Hamilton City Council is one of three councils taking part in a progressive national pilot scheme to make information on eco-friendly home design more accessible.Council joins Waitakere City Council and Kapiti Coast District Council in a 10 month pilot scheme launched by BRANZ Ltd, which places eco-design advisors into the three participating councils to advise on sustainability issues and options... more...

Council's annual survey of city residents has shown that high levels of satisfaction for key areas reached in last year's survey have been backed up again this year. Satisfaction with Council staff, elected members and Hamilton as a place to live remain extremely high, along with the rating of Quality of life in Hamilton, Quality of Council facilities and services, the Overall performance of Coun... more...

Some of Waikato Museum's many treasures can now be seen online with today's launch of the new website www.waikatomuseum.co.nz Crammed full of a range of useful information about the museum and its collections, the website caters for the needs of the public, museum visitors, students, and researchers wanting to know more about the rich history and culture of Hamilton and the Waikato. Key feature... more...

Council is inviting the public to pay their respects to Dame Te Atairangikaahu by signing a remembrance book in her honour. The book is located on the ground floor of Hamilton City Council's main building in Garden Place along with a memorial image and wreath. The pages collected will be professionally bound into a permanent book and presented to Dame Te Atairangikaahu's family. Communication m... more...

Two new shared-use cycle and walkways signify another dimension to Council's initiatives to improve transport infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists and implementation of Access Hamilton. A new shared-use route has been completed on Cobham Drive while the existing Hayes Paddock walkway has been widened to meet the specifications for shared use between cyclists and walkers. The new section c... more...

Badal, the red panda who escaped from Hamilton Zoo on Monday [14 August], was located last night and has since died. A neighbour contacted Hamilton Zoo staff at 10pm last night to say that the panda had been found on a road that bordered the zoo and appeared injured. Badal died from his injuries shortly after. A post-mortem carried out this morning by the Hamilton Zoo vet confirmed that the caus... more...

One of Hamilton Zoo's new red pandas escaped from its enclosure on Monday [14 August] and remains un-located. Badal together with his brother Chito relocated to Hamilton Zoo from Auckland Zoo on Friday, 11 August. Hamilton Zoo staff found Badal missing from his enclosure on Monday morning and subsequently alerted MAF and ERMA as per the regulatory requirements upon zoos in the event of an animal ... more...

Hamilton mayor Michael Redman is calling upon the Hamilton community to identify people who deserve one of the city's highest honours. Nominations are now open for the 2006 Civic Awards, which reward significant community achievement in six different categories: People and Well-being; Art and Culture; Education; Environment; Enterprise; and Sport. Mr Redman says there are many worthy award recip... more...

Hamilton city libraries continue to diversify their community appeal and improve access to information by providing public internet access at all local library sites. Hamilton Libraries director Faye Clark says that the provision of public internet access to customers at community libraries is another example of libraries' growing profile as an information and learning hub within the community. ... more...

The World Federation of Rose Societies has awarded the prestigious Garden of Excellence award to The Roger's Rose Garden at Hamilton Gardens. This international award recognises exceptional rose gardens from a historical, educational and/or visual point of view. The World Federation of Rose Societies has recognised the best of these outstanding rose gardens with its Award of Merit since 1974. C... more...