The following roads works are scheduled to be undertaken during the period of Wednesday 31 October to Tuesday 19 November as part of the programme of works preparing the track for the Hamilton 400 V8 Supercars street race to be held in Hamilton 18–20 April 2008. Lake Road/King Street The roundabout is being removed, the road reshaped (chicane shape), realignment of underground services and the i... more...

Hamilton Central Library users can expect restricted access to the facility from 5-23 November 2007 as it undergoes re-carpeting. The library will remain open throughout the re-carpeting though public access will be restricted according to work-zones. From 5- 9 November, public access to Level 2 stack and the staircase will be restricted. From 12-23 November, Level 3 will be closed to the public.... more...

It's been farewells and welcomes at Hamilton Zoo's cheetah enclosure with two recent departures and arrivals.Long-time Hamilton Zoo residents and visitor favourites, Temba and Kaitoa, have departed for Orana Park while playful brothers Moyo Matusi and Jambo have travelled across the Tasman to make their new home in Hamilton. The impetus behind the transfers has been the opportunity for Temba and K... more...

The Mighty River Waikato: from Hinaki to Hydropower opens at Waikato Museum on Saturday, 27 October 2007 signifying a landmark destination exhibition that is a first for the museum. Sponsored by Mighty River Power and Environment Waikato, The Mighty River Waikato focuses on the Waikato region's natural heritage from a scientific perspective. The first exhibition of its kind, The Mighty River Wai... more...

Hamilton City Council CEO Michael Redman has announced the separation of City Libraries and Waikato Museum into stand-alone entities. The libraries and museum have been operationally joined in the Arts and Culture Unit of the Council for more than ten years. The restructure will see the disestablishment of the Arts and Culture Unit. The merger has been the subject of long-standing and strong op... more...

Hamilton city has elected Bob Simcock as mayor. Progressive results based on 96% of voting papers processed at 12noon today, has Bob Simcock elected with a resounding lead of over 10,000 votes more than nearest candidate Roger Hennerbry. Bob Simcock received 16,013 votes while Roger Hennerbry received 5,693 votes and Gordon Chesterman polled a close third to Hennebry with 4,533 votes. Mr Simcoc... more...

Haven’t got time to post your vote in to make it on time to count. That’s no problem in Hamilton because on Saturday morning from 8am to 12 noon a drive-through voting service will be operating in the Anglesea Street car park by the main Council building.   Electoral official Anthony Dick says the drive-though voting drop off service is a new innovation and is expected to be very popular wi... more...

Religious trends in our city and surrounding region are set to be examined as the Keeping Faith exhibition opens at Waikato Museum tomorrow [13 October], highlighting a further dimension to the museum's commitment to expressing our city's unique heritage and showcasing stories from our local community. Keeping Faith is a major Social History exhibition based on the theme of religious diversity. T... more...

Avid Hamilton City Library-users are about to receive some 'elf-help' in the form of a free email reminder service known as ELF launching 15 October 2007. ELF is a web-based and email tool for library users that enables individuals to keep track of their library borrowings and when reserved items become available. Library users can subscribe to the ELF service free of charge by registering online... more...

You must see Hamilton Gardens before you die, according to the book 1001 Gardens to See Before You Die. This week some big international names are taking that advice to heart. From today until October 14 the Gardens will host this year's Botanic Gardens of Australia and New Zealand conference, an occasion that reaches our shores only once a decade. This year speakers include leaders from renowned... more...

The following roads works are scheduled to be undertaken during the period of Thursday 4 to Friday 19 October as part of the programme of works preparing the track for the Hamilton 400 V8 Supercars street race to be held in Hamilton 18–20 April 2008. Tristram Street/Rostrevor Street The installation of a large removable centre island has been completed. Minor trimming works to be done – traffic ... more...

Increased responsibility will fall on those seeking a building consent for a new pool from 1 October 2007 due to a new requirement of the Waikato Building Consent Group. The Waikato Building Consent Group will require that in respect to new pools, doors from buildings that open directly into an immediate pool area must now be self-closing and self-latching. If the doors do not meet these requirem... more...

The 'make over' of Heaphy Terrace shopping area has begun and will bring many improvements, primarily safety of pedestrians and cyclists and visually enhance the area. The contractor, Tanlaw Corporation Ltd, has commenced work at the corner of Heaphy Terrace and Howden Road. They have excavated parts of the footpath to prepare the area for new kerb and channel, indented parking, paved areas, and ... more...

Today's launch of the Social Wellbeing Strategy marks a national first as 13 of Hamilton's key social development agencies come together to commit to delivering strong collaborative leadership and working collectively on top priorities to make a real social difference for Hamilton. At the invitation of Hamilton City Council, key social development agencies came together in December 2006 to acknow... more...