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Hamilton City Council - Latest News [Page 88]

Half of city bylaws to be reviewed

Thursday, 23 February 2012, 3:26 pm | Hamilton City Council

Eight of the city’s 15 bylaws will be reviewed this year, with the public invited to have their say on proposed changes to each of the city’s local laws in the spotlight. More >>

Council to mark Canterbury quake anniversary

Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 5:22 pm | Hamilton City Council

Hamilton City Council will mark the first anniversary of the Canterbury earthquake with a two-minute silence in the city’s Civic Square at 12.51pm. More >>

Entries open for 2012 National Contemporary Art Award

Friday, 17 February 2012, 3:06 pm | Hamilton City Council

Entries are now open for the 2012 National Contemporary Art Award. Hosted by Waikato Museum, this year the award is generously sponsored by Hamilton art philanthropist Barry Hopkins. More >>

Biosecurity under watch at Waikato Museum

Thursday, 16 February 2012, 2:52 pm | Hamilton City Council

Shipping containers carrying the ‘How to make a Monster’ exhibition will be checked by Waikato Museum staff trained in inspecting and securing biosecurity risks onsite, enabling them to bypass a costly biosecurity process. More >>

Hamilton City Libraries launches new free eBook service

Thursday, 16 February 2012, 11:46 am | Hamilton City Council

Hamilton City Libraries is entering a new chapter in its 128-year history – the eBook era. More >>

Historic Signing to Protect Waikato River

Thursday, 9 February 2012, 8:11 pm | Hamilton City Council

Joint media release – Waikato-Tainui and Hamilton City Council In an historic first, Hamilton City Council and Waikato-Tainui will tomorrow sign an agreement marking a new era of partnership between both organisations around caring for the Waikato ... More >>

Hamilton to bid for FIFA Under 20 World Cup matches

Thursday, 9 February 2012, 4:33 pm | Hamilton City Council

Hamilton will make a bid for the city to host international football matches during the 2015 FIFA Under 20 World Cup. More >>

Investment in Hamilton showing strong signs

Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 9:53 am | Hamilton City Council

A new survey showing reduced vacancy rates for central city retail sites is a positive economic sign for Hamilton, says Mayor Julie Hardaker. More >>

Citys Bike Wise Month events click into gear

Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 1:53 pm | Hamilton City Council

Get the family on their bikes and pedal down to one of Hamilton’s February Bike Wise Month events to be in with a chance win a brand new bicycle. More >>

Hamilton - Work to begin on Parana Park upgrade

Thursday, 2 February 2012, 1:24 pm | Hamilton City Council

Work on a major upgrade of the Parana Park children’s play area on Memorial Drive begins this month, and will include installation of a new water feature for pre-school children. More >>

Hamilton Zoo awaits red panda cub's first public appearance

Thursday, 2 February 2012, 10:28 am | Hamilton City Council

Hamilton Zoo is awaiting the first public appearance of a red panda cub born at the facility in December. The red panda, whose gender is not yet known, is one of two cubs born at Hamilton Zoo on 9 December to first-time parents, mother Tayla (4) and ... More >>

Ethnic diversity celebrated on Waitangi Day

Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 3:43 pm | Hamilton City Council

Events to mark Waitangi Day 2012 in Hamilton will be held in the city centre. Supported by Hamilton City Council, Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa and Te Puni Kokiri, the city’s official Waitangi Day events will start at 7am, beginning with a whakatau. More >>

Rates challenge already on Hamilton's radar

Friday, 27 January 2012, 5:49 pm | Hamilton City Council

The rates and financial challenge issued to councils by Local Government Minister Nick Smith is already being tackled by Hamilton City Council, which has proposed a fixed 3.8% rate increase for each of the next 10 years. Hamilton Mayor Julie Hardaker ... More >>

Hamilton: Resolution Drive closed for maintenance

Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 2:06 pm | Hamilton City Council

Both lanes of Hamilton’s Resolution Drive will be closed until early next week while pavement maintenance work is completed. City Transportation Manager Phil Consedine said pavements running alongside the arterial road, in the city’s northeast, are ... More >>

Hamilton: Summer in Garden Place set to make a splash

Friday, 13 January 2012, 1:29 pm | Hamilton City Council

It’s all about the kids in Garden Place for the next couple of Saturdays. Hamilton City Council’s Summer in Garden Place programme of events will see the More FM Kids Water Carnival fill the city square tomorrow (14 January), followed next Saturday ... More >>

CityHeart Project Enters Final Phase

Monday, 9 January 2012, 10:25 am | Hamilton City Council

Work to remove the Garden Place Peace Wall has started, marking the final phase of Hamilton City Council’s CityHeart project. More >>

Hamilton's rating system to remain unchanged

Thursday, 22 December 2011, 2:00 pm | Hamilton City Council

Following extensive consultation and a record number of submissions, Council has decided to keep Hamilton’s existing land value based rating system, rather than move to a capital value based system. More >>

New arrivals at Hamilton Zoo in time for Christmas

Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 11:53 am | Hamilton City Council

Christmas has come early for Hamilton Zoo, with three new arrivals just in time for the festive season. More >>

Hamilton: Landslip forces extended river walkway closure

Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 11:01 am | Hamilton City Council

An extended section of the public walkway along the western bank of the Waikato River through central Hamilton has been closed due to a landslip. The riverbank walkway between London Street and the Claudelands Bridge was closed yesterday, 19 December, ... More >>

Hundreds of plants stolen from riverside parks

Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 2:25 pm | Hamilton City Council

Hamilton City Council’s Parks and Gardens Manager Sally Sheedy said more than 600 bedding plants, mainly begonias and marigolds, had been taken from gardens in Memorial Park and Parana Park. The two parks are on the eastern side of the Waikato River. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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