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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 >>
Captain Hamilton’s Statue To Be Removed
Friday, 12 June 2020, 9:46 am | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council has decided to remove the bronze statue of Captain Hamilton from Civic Square after a formal request from Waikato-Tainui. The request comes after a growing international drive to remove statues which are seen to represent cultural ... More >>
What Alert Level 1 Means For Hamilton City Council Services And Facilities
Tuesday, 9 June 2020, 5:02 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council’s services and facilities are preparing to return to the ‘old normal’ now New Zealand is under COVID-19 Alert Level 1. Restrictions on visitor numbers have been lifted at all of our sites, and staff are excited to welcome ... More >>
$16.8M Provincial Growth Fund Major Boost For Ruakura Growth Cell
Tuesday, 9 June 2020, 11:58 am | Hamilton City Council
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters announced today (9 June) Hamilton would receive $16.8M in funding from the Waikato allocation of the Provincial Growth Fund for key transport projects in the Ruakura Inland Port area. The Ruakura growth area on the ... More >>
Council To Consider COVID-19 Response Budget
Friday, 5 June 2020, 5:38 pm | Hamilton City Council
Staff at Hamilton City Council are recommending Council maintain a 3.8% average annual rate increase – but only on the basis of deferring millions of dollars in capital projects and making major savings to cope with the impact of COVID-19. Councillors ... More >>
Input Sought On Nawton Skatepark And Playground Project
Friday, 5 June 2020, 12:08 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is inviting community feedback on a planned upgrade to the skatepark and playground at Nawton’s Elliot Park. The project is part of the Council’s playground renewals programme. Playground renewals focus on making ... More >>
Community Funds More Than 19,000 Plants For Waiwhakareke
Friday, 5 June 2020, 10:58 am | Hamilton City Council
Volunteers and Hamilton City Council staff will be busy wielding their spades this winter with more than 19,000 community-funded natives to be planted at Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park. Tui 2000 Inc., a Hamilton community group formed in 1989 to ... More >>
A 20-minute Life-changer
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 2:33 pm | Hamilton City Council
A joint Waikato bid for money to rebuild the regional economy pitched 23 projects to Government. Now, 22 of those projects have moved to the next assessment step. All create much-needed jobs, but one has the potential to fundamentally change the ... More >>
Week On Our Streets
Sunday, 31 May 2020, 8:12 am | 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. There may ... More >>
Community Views Sought On Revised Hamilton Gardens Layout
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 6:58 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamiltonians will be asked for their views on a proposed new layout for Hamilton Gardens that retains the Rhododendron Lawn. Hamilton City Council consulted with the community on the draft Hamilton Gardens Management Plan over a two-month period ... More >>
Waikato Museum Helps Make Programmes For National TV Series
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 2:40 pm | Hamilton City Council
Waikato Museum educators are part of a national television series to support home and school-based learning which starts screening today. The television series focusses on the concept of kaitiakitanga (guardianship) in its various forms and is being ... More >>
Recycling Collections Restart In June
Tuesday, 26 May 2020, 5:03 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamiltonians can recycle again, with kerbside collections set to resume next week. From Tuesday 2 June, kerbside recycling collections will resume for tins, cans and plastics 1-2, as well as glass. Due to Queen’s Birthday Monday, the first round ... More >>
Hamilton City Council Wants To Fix Pay Errors
Monday, 25 May 2020, 3:37 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is the latest big business moving to rectify errors in Holiday Act payments. The Council errors were confirmed after an audit of payroll processes by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). The audit was part ... More >>
Regional Bids For Stimulus Clear First Hurdle
Friday, 22 May 2020, 1:39 pm | Hamilton City Council
Waikato’s bid to secure government economic stimulus money is off to a roaring start with nearly 80% of Waikato projects over the first hurdle. Regional leaders were advised last night that 18 of the region’s 23 shovel-ready projects had made ... More >>
Outcomes Of May Meeting Of Community Committee
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 5:00 pm | Hamilton City Council
Applications to the $1 million social services fund set up as part of Hamilton City Council’s 12-point pandemic recovery plan are closely scrutinised to make sure the money is going where it can be immediately effective, the Council’s Community ... More >>
Lincoln St Refuse Transfer Station Temporarily Closed
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 3:39 pm | Hamilton City Council
The Lincoln St Refuse Transfer Station (RTS) is currently shut due to a customer medical event that took place on site this morning. It is expected the facility will be operational again from tomorrow, Thursday 21 May. The facility closure may also ... More >>
