Council has decided to retain its existing Prostitution Bylaw largely unchanged after undertaking a review required of Council under section 158 of the Local Government Act 2002. A handful of minor amendments were made to the existing Bylaw (adopted in 2004) after Council considered 267 submissions on the matter at an Extraordinary Council meeting held on Friday 26 June. The minor amendments inc... more...

Protection of the historically significant vessel the PS Rangiriri received a boost today as the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board announced a $181,000 grant towards the project. The PS Rangiriri was commissioned by the New Zealand colonial government in 1864 for use on the Waikato River during the New Zealand Wars. However, it arrived too late to be involved and was not engaged in any conflict. N... more...

Hamilton City Council achieved an overall 99 per cent efficiency rating for processing resource consent applications in the Ministry for the Environment’s latest two-yearly survey. A 100 per cent score was achieved for non-notified consents as all were processed within the Resource Management Act (RMA) required time of 20 days. Environmental services and city planning general manager, Brian Croa... more...

Hamilton City Council and the Brian Perry Charitable Trust are partnering in a strategic land agreement which will ultimately see better access to the Waikato River from the southern end of Victoria Street. The riverside parcel of land fronting Victoria Street across from Collingwood Street has been purchased by Council from the Brian Perry Charitable Trust for $2 million. As part of the agreeme... more...

The Bader community are set to take matters into their own hands this weekend (13-14 June) as they stage a community clean up in partnership with Hamilton City Council, Te Whare Kokonga, Housing New Zealand, New Zealand Police and Work and Income. Beautifying Bader 2009 is the fourth community clean-up to be to be staged in the last 18 months as part of Council's community development work. Neig... more...

Auckland artist Aaron McConchie has been named as the winner of the Fieldays No 8 Wire National Art Award 2009 for his entry 'The inevitable beginning to an inconsequential end'. The announcement was made at a ceremony at ArtsPost Galleries and Shop on Friday evening and saw McConchie walk away with $4000 in prize money. Auckland artists Brendan McGorry and Helen Holmes placed second for their en... more...

This week and next the Wheel of Risk will be nearby selected intersections in Hamilton. The Wheel of Risk strongly features on the recent New Zealand Transport Agency’s national TV campaign. In seeing the wheel drivers will be reminded of the TV ads and think twice about taking a risk that isn’t worth it. All road users have a responsibility for themselves and others when travelling. By taking m... more...

Council has today finalised its year council community plan after deliberating to consider public submissions and set the level of rates from 1 July 2009. Council believes it has been restrained in producing the 2009-19 Long-Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) while still delivering largely on community expectations. The extensive consultation process attracted considerable community engagement.... more...

Arbor Day this year will be celebrated in Hamilton on Friday 5 June, which is also World Environment Day, with a community planting of over two and a half thousand trees at Claudelands Park. Deputy Mayor, Pippa Mahood, Wiremu Puke (NaMTOK) and community planting coordinator Gerard Kelly are looking to mark the occasion and increase awareness of Arbor Day at Claudelands Park as part of the develo... more...