Clean Up Hamilton returns this year marking a week where members of the community, schools and Keep Hamilton Beautiful focus on how to improve Hamilton's environment. An annual event in its 20th year running, Clean Up Hamilton is run by Hamilton City Council and Keep Hamilton Beautiful with support from Waste Management Limited. Land-based recreation areas are the focus of this years Clea... more...

Celebrating its 70 th year in operation, Waikato Society of Arts marks its Platinum Anniversary with a diamond known as the Trust Waikato National Contemporary Art Awards. Waikato Society of Arts holds its age well staying constantly fresh in its promotion of contemporary art and showcasing dynamic modern work that reflects current times. The Trust Waikato Contemporary Art Awards reflect the... more...

Fifty-three nominations received for Mayor and Council20 August 2004 For Immediate ReleaseFifty-three nominations have been received by the Hamilton City Council electoral officer for the city's upcoming election.Nominations closed at noon today. There are a total of nine Mayoral candidates and 44 people who have put their names forward in the three wards in the Council election. Electoral off... more...

19 August 2004Hamilton airport set to become a major base for the training of international airline pilots.British aviation training company, CTC Aviation Group plc, has announced that it will establish its New Zealand operations at Hamilton International Airport. The company has reached agreement with Hamilton International Airport over leasing 1.3 hectares of land. A financing package from H... more...

Council pushing ahead with Xtreme Games concept 16 August 2004 For Immediate Release Hamilton City Council's Event Sponsorship Sub-Committee has decided to push ahead with an investigation to look at holding a new Xtreme games event in the city, following Wellington's buy-out of the X-Air event established in Hamilton. Chairman of the Event Sponsorship Sub-Committee, Peter Stubbs, says Hamilto... more...

Theatre Services presents Skintight 16 August 2004 For Immediate ReleaseDescribed as a "naked exposure of love, erotic, dangerous, wrenchingly beautiful" Gary Henderson's production of Skintight is coming to the WestpacTrust Community Theatre in August. The production, starring Danielle Cormack and Jed Brophy and directed by Miranda Harcourt, is being remounted to tour six centres in August and ... more...

Innovative alliance to bring increased expertise and experience to Hamilton Friday 13 August 2004 For Immediate Release Council's design services unit and the Hamilton office of MWH are entering into an alliance partnership, a New Zealand first, that will further the provision of its engineering design services. Council's design services manager Grant Feringa says the joint operation is a key ... more...

Council support helps WECA continue its achievements Friday 13 August 2004 For Immediate ReleaseHamilton City Council has provided funding to WECA (Waikato Engineering Careers Association) of $10,000 to contribute towards operating costs for the current financial year. WECA was established in October 2003 to help address the engineering skills shortage in the Waikato.In confirming the funding ... more...

Major delays expected on Avalon DriveFriday 13 August 2004For Immediate ReleaseThis afternoon (2.15pm) a 250mm diameter water main broke in the northbound lane just past the intersection of Rotokauri and Avalon drive.As a result major traffic delays are expected. Water and waste services manager (acting) Richard Bax says repairs are being made as quickly as possible however, the water will be ... more...

Hamilton City Council is splashing out for a major redevelopment of Waterworld's circular carpark to cater for increasing patron demands. With a steady increase in swimmer numbers to over 533,000 users a year, Waterworld's carpark capacity has been put under strain. The redevelopment, which got underway on 29 July, will make more efficient use of the land area. The circular island will b... more...

Hamilton City Council has tallied visitor numbers to Council facilities for the 2003/2004 financial year and the numbers add up to strong growth. Hamilton City Libraries have gone against a national trend that has seen a consistent decline in visitor numbers to libraries across the country. A new branding strategy for Hamilton City Libraries was launched in 2004 and since then issues have incre... more...

Council staff bring little pig all the way home 7 August 2004 For Immediate Release A kunekune pig running loose in a Hamilton gully network has been safely caught by Hamilton City Council animal care and control staff ... with the help from some pig hunters and their dogs. The kunekune had caused damage to several private properties bordering the Fitzroy Gully, and had managed to evade captur... more...

Public submissions on Proposed Prostitution Bylaw number 13454 August 2004 For Immediate Release Hamilton City Council's Proposed Prostitution Bylaw has attracted strong interest from the community with 1345 written submissions received by Council as a result of the public consultation process.The submission period closed on Monday 2 August.General manager strategic group, Mike Theelen, says t... more...

Pig loose in large area of city gully 3 August 2004 For Immediate Release Hamilton City Council's Animal Care and Control Unit are endeavouring to trap a kune kune pig that has made its home in a large steep gully in the Fitzroy area of the city. The black and tan pig has been sighted on several occasions and has caused damage to private property. Animal Care and Control staff say the pig is r... more...