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Hamilton Launches Nature Tours
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 12:12 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamiltonians and visitors can now experience nature in a whole new way, thanks to the Nature in the City app, launched by Hamilton City Council this week. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2309/0e5ebf2eceb2a2b5df87.jpeg" ... More >>
Council Maintains Stable Credit Rating, But Economic Challenges Are Ahead
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 4:53 pm | Hamilton City Council
International credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has kept Hamilton City Council's AA-credit rating but revised its long-term rating outlook to negative in a reflection of the financial challenges ahead. Council has consistently ... More >>
FMG Stadium Waikato To Host ‘Most Kids Ever’ Ahead Of Black Ferns Game
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 3:35 pm | Hamilton City Council
FMG Stadium Waikato will host the ‘most kids ever’ to attend a New Zealand Rugby (NZR) controlled Black Ferns Test when Hamilton Kirikiriroa hosts the Laurie O’Reilly Cup match against Australia this Saturday 30 September at 4.35pm. Fresh off the back ... More >>
Awards Recognise City’s ‘generous’ Volunteers
Friday, 22 September 2023, 4:51 pm | Hamilton City Council
A hip hop artist, an outstanding line up of community champions, and an organisation dedicated to helping our most vulnerable have been recognised for their positive impact on Hamilton Kirikiriroa. Eight recipients of Hamilton City Council’s Civic ... More >>
Hamilton’s Transport Choices Projects Move Closer To Construction Phase
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 6:07 pm | Hamilton City Council
Twenty-eight improvement projects to enhance road safety and reduce transport emissions have been confirmed by Hamilton City Council’s Infrastructure and Transport Committee. The committee met today (21 September) to receive an update on Hamilton’s Transport ... More >>
Green Light For Transport Projects And Consultation
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 6:04 pm | Hamilton City Council
Seven climate friendly transport projects were given the go ahead at the Infrastructure and Transport Committee today. The Committee also approved public consultation on the city’s Water Supply Bylaw, and agreed to recommend to Council that it approves ... More >>
Let’s Get Thrifty – A Sell-out Success
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 1:59 pm | Hamilton City Council
More than 2000 people attended the inaugural Let’s get Thrifty event at the Meteor over the weekend to fill their bags with pre-lovedclothing. The event ran from September 14 – 16. By midday Saturday, all of the clothing had been snapped up; ... More >>
More $6 All-day Carparks For Hamilton’s Central City
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:11 am | Hamilton City Council
All-day paid parking is expanding to help meet the increasing demand from commuters and people wanting to spend more time in Hamilton’s central city. Hamilton City Council introduced six new areas for all-day paid parking on 11 September 2023 on ... More >>
Hamilton’s Economy Continues To Grow But Households Under Pressure
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 1:31 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton’s hospitality sector received a timely boost from major events as the city continued to outperform the national economy. Hamilton City Council’s latest Quarterly Economic Update reveals the city’s economy grew almost 4% in the year ... More >>
FMG Stadium Waikatoto Host Rugby League Grand Final
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 11:10 am | Hamilton City Council
FMG Stadium Waikato will host the Pacific Cup grand final on Saturday 4 November as part of the newly announced Pacific Championships in partnership with New Zealand Rugby League. The 2023 Pacific Championships is a two-tiered competition with six ... More >>
Battery Fires A Continued Cause For Concern
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 12:25 pm | Hamilton City Council
Lithium batteries have sparked five fires in rubbish bags or kerbside rubbish/recycling bins in Hamilton over the past nine months, after two recent fires within a two-week period. The fires have been caused by lithium batteries disposed of in bags left ... More >>
Council Moves Quickly To Combat Riverbank Erosion
Friday, 8 September 2023, 4:54 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is preparing to undertake work to protect a critical piece of the city’s water infrastructure, following erosion to the bank located on the western side of the Waikato River. In 2020 a section of the riverbank near the water ... More >>
Council And Government Unite To Talk Safer Cities In Hamilton
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 5:35 pm | Hamilton City Council
Investment in CCTV technology, youth initiatives and fruit smoothies were on display during Prime Minister Chris Hipkins visit to Hamilton today (7 September). Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate hosted the Prime Minister to see first-hand what the $1 million ... More >>
“Effective Immediately” Sonning Car Park To Be Named Opoia Paa
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 3:46 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council will change the name of Sonning Car Park back to Opoia Paa, in acknowledgement of the land’s origin and people of Ngaati Wairere (past and present). At today’s Council meeting (7 September), a motion to change the name ... More >>
Hamiltonians Encouraged To Get ‘shopping’ To Help Fight The Landfill
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 6:15 pm | Hamilton City Council
A one-off shopping event in Hamilton Kirikiriroa will help reduce the 950,000kg of clothing Hamiltonians send to landfill each year through their red kerbside bins. Hamilton City Council has partnered with Go Eco and Hospice Waikato to bring Let’s ... More >>
NZ Crustacean Celebrities On Display At Waikato Museum
Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 11:12 am | Hamilton City Council
Crabs, shrimps, lobsters, barnacles, slaters and other crustaceans are the stars of a new mini exhibition presented by Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato, NIWA and Te Papa. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2309/64763e7f1e882be24b1e.jpeg" ... More >>
Council To Consider Name Change For Sonning Car Park
Friday, 1 September 2023, 9:34 am | Hamilton City Council
Next week, Hamilton City Council will discuss whether Sonning Car Park should have a new name, following an application by local hapuu Ngaati Wairere. The central city riverside parking spot has been known as Sonning since the early 70s after a girls’ ... More >>
Financial Headwinds Continue To Batter Council Books
Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 10:26 am | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council’s latest financial update is a strong indicator of the economic challenges ahead for the 2024-34 Long-Term Plan. A report going to the Council’s Finance and Monitoring Committee on Thursday reveals a balancing the books deficit ... More >>
New App To Explore Nature In Hamilton
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 12:11 pm | Hamilton City Council
Planting and restoration work ramping up and a new educational app is on the way for Hamilton City Council’s Nature in the City Programme, it was reported today (10 August) to the Community and Natural Environment Committee. The programme, now ... More >>
Housing Changes Delayed For Hamilton
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 12:08 pm | Hamilton City Council
Changes to Hamilton’s housing rules will take a little longer, while the city considers how new flooding information will impact the city. Hamilton City Council has been granted an extension by the Minister for the Environment to deliver Plan ... More >>