Rare View, a photographic exploration of Hamilton's Somali community, is set to open at Waikato Museum this Saturday [3 December]. The exhibition is a collaborative effort between the Waikato Museum, photographer Mark Hamilton and the Hamilton Somali community. Rare View has already attracted national television coverage and featured on Close Up [at 7pm tonight, Wednesday, 30 December 2005]. R... more...

Summer water consumption in Hamilton is expected to be high with the possibility of another hot, dry summer. Last summer the Water Treatment Station struggled to meet peak demands and on some occasions demand surpassed the plants production capability. To help manage the peak demands the alternate day water-sprinkling ban will be in force from Thursday 1 December 2005 to Wednesday 1 March 200... more...

The new Hamilton website, www.hamilton.co.nz, launched this week adding a new dimension to both Council and city profile. Web executive Sarah Bettle says that the website showcases the vast scope of what Hamilton has to offer while presenting Council service and organisational information in a fully customer-focussed format. "The impetus behind www.hamilton.co.nz was the opportunity to creat... more...

A public electoral systems workshop on the STV voting system will be held at 7pm on Monday, 28 November in the Council Reception Lounge. The impetus for the workshop is Council's decision to move to a Single Transferable Vote (STV) system for the 2007 Council elections. Hamilton mayor Michael Redman will open the workshop which comprises presentations from three speakers. Dale and Judith Ofs... more...

White ribbons will be circulated in Hamilton City Council on Friday [25 November] in recognition of White Ribbon Day which is part of an international initiative for the elimination of family violence. Hamilton mayor Michael Redman is supporting White Ribbon Day and says that eliminating violence is a key aspect of improving quality of life and well-being for all Hamilton residents. "Last year... more...

Over 120 people gathered at Council's Enviroschools Award ceremony last night [16 November 2005]. Council introduced two new awards to this year's ceremony. Peachgrove Intermediate lead teacher Janine Standing was honoured with the award for Stand-out Lead Teacher. Each Enviroschool has a lead teacher who works with their Enviroschool facilitator to involve all the teaching staff in the progra... more...

A date has now been set for second round NRL action in Hamilton and on Saturday, 18 March at 7.30pm the Pirtek Parramatta Eels will face the Vodafone Warriors at Waikato Stadium. The early scheduling of this match has been welcomed by Hamilton City Council as organisers of the event. Event facilities manager Mark Christie says that Council is hoping to build on crowd numbers from last year's ... more...

Local schools taking an active role in environmental issues will be honoured this Wednesday [16 November] at Council's Enviroschools Award ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 4pm in Council's Reception Lounge. Three Hamilton schools will receive national Enviroschools awards this year. Hukanui School achieved the Green-Gold award which is the highest Enviroschools accolade. This prestigio... more...

The Waikato river will figuratively run through the new Knox Street commuter carpark building as external balustrade panels will bear a distinctive river motif.The first two pre-cast spandrel units bearing the motif will arrive on-site next Monday [14 November]. They will be erected by 9.30am and further panels will arrive up until 18 December. The design elements were introduced to the build... more...

Council's plans for the development of the city are to be proactively discussed with property developers and architects to ensure a shared vision for what Hamilton will look like in the future. A major initiative is to be introduced by Council where Resource Consent pre-application meetings will be held for developments that do not tie in with Council's future plans for the city. From an urban d... more...

Strong interest has been shown in the Farmers' Market workshop to be held in Hamilton on Friday, 11 November. Registrations have been received from a wide variety of organisations and interest groups. The workshop is being held in the Reception Lounge of the main Council building in Garden Place from 8.45am to 4.30pm on 11 November. Workshops similar to those being delivered in Hamilton are ... more...

Council has decided to proceed with a two ward system after hearing submissions at a Council meeting tonight [Wednesday, 2 November]. After a period of public consultation, just nine submissions were received on the subject. Two submissions were heard at the Council meeting and the others were made by way of written submission. Under the two-ward structure, six councillors will represent the W... more...

Council is currently upgrading the Water Treatment Station in Peacockes Road. The upgrade has been signalled as a high priority from residents, especially since the algae bloom in the summer of 2002/03. The completed upgrade - expected mid 2006 - will improve water quality, taste and odour characteristics and increase the capacity of the station to provide for future growth in the city. A ... more...