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Central City Safety Survey Open For 2020
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 5:05 pm | Hamilton City Council
A survey of people’s views on safety in Hamilton’s central city is now underway. The annual survey conducted by Hamilton City Council is a valuable tool used to identify areas of concern or improvement. Community and Social Development Manager Andy Mannering ... More >>
Hamilton’s Smart City Star Rises With Award Announcement
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 4:44 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton’s growing reputation as a tech-savvy, innovative and smart city received an international boost today when Enlighten Designs was announced as the winner of the 2020 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for New Zealand. Hamilton City ... More >>
Mud, Sweat And (furry) Ears – The Dirty Dog Challenge Is Back!
Monday, 13 July 2020, 3:35 pm | Hamilton City Council
Waikato District Council and Hamilton City Council are pleased to announce that they have a new date for the Dirty Dog Challenge. The 2020 Dirty Dog Challenge will be held on Saturday 12 September at the Ngaruawahia Christian Youth Camp. The event ... More >>
Week On Our Streets
Saturday, 11 July 2020, 5:00 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is undertaking work on streets in various parts of the city over the next week to address safety issues and carry out routine maintenance. All this work is weather-dependent and may be deferred in the event of rain. Road users ... More >>
Community Asked About New Hamilton Gardens Layout
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 12:11 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is looking for community feedback on a new proposed layout for Hamilton Gardens that keeps the Rhododendron Lawn intact. The proposed layout changes address traffic congestion, access and parking issues. Another concept put ... More >>
Libraries Back To Normal Hours
Friday, 3 July 2020, 10:10 am | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Libraries’ hours are back to normal from Monday 6 July. The city’s six public library branches have been operating reduced hours since reopening their doors to the public on 2 June, as staff worked their way through a heavy volume of ... More >>
Napier-based Artist Wins $5,000 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
Friday, 3 July 2020, 6:19 am | Hamilton City Council
Asaki Kajima with her winning work. Napier-based artist Asaki Kajima has won the $5,000 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award for 2020 with a Dali-inspired sculptural artwork entitled Space Cow. In announcing the award at Hamilton’s ArtsPost tonight, ... More >>
Fight The Landfill Gets A Facelift
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 5:11 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton’s kerbside collection service is getting an upgrade from bags to bins from 31 August 2020 and it’s only fair the supporting website – fightthelandfill.co.nz receives the same treatment. Fight the Landfill is Hamilton City Council’s single ... More >>
Investment In Central City River Path Starts Now
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 10:24 am | Hamilton City Council
Phase one of a multi-million-dollar investment in the central city river path is now under way to provide Hamiltonians with a safe and accessible path network connecting the city’s green spaces. An on-site karakia held earlier this week (Monday 29 June) ... More >>
‘Plastic Free July’: A Chance For Hamiltonians To Make A Difference
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 8:44 am | Hamilton City Council
July 1 marks the start of ‘Plastic Free July’ worldwide, and Hamilton City Council is keen to encourage local businesses and the community to get on board by changing what they’re doing in relation to non-recyclable plastics. The big break-up Worldwide, ... More >>
Hamilton City Council Approves Water Deal To Help Auckland
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 4:44 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council has today unanimously approved a draft agreement to help resolve Auckland’s looming water crisis. The agreement would assign some of Hamilton’s existing water-take consent to Watercare, enabling Watercare to take up to 25 million ... More >>
Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award Winner To Be Announced This Week
Monday, 29 June 2020, 4:40 pm | Hamilton City Council
The 2020 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award, worth $5,000, will be presented on Thursday night (2 July) by this year’s judge, New Zealand sculptor James Wright, at ArtsPost in Hamilton. Twenty-eight finalist works started arriving into ArtsPost’s ... More >>
Historical Report Released
Friday, 26 June 2020, 4:32 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council has released an independent report examining culturally sensitive place names and sites in the city. The $10,000 report from historian Dr Vincent O’Malley was commissioned by the previous Council in September last year, jointly funded by ... More >>
Council To Host Facebook Live Q&A
Friday, 26 June 2020, 3:18 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is hosting a Facebook Live Q&A session to answer Hamiltonians questions about the year ahead. The online event on Monday 29 June will give Hamiltonians the opportunity to ask Mayor Paula Southgate and Councillors questions about the ... More >>
Hamilton ‘Under-Laned’ When It Comes To Swimming
Thursday, 25 June 2020, 4:54 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton is “desperately under-laned” when it came to swimming facilities, with insufficient swimming lanes for a growing population, says Mark Bunting, Chair of Hamilton City Council’s Community Committee. Cr Bunting was commenting during yesterday’s ... More >>
Fallen Gum Tree Closes Part Of Western Rail Trail
Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 6:07 pm | Hamilton City Council
A section of the Western Rail Trail just past the Gallagher Hockey Centre in Frankton will be closed on Thursday 25 June and Friday 26 June while Hamilton City Council contractors clear a fallen gum tree. The arborists will also crown reduce the other ... More >>
Future Of Captain Hamilton Statue Likely In August
Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 5:13 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council has agreed to hold further discussions around the fate of the Captain Hamilton statue following its removal from Hamilton’s Civic Square on Friday 12 June. Elected Members and Maangai Maaori decided at today’s Community ... More >>
FMG Stadium Waikato Kicks Off Events With Gallagher Chiefs V Blues
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 2:45 pm | Hamilton City Council
This Saturday’s Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa match between the Gallagher Chiefs and the Blues will be a significant one for Hamilton’s FMG Stadium Waikato. The game kicks off at 7.05pm and will see crowds return to the venue for the first ... More >>
River Path, Jobs A Win-win For City
Monday, 15 June 2020, 8:59 am | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton ratepayers are the biggest winners from a $1.5 million government funding injection that will create up to 50 new jobs for the city and fix a long-closed river path. Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced yesterday that ... More >>
Council Proposes 3.8% Rates Increase
Saturday, 13 June 2020, 6:53 am | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is proposing to maintain a 3.8% average annual rates increase. After two days of meetings, Council finalised its draft Back on Track - COVID-19 response budget and adopted its draft annual plan to go out for consultation. A final ... More >>
