Hamilton City Council - Latest News [Page 40]
Council Wants Urgency On Hardship
Friday, 20 March 2020, 2:19 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council will meet under urgency next week to discuss a potential stimulus package and hardship response to COVID-19. On Tuesday Councillors instructed staff to find “creative” ways in which the Council can best support the Hamilton community, ... More >>
Programmes Suspended Due To COVID-19
Friday, 20 March 2020, 12:04 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is making changes to community facilities and programmes from tomorrow (Saturday 21 March) following the Government’s new limits on mass gatherings. Indoor gatherings are now limited to a maximum of 100 people and the Government is ... More >>
Hamilton’s Anzac Day Services Cancelled
Thursday, 19 March 2020, 2:24 pm | Hamilton City Council
The cancellation of Hamilton’s Anzac Day events will not diminish the remembrance of our city’s fallen and returned soldiers. That’s the message from Hamilton City Council and Hamilton Returned and Services Association (RSA), after the Royal ... More >>
‘Measured And Responsible’ Council-wide Response To Covid-19
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 7:08 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is implementing contingency plans to maintain essential services to the city while supporting the health and wellbeing of the community and staff in response to Covid-19. The Council’s Chief Executive Richard Briggs says the ... More >>
Rotowaro - The Town That Disappeared
Friday, 13 March 2020, 1:37 pm | Hamilton City Council
Photographer David Cook spent nearly four decades recording the effects of the coal industry on one small New Zealand town and it’s 400 residents – now all gone – and the landscape around it. David Cook’s long-term study of Rotowaro, in the ... More >>
Environmental Wellbeing Up For Discussion
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 3:12 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council are asking the community what loving and protecting the environment means to them as part of their Shape Your Future City campaign. The Shape Your Future City campaign is a chance for the community to tell us what’s important to them, ... More >>
Rail Service Opening Date Proof Of Partnership
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 1:30 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate says today’s announcement of the first trip for Te Huia – the new passenger rail service between Hamilton and Papakura – shows that working in partnership is critical to delivering results for communities. The ... More >>
Peacocke’s First Park Recognises The Area’s Past
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 8:59 am | Hamilton City Council
The first park in the new Peacocke neighbourhood will recognize the horticultural history of the area. The park, on Inuwai Street in Dixon Heights, will celebrate the area’s previous life as a food bowl for Maaori and English settlers. The surrounding ... More >>
Hamilton Mayor Seeks Community’s Voice
Monday, 9 March 2020, 5:18 pm | Hamilton City Council
A new engagement programme launched today will impact on Council activities for the next decade in Hamilton. Hamilton City Council has launched the ‘Shape Your Future City’ campaign – a month-long community-based programme which aims to ... More >>
Go Beyond The Gates Of FMG Stadium Waikato For Fun, Free Community Event
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 11:19 am | Hamilton City Council
FMG Stadium Waikato is opening its gates to the public so Hamiltonians can explore the venue and play on our home turf at a fun, free community event on Saturday 28 March from 10am to 2pm. Take a rooftop walk with a bird’s eye view ... More >>
Hamilton Leading Smart City Conversation
Friday, 28 February 2020, 2:56 pm | Hamilton City Council
National and international Smart City leaders will descend on Hamilton next week as part of a two-day showcase of technology and innovation. Hamilton City Council, along with CultivateIT and Te Waka, is proud to be supporting next week’s Waikato ... More >>
Double The Fun! Hamilton Children’s Day Celebrated Over Two Weekends
Friday, 28 February 2020, 11:42 am | Hamilton City Council
Children’s Day events kick off this Sunday and will run over two weekends in Hamilton, giving our kids double the love. Children’s Day is celebrated nationally on Sunday 1 March and we have special offers and activities on Sunday 1 March at Hamilton Gardens, ... More >>
Council’s Major Event Sponsorship Fund Opens For Applications
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 5:27 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is offering more than $360,000 to support major events which bring vibrancy, economic benefits and showcase Hamilton’s outstanding arts and culture. Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate says major events do more than raise the ... More >>
The National Contemporary Art Award - Bold, Original And 21 This Year
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 2:27 pm | Hamilton City Council
Entries are now open for the 21st annual National Contemporary Art Award at Waikato Museum with prize money of $20,000 for the winner, and other awards bringing the total prize pool to more than $27,000. Waikato Museum Director Cherie Meecham says: ... More >>
A Warm Welcome For City’s Newest Sports Park
Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 3:16 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton’s newest sports park – Korikori Park – in North Rototuna was officially opened with a special community event last Friday, 21 February. Complete with musical entertainment, including a Kapa Haka performance by students of Rototuna High School, ... More >>
Hamilton welcomes first international grade baseball diamond
Friday, 21 February 2020, 2:23 pm | Hamilton City Council
Players from Hamilton Raiders Baseball Club took their first strides on the new international grade baseball diamond at Mahoe Park in Melville this week when the park officially opened. More >>
Aspirational And Inclusive Vision For First Community Committee Meeting Of 2020
Friday, 21 February 2020, 1:09 pm | Hamilton City Council
A collaborative, inclusive and forward-thinking city were key themes at this month’s Hamilton City Council’s Community Committee Meeting. Councillor Mark Bunting, Chair of the Committee, spoke to a packed public gallery on Thursday 20 February saying ... More >>
Waikato Museum’s Collection Secrets Revealed
Thursday, 20 February 2020, 4:42 pm | Hamilton City Council
A new guided tour at Waikato Museum will showcase hidden treasures and allow visitors to enter areas of the museum normally out of bounds. Led by a volunteer tour guide and one of the Museum’ four curators, the public will be able to see ... More >>
Immunise Your Dog And Protect Against Parvo
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 1:27 pm | Hamilton City Council
Summer brings a higher risk of parvovirus among dogs and Hamilton City Council’s Animal Education and Control are seeing an increasing number of dogs infected with the virus. “Parvovirus is rife in Hamilton. This is a devastating and usually fatal ... More >>
Intersection 100% Complete, One Month Ahead Of Schedule
Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 4:50 pm | Hamilton City Council
The Anglesea St and Bryce St intersection is now open to traffic, with 100% of the works completed – that’s an entire month ahead of schedule. A combination of warm weather, a six-day working week, and a supportive and understanding community ... More >>