report today (8 July), which puts in no uncertain terms what the role of being an ... More >>
Civic Honour Awarded To Rocky Horror Creator Richard O’Brien
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 2:04 pm | Hamilton City Council
He inspired the country’s favourite Transylvania statue and taught a generation of theatre lovers to eloquently jump to the left, and step to the right. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2207/b6bded072d012eb6be79.jpeg" ... More >>
Magical Playground Coming To Claudelands Park
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 5:32 pm | Hamilton City Council
New Zealand’s first inclusive playground is another step closer to coming to Hamilton Kirikiriroa. Last week, Hamilton City Council approved the location of Claudelands park alongside the concept designs and staging plan for the ‘magical’ playground ... More >>
Magical Playground Coming To Claudelands Park
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 2:54 pm | Hamilton City Council
New Zealand’s first inclusive playground is another step closer to coming to Hamilton Kirikiriroa. Last week, Hamilton City Council approved the location of Claudelands park alongside the concept designs and staging plan for the ‘magical’ playground ... More >>
Hamilton Kirikiriroa To Host FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Play-Off Tournament
Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 7:10 am | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton Kirikiriroa will be one of the first cities to get a slice of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 action, after it was confirmed as a co-host for an inaugural Play-Off Tournament in February 2023. With just over one year to go until the ninth ... More >>
From Babies To Bands: Claudelands’ Big Weekend Of Events
Monday, 4 July 2022, 5:27 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamiltonians were treated to a massive weekend of entertainment at Claudelands, with three different events taking place at the venue on Saturday alone. Among the line-up was one of the biggest names in New Zealand music, L.A.B, who performed at ... More >>
Refuse Transfer Station Fees Increase Following Waste Levy Rise
Friday, 1 July 2022, 5:30 pm | Hamilton City Council
The Lincoln Street Refuse Transfer Station and Hamilton Organic Centre will increase their fees in July, following an increase in Government waste disposal levies. The Waste Levy – government charges for waste disposal, rises each year, and this year ... More >>
Three Waters Reform Consultation Enters Final Week
Friday, 1 July 2022, 3:48 pm | Hamilton City Council
Interim consultation data indicates Hamilton’s community is split on Government’s Three Waters Reform. Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate says the range of community views shows how important it is for people to have their say, and provide views which will ... More >>
Annual Plan Reflects Certainty Of Projects And Budget
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 4:15 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council has formally confirmed the 4.9% average rates increase for 2022/23 signalled in the 2021-31 Long-Term Plan. The budget and workplan for the next financial year, 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023, was signed off by Elected Members ... More >>
Hamilton Adopts Climate Change Policy
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 3:10 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council has committed to embed climate change impacts in Council decision-making, new business cases and new projects. Council voted unanimously today (30 June) to approve a Climate Change Policy. “The policy will ensure we have a transparent ... More >>
Hamilton City Council Recommends Community Committees
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 6:08 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is supporting the introduction of community-based committees, to develop more inclusive and collaborative community engagement. Current Elected Members will recommend to the incoming Council (after elections in October), to establish ... More >>
Hamilton City Council Recommends Community Committees
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 6:07 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is supporting the introduction of community-based committees, to develop more inclusive and collaborative community engagement. Current Elected Members will recommend to the incoming Council (after elections in October), to establish ... More >>
Hamilton Opens Consultation On Government's Three Waters Reform
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 9:57 am | Hamilton City Council
From today Hamiltonians can formally give their views to their council on draft Government legislation which will change the way water services are delivered in New Zealand. Nationwide public consultation on the draft Water Services Entities ... More >>
Parking The Old And Rolling In The New
Monday, 20 June 2022, 12:04 pm | Hamilton City Council
Cars that scan licence plates and touch-screen paperless payment systems are just some of the ways Hamilton City Council is shifting towards a smarter and more efficient way of managing parking within the central city. Over the next six months, a series ... More >>