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Stable Credit Rating Maintained By Council
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 2:52 pm | Hamilton City Council
International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has kept Hamilton City Council’s positive credit rating as AA-. Year on year, Council has maintained this rating, indicating the organisation is in a ‘very strong’ ... More >>
Council Urges Submissions In Representation Review
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 1:53 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is urging residents to have their say on Council’s proposed new structure, as part of its representation review. The initial proposal adds two new citywide Maaori ward seats, bringing the total to 14 councillors plus the mayor. ... More >>
More Work To Be Done - Nelson’s Transport Report Card
Friday, 24 September 2021, 10:16 am | Hamilton City Council
Nelson City Council has assessed a range of transport targets and come back with a detailed report on where improvements can be made. “Shifting people towards more sustainable forms of transport was always going to be a challenge, and there is still ... More >>
Applications open for $100,000 Cat Desexing Fund
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 11:49 am | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is seeking applications for its annual $100,000 Cat Desexing Fund. The fund, introduced in 2019, aims to desex and rehome stray cats across the city. Applications close 10 October 2021. A key consideration is the applicant’s ... More >>
Cherry Grove Honours Margaret Forsyth
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 4:03 pm | Hamilton City Council
Former Hamilton City Councillor Margaret Forsyth had a passion for cherry trees and was a fierce walking and cycling advocate. Today both passions have been honoured by the city with the planting of a cherry grove in her honour, linked to future cycling ... More >>
Mesmerising Video Wins $20,000 National Contemporary Art Award
Friday, 17 September 2021, 8:21 pm | Hamilton City Council
Auckland-based artist Caryline Boreham has won the prestigious $20,000 National Contemporary Art Award for 2021 for a mesmerising video work entitled Palmolive . Announcing the award at Hamilton’s Waikato Museum today, judge Karl Chitham (Ngaa ... More >>
Longer Weekends At The Library Thanks To New Opening Hours
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 4:15 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton’s two busiest libraries are reshuffling their opening hours to better suit the city’s library lovers. The Central and Chartwell branches will open for longer on the weekends, keeping one late night during the week (open until 8.30pm ... More >>
Transport Funding Pleasing, With One Exception
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 4:15 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is welcoming the funding earmarked for the city from Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency over the next three years – with one caveat. Waka Kotahi’s 2021-24 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) was announced yesterday, ... More >>
Floodlight funding a ‘game changer’ for city sports
Monday, 6 September 2021, 1:25 pm | Hamilton City Council
A $1 million grant from Trust Waikato will help 21 Hamilton sports fields become safer and pave the way for more people to participate in sport. Hamilton City Council will use the generous grant to install LED floodlighting facilities at five large ... More >>
Lower speed limit proposed for section of Wairere Drive
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 1:42 pm | Hamilton City Council
A proposal to reduce the speed limit from 80kph to 60kph on Wairere Drive, between Arthur Porter Drive and Pukete Road, is now open for community feedback. The speed limit proposal relates to a resource consent obtained by a developer to develop a ... More >>
City appoints new chief executive
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 12:00 pm | Hamilton City Council
Vervoort has been Council’s general manager – community for the past decade, leading more than half of the organisation’s staff. More >>
Friendlier future for older Hamiltonians
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 12:29 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton is a step closer to becoming one of the best places for older people to live. More >>
High Court dismisses DC Policy challenge on all counts
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 9:42 am | Hamilton City Council
A legal challenge to Hamilton City Council’s development contributions policy has been comprehensively dismissed. Justice Ian Gault announced his decision on Friday, after a three-day hearing in the High Court in Hamilton in April. Development contributions ... More >>
What’s your favourite lockdown recipe?
Friday, 27 August 2021, 2:38 pm | Hamilton City Council
Whether it’s comfort food, baking, a lazy lunch, or your own cooking creation – Hamilton City Libraries want your go-to lockdown recipe. Some of the city’s favourites will be collated and turned into a free eBook called ‘ Cook, Eat, Repeat’ ... More >>
Hamilton’s plan for a low carbon future
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 5:01 pm | Hamilton City Council
A startling 64% of Hamilton’s carbon emissions come from transport, and Hamilton City Council has a plan to change that. Today (Thursday 26 August) Council’s Environment Committee approved the Climate Change Action Plan 2021/22 which outlines steps the ... More >>
Council wants multi-agency approach to safety
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 2:04 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is calling for a strengthened, multi-agency approach to improving city safety. More >>
Hamilton City Council East Ward By-election progress results
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 1:29 pm | Hamilton City Council
Final results in the Hamilton City Council East Ward By-election show Mark Donovan has 1774 votes, 208 ahead of the next highest polling candidate. The final results are: Mark Donovan - 1774 Anna Casey-Cox - 1566 Anna Smart - 1470 Peter Humphreys ... More >>
Award winning transport hub just one of many projects
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 12:48 pm | Hamilton City Council
A massive range of projects to improve the wellbeing of Hamiltonians have been delivered by Hamilton City Council's passionate and expert teams in the past three years. A new transport hub, reservoir, roading improvements, upgrades to intersections and ... More >>
By-election Preliminary Results To Be Announced Wednesday
Monday, 23 August 2021, 6:02 pm | Hamilton City Council
After a seven-day voting extension, Hamilton City Council’s newest elected member will be announced on Wednesday 25 August. A voting extension was granted for Council’s East Ward By-election following the announcement New Zealand was moving to Alert ... More >>
Areas signalled for “extra attention” to manage growth
Monday, 23 August 2021, 8:31 am | Hamilton City Council
Four areas of Hamilton have been signalled for special plans to help manage the impacts of growth on the neighbourhoods. More >>
