Mayor 'paints full picture' of city debt28 January 2005For Immediate ReleaseHamilton Mayor Michael Redman says Hamilton has actual and projected debt levels that are higher than the public realises because of previous Councils approach to forecasting debt.The Council has just received the draft budget for the 2005/06 financial year, which it is now beginning to consider prior to public consult... more...

Resurfacing work along two busy sections of road will be carried out during the evening this week to minimise the effect on traffic. Today and tomorrow [Monday, 24 January - Tuesday, 25 January] Tristram Street, from Clarence Street to Thackeray Street, is being milled - removing the road's top layer - and resurfaced. The same resurfacing work will be completed on Hukanui Road, from Comries R... more...

Council is seeking information from the community regarding the garden at Hamilton's historic Beale Cottage.Council has launched a project to restore the Beale Cottage garden to its former splendour. A dedicated team, including an archaeologist, arborist and heritage landscaper, is attempting to discover as much as possible about the original vegetation and flora of Beale Cottage and is workin... more...

Five Councils within the Waikato have now opened their offices as collection points for the Tsunami Relief Fund (Waikato). Donations can now be made at the main Council offices of Waikato District Council, Waipa District Council, Otorohanga District Council, Matamata-Piako District Council and Hamilton City Council.ENDSFOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Name:  Daphne BellDesignation: ... more...

Stadium announces 'this time it's for real' league match18 January 2005For Immediate ReleaseWaikato Stadium has announced the date for the hosting of its first ever competition NRL league match during the weekend of the 17 -19 of June this year.The match between the Parramatta Eels and Vodafone Warriors follows on from pre-season Warriors versus The Dragons game held at Waikato Stadium last ye... more...

Donations to the Tsunami Relief Fund (Waikato) can now be made by text with the full donation going directly to the appeal. Key telecommunication partners, Vodafone, Telecom and Hyperfactory (a major New Zealand mobile applications developer), have waived their usual set up and commission fees in support of the relief appeal.To make a text donation, text the keyword 'give' to 883 and a $3 don... more...

Former Councillor made significant community contribution11 January 2005For Immediate ReleaseA funeral service is being held in Hamilton today for former City Councillor Shirley McKay who passed away last week.Shirley was elected to the Hamilton City Council in 1986, the last election to be held in the city prior to the introduction of the ward system.She remained on Council for four terms thr... more...

Bridge surface maintenance on the Massey Street Rail Overbridge has been delayed. The maintenance work was due to begin on Sunday, 9 January but will now commence at a later date saysroad maintenance managerDawn Inglis. "The maintenance work will still go ahead and we will advise of the revised commencement date for this work as soon as one has been set." Bridge surface maintenance work will ... more...

The Tsunami Relief Fund (Waikato) will be launched tomorrow [Friday, 7 December] at Hamilton City Council at 11am. The relief group will mark its launch with a bucket collection to generate fund raising within the local community for the tsunami disaster in Asia. Hamilton City Council representative on the relief group, Councillor Daphne Bell says that the bucket collection is the first initia... more...

A group has been established in the Waikato to generate a relief response within the local community to the tsunami disaster in Asia. The group's first task is to launch the Tsunami Relief Fund - Waikato, with the support of a number of mayor's from the Waikato region. Chair of the relief committee, Jiwan Singh Dhaliwal who is a representative of the New Zealand Sikh Society, says he has bee... more...