In the midst of last night's [Wednesday 26 November] unprecedented storm, where 55mm of rain fell in one hour, a damaged sewerage pipe released wastewater some of which entered Hamilton Lake. Environmental services general manager Graeme Fleming says staff were alerted during the storm and immediately responded to minimise the impact of the spill. "We are working with the medical officer... more...

Council has launched a website dedicated to informing Hamilton residents about how their city is performing and to get people involved in moving the city forward. Strategic group general manager, Michael Theelen says http://www.myhamilton.org.nz is about inspiring pride in our city and informing on city issues. "Myhamilton is exactly how we want residents to feel about this city - th... more...

Internationally acclaimed author and adventurer Ben Kozer is to visit Hamilton Central Library on Wednesday 26 November from 12.30-1.30pm. Advisory and education team leader Fiona Johnson says Ben has crammed a lot of living into his 30 years, and is a fascinating and charming person to meet. "We're extremely fortunate to have Ben stopping by, and I couldn't recommend this opportunity hi... more...

New members of Hamilton's Youth Council were yesterday introduced to the four councillors who have agreed to act as their mentors. Youth Liaison Advisor Pippa Gower says the 15-member Youth Council is starting to get an idea of the size of their role and appreciated having Crs Pippa Mahood, Bill Ward, Brian Impson and Peter Bos on side. "All four city councillors have a lot of experience... more...

The grounds of Waikato's twin stadiums will soon be in the care of one of New Zealand Cricket's top turf managers. Stadiums management committee chair Peter Bos says he is excited Karl Johnson has decided to bring to Hamilton his years of experience at the top level. "Karl is one of the best, and I am just really excited to have a guy of his calibre head the turf team here in Hamilton. H... more...

Hamilton City Libraries will have only reduced services on Friday 14 November while work is done to its computer system. Libraries director Faye Clark says essentials such as lending and returning will still run however the ability to search catalogues will be affected. "Our computer searching system will be off line so I encourage people to make use of our staff who are always on hand t... more...

Hamilton City Libraries is to trial 'floating' part of its collection to see whether 10,000 books caught in transit each week could instead go straight to the shelves. Libraries director Faye Clark says a floating collection not only cuts processing time dramatically, it also gives communities more control over their local library's collection. "A floating collection is on the surface a ... more...