Hamilton City Council - Latest News [Page 99]
Anne Frank exhibition goes on display at Waikato Museum
Friday, 13 May 2011, 9:31 am | Hamilton City Council
The travelling exhibition ‘Anne Frank: A History for Today’ will open at Waikato Museum next Wednesday, 18 March. More >>
Children’s Garden to be developed in Parana Park
Monday, 9 May 2011, 12:33 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton’s Parana Park is set to be transformed into a stimulating and exciting Children’s Garden, following an announcement today by the Potter Masonic Trust that it is contributing $200,000 towards the development. More >>
Sculpture to Feature in Garden Place
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 3:12 pm | Hamilton City Council
A new site-specific sculpture has been approved for installation in Garden Place. Approval for the artwork by Neil Miller was finalised by the City Planning and Development Committee on 29 March. More >>
Government agency sets pay rates for elected members
Friday, 29 April 2011, 4:45 pm | Hamilton City Council
The Remuneration Authority has revised pay rates for Hamilton City Council’s elected members. The Authority is an independent Government agency charged with setting remuneration for elected representatives at Councils around the country. The process is independent ... More >>
Record number of Annual Plan submissions received
Friday, 29 April 2011, 4:34 pm | Hamilton City Council
More than 1600 submissions have been received for Hamilton City Council’s Proposed 2011/12 Annual Plan. In total 1605 submissions were received during the period from 21 March to 21 April 2011 – making it Council’s biggest Proposed Annual Plan/LTCCP ... More >>
Several Trees and Branches Down Throughout Hamilton
Tuesday, 26 April 2011, 5:29 pm | Hamilton City Council
Wild weather has caused a large number of trees and branches to fall throughout Hamilton today. Hamilton City Council arboriculture staff have been kept busy clearing vulnerable and damaged trees throughout the city as winds reached 130km per hour. More >>
ANZAC Day Commemoration Service in Hamilton
Monday, 18 April 2011, 2:59 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamiltonians are invited to attend the city’s ANZAC Day Commemoration Service at Memorial Park this Monday [25 April] to honour those who have fought and lost their lives at war. More >>
Hamilton Iphone App Launched at Itm400 Hamilton
Friday, 8 April 2011, 2:30 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton has become the first city on the international V8 Supercars circuit to have a dedicated iPhone application. The Hamilton iPhone app, developed by local company Vo2, will be launched at the ITM400 Hamilton event on 15 April, to coincide with ... More >>
City Undertakes Rating Review
Monday, 4 April 2011, 11:55 am | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is undertaking a review of its rating system as part of its objective of achieving a more financially sustainable Council. More >>
Hot demand sees extra RWC in Hamilton
Thursday, 31 March 2011, 1:15 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hot demand for tickets to Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) matches in Hamilton has seen an extra 1100 temporary seats approved for Waikato Stadium, resulting in the highest capacity crowds there since the stadium was redeveloped in 2002 More >>
Arts in Hamilton to benefit from Creative NZ funding
Thursday, 31 March 2011, 9:38 am | Hamilton City Council
The arts in Hamilton are set to benefit from significant new funding awarded by Creative New Zealand. More >>
Hamilton RWC 2011 Newsletter # 3
Friday, 25 March 2011, 3:21 pm | Hamilton City Council
This is going to be an exciting, lively exhibition! Under the three themes of People, Passion and Play, visitors will be able to take a close look at Rugby in the Waikato. There will be a great mix of players represented, from juniors to superstars, as ... More >>
Rarely seen pieces feature in Waikato Museum exhibition
Friday, 25 March 2011, 9:48 am | Hamilton City Council
A number of rarely viewed art pieces will be revealed when the exhibition 'Friendly: The Friends respond to collection works' opens at Waikato Museum this evening. More >>
Negotiating team set up to resolve WRU debt issue
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 12:10 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council has set up a negotiating team to resolve the outstanding debt issue with the Waikato Rugby Union (WRU). More >>
Hamilton to celebrate Earth Hour in Garden Place
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 3:33 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton residents and businesses are urged to switch off for an hour this Saturday [26 March] as the city takes part in the global Earth Hour initiative. Aimed at raising public awareness of environmental issues, Earth Hour will see hundreds of millions ... More >>
Council meets on Waikato Rugby Union arrears
Friday, 18 March 2011, 4:06 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council’s Community Development Committee will meet next week to agree the terms on which Council will renegotiate payments of debt from the Waikato Rugby Union. The WRU currently owe Council $953,000 in rent arrears. The Union have ... More >>
Prudent Annual Plan proposed to prepare for the future
Friday, 18 March 2011, 12:51 pm | Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council formally adopted the city’s proposed Annual Plan today, beginning a month-long public consultation period which will run from 21 March to 21 April. More >>
Service in Garden Place for National Day of Mourning
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 11:09 am | Hamilton City Council
A memorial service will be held in Hamilton's Garden Place this Friday from 12.15pm to mark the National Day of Mourning for Christchurch. More >>
Hamilton Buildings earthquake strength register
Friday, 11 March 2011, 3:58 pm | Hamilton City Council
The public safety of earthquake strength rated buildings in Hamilton is currently of increased public interest following the earthquakes in Christchurch. Hamilton's geographical positioning means it is considered to be lower-risk and not exposed ... More >>
Water restrictions lifted in Hamilton and Waikato District
Friday, 11 March 2011, 2:32 pm | Hamilton City Council
All water restrictions have been lifted in Hamilton and the Waikato District following a sustained decrease in daily water consumption. Hamilton City Council city waters manager Tim Harty said that consumption levels have decreased quite significantly ... More >>
