Hamilton residents are permitted to only use their sprinkler systems between 6am-8am and 6pm-8pm, following the introduction of water alert level 1 in the city today. Hamilton City Council City Waters manager Tim Harty said the water alert level was triggered due to increasing daily water consumption figures over the past week and forecasts for fine weather ahead over the Christmas/New Year perio... more...

Hamilton will host the All Blacks for a week during the Rugby World Cup 2011. The All Blacks will stay and train in Hamilton, and the rest of the time will be hosted by Auckland and Wellington. The city was a big winner from the host city announcement, made in Auckland today. Hamilton will also host four other teams - Wales, Fiji, Samoa and an Asian qualifier. Mayor Bob Simcock said of the... more...

Santa in a hot rod and a game of dunk-a-cop may not be part of your traditional Christmas celebration, but they'll be the centrepieces of this year's Christmas in Enderley Park event held on Thursday 17 December. A popular but unsung local event, Council's local neighbourhood advisor Hannah Banks says Christmas in Enderley Park will be a great day out for the family. "While he usually rides... more...

From 10 December bollards will no longer be used on Thursday to Saturday nights in the city’s entertainment precinct. Hamilton City Council last night voted to stop the regular closure of Hood and Alexandra Streets with retractable bollards. They were responding to concerns from business owners who say the bollards contributed to reduced patronage at bars and restaurants in the area. The... more...

A voluntary event manager, a community constable, a zoo volunteer and the president of the Waikato Mounted Rifles Association will be amongst the recipients of the 2009 Hamilton Civic Awards. Regarded as one of the city's highest honours, the awards will be presented to 13 worthy recipients at a ceremony in the Hamilton City Council Chambers tomorrow [Friday, 11 December] at 10am. Hamilton Mayor... more...

Thirty-five giant planter boxes have a new home in the V8 Pit Lane on Hamilton’s Mill St. The eco-friendly boxes – made from recycled plastic milk bottles and wood shavings - have been planted with Portuguese Laurel trees. The planters are part of the landscape mitigation activity undertaken for the V8 Resource Consent. The 1200-1200mm planters are located on the east and west sections of Pi... more...

Four of New Zealand's top musical acts will feature in the Waikato Times Hamilton Gardens Art Festival in February, with a percentage of the proceeds from ticket sales going towards Hamilton Zoo's native Hochstetter's frog colony. Opshop, Dane Rumble, The Jordan Luck Band and Annabel Fay will perform at Hamilton Gardens on Saturday, 20 February at 6.30pm as part of The Ark Tour's 'Opshop Live at ... more...

Click here to download the Discussion Document For more information visit www.fastforwardhamilton.co.nz Consultation on a new Hamilton District Plan begins this week with the release of the District Plan review's first public discussion document. The District Plan affects all Hamilton residents as it sets out the rules and policies for how people can develop and use land in the c... more...

The ever-popular Hamilton Christmas Parade is back this year with a trifecta of free and family-friendly celebrations to be staged on Sunday 13 December. From 2pm on Sunday dozens of creative floats will start from Rostrevor Street making their way down the full length of Anglesea Street. The big red man himself will be there along with a vast array of pre-parade entertainment and eve... more...

Council has taken a significant step forward to improve the city’s transport system with recent approvals to progress the extension of Wairere Drive. Council has approved the early completion of a $7m major roundabout at Crosby/Tramway roads. It has also approved a contract to complete the detailed design of the next section of the extension from this roundabout to Cambridge Road, parallel to T... more...

Hamilton has strengthened its sister city relationship with Wuxi in China with the establishment of a school exchange programme. Mayor Bob Simcock and a representative of the Mayor of Wuxi, a city of six million people, have signed an agreement to facilitate exchanges between schools in the two cities. Since 1986 the two cities have enjoyed a close sister city relationship and Mr Simcock said th... more...