Waikato ceramic group WaiClay is opening its national ceramic competition and exhibition to public viewing this Saturday [20 March], just days before a winner is announced. WaiClay spokesperson Janet Smith says the aim of the competition and exhibition is to promote ceramics as an art form, and the Waikato's depth of talent in this area. "Many people outside the industry do not realise how t... more...

Waterworld has closed the hydroslide, and plans to close two pools for maintenance reasons. Swimming facilities manager Jason Rogers says the scheduled work is necessary and asks for patience from Waterworld customers. "It is important we carry out maintenance work for the good of the facility, and health and safety reasons. During a routine check up, we identified a couple of brackets on th... more...

The New Shanghai Circus featuring the incredible acrobats of China is coming to the Waikato region Hamilton for one day only. The New Shanghai Circus will perform at the Founders Memorial Theatre on Sunday 18 April during the school holidays. Richard Sutherland manager of Hamilton theatre services which is bringing the circus to Hamilton says fans of any sort of circus are bound to appreciate t... more...

Hamilton City Council is extremely disappointed that Environment Waikato is to prosecute Council and Perry Environmental over alleged breaches of resource consents at the Horotiu Landfill. CEO, Tony Marryatt, says while there were some issues around the management of the Horotiu site, Council believes that Environment Waikato lacked professionalism in the way it dealt with both Perry's and Co... more...

Waikato Museum's Visitor Experience Manager, Anne Blyth has accepted the recently created position of Senior Manager for National Services at Te Papa in Wellington. Waikato Museum director Kate Vusoniwailala says Anne is a talented individual and a good team member, and is sad to see her go. "During Anne's two years at the museum she has contributed enormously, particularly in her recent rol... more...