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Applications Open For $100,000 Event Fund
Monday, 19 July 2021, 4:20 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council has a $100,000 fund available to organisations looking to host events across the city. The annual Community Event Fund has opened for 2021 applications and the grant has doubled on previous years. The fund supports organisations ... More >>
Hamilton City Council Wins For Environmental Excellence
Saturday, 17 July 2021, 5:41 am | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council’s new rubbish and recycling service has been recognised for environmental excellence in the 2021 Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) Awards. Hamilton took home the Air New Zealand EXCELLENCE Award for Environmental Wellbeing ... More >>
Hamilton Water Funding ‘a Good Start’
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 3:11 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate says the announcement of $58.6 million for Hamilton to support the Government’s water reforms is "a good start” but more discussion will be needed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced funding assistance for councils ... More >>
Hamilton's Humming: All Blacks And Sell-out Concert Head To The City
Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 2:49 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton will be abuzz this weekend as two international rugby matches and a sell-out concert head to the city. Saturday (17 July) will see the All Blacks second test against the Flying Fijians at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton, and Tonga playing ... More >>
Auckland Urged To Develop Alternate Water Source
Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 4:35 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is urging Watercare to reduce its reliance on the Waikato River by developing a new water source. The Council is one of 39 submitters who have opposed Watercare’s application to take a further 150 million litres of water per ... More >>
Waikato Museum Uncovers Stories From 1981
Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 9:51 am | Hamilton City Council
Hundreds of impassioned faces are captured through a Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato exhibition revisiting 1981 anti-Springbok Tour protests in Hamilton. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2107/4b9f6dd036d4a3e81fdb.jpeg" ... More >>
Hamilton Honours 'Exceptional' Citizens
Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 5:58 am | Hamilton City Council
Image: (left to right) Deputy Mayor Geoff Taylor, Professor Bruce Clarkson, Dr Beverley Clarkson, Dr Peter Sergel, Dr Noel Karalus, Leaupepe Elisapeta ('Peta') Karalus, Mayor Paula Southgate, and Cr Martin Gallagher. Hamilton City has honoured ... More >>
Next Step For Ward Street Decided
Monday, 12 July 2021, 6:35 pm | Hamilton City Council
Ward Street will keep its pedestrian crossing, cycle lanes and a 30kph speed limit, with most of the other changes introduced as part of the Innovating Streets trial to be removed. The next step for Ward Street was decided today (12 July 2021) at ... More >>
Hamilton Zoo Farewells Much-loved Chimpanzee Sally
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 1:24 pm | Hamilton City Council
The Hamilton Zoo team has said a heartbreaking final farewell to our much-loved chimpanzee Sally. Zoo Director Dr Baird Fleming, said Sally, whose 50th birthday was celebrated in October last year, showed a rapid decline in health at the weekend. ... More >>
Libraries Go Late Fee Free For Kids
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 9:59 am | Hamilton City Council
Borrowing books from Hamilton City Libraries has never been easier for children and teenagers, thanks to a new fine-free initiative. Hamilton City Council has said goodbye to overdue fines for its junior and young adult collections. From today (1 ... More >>
Water Reform Progress Welcomed
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:02 am | Hamilton City Council
Today government announced it will transfer responsibility for the management of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater from 67 independent councils to four large publicly-owned entities. Based on today’s announcement, Hamilton City Council would ... More >>
Changes Ahead For Hamilton’s Organic Centre
Friday, 25 June 2021, 2:03 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council’s bustling organic centre is integral to shaping a green city. As a place for the community to drop off green waste, the facility plays a vital role in waste minimisation and resource recovery for Hamilton. <img ... More >>
Forty Years Of Volunteering At Hamilton Gardens
Friday, 25 June 2021, 10:53 am | Hamilton City Council
Rena Williams has helped grow the Hamilton Gardens from the roots up. For more than 40 years, she has been one of Hamilton City Council’s beloved volunteers, and her decades of hard work were formally recognised last night. Williams was awarded runner More >>
Council Adopts Long-Term Plan
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 5:09 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council has unanimously adopted a Long-Term Plan for the city. The Plan and associated budget confirms a government compliance rate of 4.5% and a general annual average rates increase of 4.4%. The government compliance rate largely pays ... More >>
Council Wants Help Shaping A Welcoming City
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 3:33 pm | Hamilton City Council
A new advisory group will help Hamilton City Council shape a more welcoming city. Council was accepted into the Welcoming Communities Te Waharoa ki ngaa Hapori programme run by Immigration New Zealand earlier this year. The initiative aims to help newcomers ... More >>
City Seeking Civics Education Funding
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 11:03 am | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council wants government funding to help provide civics education in high schools. At today’s Council meeting, elected members unanimously agreed to put a remit to the Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) conference next month, ... More >>
Community Calls For More Teo Reo, Maaori History
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 1:56 pm | Hamilton City Council
Community feedback supports an increase in the role of Maaori language and history in Hamilton Kirikiriroa. Yesterday’s (22 June) meeting of Hamilton City Council’s Community Committee has recommended the adoption of He Pou Manawa Ora – Pillars ... More >>
24 Candidates In East Ward By-election
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 4:54 pm | Hamilton City Council
Nominations for Hamilton City Council by-election closed at noon today with 24 candidates putting their hand up to fill the vacant East Ward seat. The candidates are: Anna Casey-Cox Ritesh Chandra Roshni Desai Mark Donovan Jack Gielen Horiana Henderson ... More >>
New E-devices On The Block
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 10:34 am | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton will soon have new electronic devices available to hire on its streets. From July, two companies – Lime and Neuron – will operate personal hire devices within the city. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2106/ace1b4f0f9845ec07773.jpeg" ... More >>
Waikato Museum Goes Interstellar For Matariki
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 8:45 am | Hamilton City Council
Waikato Museum is set to host a full day of free Matariki celebrations to coincide with the opening of a new exhibition that explores the mysteries of the universe. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2106/dbb785d1cf1f6b94c387.jpeg" ... More >>
