A new website that was driven, designed and developed by local youth for local youth is now live at www.htwnyouth.co.nz. The site aims to build a sense of community amongst young Hamiltonians aged 12-18 years by providing a virtual space in which they can connect with other young people, create their own social networking page (similar to Facebook or Bebo), upload photos and videos, start groups ... more...

Seventy-five Hamilton food businesses will be presented with excellence awards during the 2009 Hamilton Food Safety Awards this afternoon. It is the 15th year that Hamilton City Council has held the Food Safety Awards, which aim to recognise and reward businesses that maintain a standard of excellence in their premises above that required by legislation. To mark this milestone, six of this year's... more...

An exhibition providing a rare insight into the extraordinary – yet often very ordinary – worlds of New Zealand's diverse 'alternative' gender communities opens at Waikato Museum this Saturday [31 October]. 'Assume Nothing' showcases a series of stunning, intimate photographic portraits by Rebecca Swan and award-winning documentary films by Kirsty MacDonald. Profiling over 20 people who define th... more...

Council is taking a fresh approach to the management of Hamilton Lake, to meet its statutory obligations. The environmental management plan is needed to comply with the 2005 amendment to the Resource Management Act 1991, which classes the lake bed as contaminated land. The lake bed contains traces of arsenic from weed spraying in the late 1950s. A report commissioned last year by Environment Wa... more...

Council’s 2008/09 Annual Report and summary document are now online. The report provides an audited overview of the 2008/09 financial year of how Council has worked towards its long-term vision for a Vibrant Hamilton. It tables key milestones achieved in the city that occurred during challenging times as the effects of the economic downturn impacted on Council and the community. Finance and Audit... more...