29 November 2004 For Immediate Release Hamilton City Council has won a New Zealand Business Excellence Progress Award based on internationally recognised criteria for assessing performance of organisations - the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. Council Chief Executive, Tony Marryatt, says he is very pleased with the New Zealand Business Excellence Award. He says it is a considerable... more...

A MARK16 Spitfire replica will be unveiled in Memorial Park tomorrow [Saturday, 27 November 2004] to commemorate all who served in the Royal New Zealand Airforce during World War II. The Spitfire dedication ceremony will begin at 12pm at Memorial Park, Memorial Drive. Her Excellency the Governor General of New Zealand Dame Sylvia Cartwright will deliver an address and unveil the memorial plaque... more...

Hamilton Zoo is very soon to be the new home of another Auckland resident. Kito the four-and-a-half year-old female rhino is moving to Hamilton today and will soon join Hamilton Zoo's rhino herd. Hamilton Zoo is part of an international programme where zoos worldwide exchange animals to enhance breeding conditions. Public programmes and administration manager Jill Prew explains that Kito's move... more...

Hamilton Zoo is very soon to be the new home of another Auckland resident. Kito the four-and-a-half year-old female rhino is moving to Hamilton today and will soon join Hamilton Zoo's rhino herd. Hamilton Zoo is part of an international programme where zoos worldwide exchange animals to enhance breeding conditions. Public programmes and administration manager Jill Prew explains that Kito's move ... more...

Work on rerouted main may affect water supply 23 November 2004 For Immediate ReleaseNormal water supply levels of service in the Pukete area of the city may drop slightly from Thursday evening 25 November for 24 hours, while the normal bulk watermain is shut off in Te Rapa. The shut off is occurring in preparation of a section of the bulk main being rerouted around the old air force base.Operati... more...

Delegations from Saitama City, Japan arrive in Hamilton today. The delegation comprises the Mayor of Saitama the Honourable Mr Soichi Aikawa and his wife Mrs Michiko Aikawa together with 28 citizen representatives, two representatives of Saitama City Hall, 10 representatives from Saitama City Council together with an economic delegation comprising of 11 people. The total delegation is 53 plus th... more...

Hamilton is getting ready for a street party in Victoria Street from 10pm-1am as Riff Raff is set to reveal all this Friday [26 November] at the stroke of midnight!Treat yourself to a Transylvanian tantalisation as anticipation builds towards the unveiling of the world famous Riff Raff statue, Hamilton's newest piece of bronze public art. It will be an evening of festivities and fun with stre... more...

New cricket surfaces at Westpac Park get first work out 24 November 2004 For Immediate Release Hamilton's renovated cricket surfaces at Westpac Park will get their first serious work out this weekend with a match between Waikato Valley and Poverty Bay. The match will be the first game to be played on the new cricket pitch block. The nine strip block was completely rebuilt with Waikari clay dur... more...

Hamilton knocking on the door of 130,000 population 16 November 2004 For Immediate Release The latest population figures released by Statistics New Zealand show a jump in Hamilton's population taking it to just short of 130,000 people. The figures are slightly ahead of growth predictions. The figures are official estimates based on the 2001 Census combined with births, deaths and migration. Th... more...

Hamilton will now have free access to many of the moving image treasures being collected by the New Zealand Film Archive with the official launch of a video access site by Mayor Michael Redman today [Monday 15 November] at Hamilton City Libraries Central branch. The video access (Vaccess) site is a joint project between Hamilton City Libraries Te Whare Pukakapa O Kirikiriroa and the New Zeala... more...

Take the plunge and head into the great outdoors at Waterworld when the outdoor pool opens for summer on 13 November - bringing all the benefits of the beach to Hamilton's doorstep. Leisure facilities unit manager Jason Rogers says Waterworld is a haven for all lovers of the BBQ season and summer fun. "Summer is on its way and Waterworld offers fantastic facilities for all ages who want to coo... more...

Channelling their support for the Push Play Day this Saturday, Council has partnered with Sport Waikato to energise Hamilton. Leisure facilities unit manager Jason Rogers says Gallagher Aquatic Centre will become a haven of entertainment and energetic fun for the whole family. "We're seizing this opportunity to activate Hamilton! All families wanting to participate in the Push Play Day shou... more...

Council unanimous in committee structure Wednesday, 3 November 2004 For Immediate Release Council's first meeting [today] is likely to be one of its shortest after councillors took less than 10 minutes to unanimously back first term Hamilton mayor Michael Redman's proposed committee structure. The meeting included considering the restructuring of committees, councillors appointed to committee... more...