Hamilton City Council's move to reduce the ratepayer subsidy on cemetery burial fees will see a rise of several hundred dollars in fees in the coming year. There is currently a 26 per cent subsidy on the cost of a burial plot provided by Hamilton City Council. The $1393 includes maintenance costs in perpetuity. Under the new burial fee structure, a plot purchase will rise to $2253 and will reduce... more...

Internationally renowned authority on city futures Charles Landry, will be visiting Hamilton next week. Hamilton City Council has with the support of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, secured Charles Landry's services as a world-class creative thinker and facilitator to assist in the development of Hamilton's Creativity and Identity Strategy. The Creativity and Identity Strategy is a key compone... more...

Landscape work in preparation for the V8 event begins in earnest this weekend with the removal of trees identified for the development of the area. Approximately 50 trees identified as part of the resource consent will be removed over the weekend, mainly in the Mill St and King St areas. As part of the overall landscape mitigation plan approximately twelve trees have already been transplanted and... more...

This election, Hamilton children will have their say about who they think should run the city thanks to a new initiative being offered to schools. 'Kids Voting' gives students the opportunity to participate in an authentic voting experience at school. Students vote for real candidates using real ballot papers, and compare the results from the Kids election with the results of the real election. ... more...

Waikato Museum is calling upon Hamilton's Italian community to assist in compiling a planned exhibition on migrant Italian families in Hamilton and the Waikato. Local stories and experiences from Italian migrants in Hamilton and the wider Waikato region will be a critical aspect of the museum's proposed exhibition, that will use as its base the Qui Tutto Bene: The Italians in New Zealand exhibiti... more...

Hamilton City Council has completed its final budget meeting for the 2007/2008 financial year and is still planning a slight reduction in rates from what was outlined in the ten year plan adopted last year. Council is proposing an average rates rise of 5.94 per cent for current Hamilton ratepayers, compared to the 6.08 per cent it had indicated for the 2007/08 year when producing the Long Term Pl... more...

Roundabouts in Hamilton will be patrolled by Police from this week as the next stage of the INDIK8 campaign that began in February. After months of promotion prompting drivers to INDIK8 at roundabouts this stage seeks to ensure drivers are indicating at roundabouts.   Council will place mobile electronic signs at roundabouts this month to help drive home the message.   Hamilton Road... more...

A fish pass, which allows small fish to access one of the streams running into the Waikato River when water levels are low, has just been built at Bankwood Stream. The sloping concrete channel with inset rocks, allows the fish to swim and climb up it to gain access from the river to Bankwood Stream at Swarbricks Landing, off River Rd. The fish pass, a joint project between Hamilton City Council... more...