Hamilton City Council has launched a bus promotion campaign which is both encouraging ongoing use of public transport and thanking people who are already using the buses. In recent months, bus patronage in Hamilton has continued to increase. Latest figures show a 15 per cent month on month increase. In the October edition of City News, which will be distributed to Hamilton mailboxes this Tuesday... more...

The proposed Rotokauri Structure Plan has been recommended for withdrawal in its entirety. Following consideration of submissions, Council's City Development Committee recognised that progression of the current plan would not achieve its CityScope and Access Hamilton objectives as well as the outcomes now sought by stakeholders. Accordingly, it is recommending to Council that the variation be wit... more...

At this year's third citizenship ceremony held tonight [Monday, 25 September] Hamilton will welcome an increased number of new citizens. The ceremony will be held at Founders Theatre tonight at 7pm. The city's citizenship ceremonies normally welcome 200 citizens per time, but at tonight's function there will be 250 new citizens welcomed. The range of countries represented at tonight's citizens... more...

A landmark plan for the future development of the Peacocke area was approved by Council last night [20 Sept 2006]. The Peacocke Structure Plan outlines Council's vision for the future development of the southern part of Hamilton. The plan is the first to fully incorporate the philosophies underpinned in the CityScope and Access Hamilton strategies that are driven by best practice planning princip... more...

Waikato Museum is calling for entries to the Fieldays No. 8 Wire National Art Award which will run from 15 December 2006 till 9 January 2007. The No.8 Wire National Art Award has been part of the Fieldays programme for 10 years. The awards are a national competition where competitors transform No.8 wire into a piece of sculpture. This year, the $5000 prize has been consolidated into one winning... more...

The Civic Trust Awards, which have been administered by the Hamilton Civic Trust over the last 30 years, will conclude this year. A meeting between Hamilton Civic Trust president Maurice Boswell and Hamilton mayor Michael Redman identified that the work that the Trust has historically done to recognise outstanding civic development can now be incorporated into Council initiatives driven by the Ci... more...

Hamilton City Council is seeking applications for the position of chief executive and will be advertising the role commencing this weekend. The Local Government Act requires all Councils to consider and publicly advertise their CEO position at least every five years. Mr Marryatt's position was due to be considered around the middle of next year. Hamilton mayor Michael Redman says Council is taki... more...

Hamilton has secured $3.29 million of government funding towards a major broadband initiative for the city. The funding is from the Ministry of Economic Development as part of the government's digital strategy. Hamilton is one of a handful of centres to be granted substantial funding. The Hamilton urban fibre network is a collaborative project that has been led by Hamilton City Council with stro... more...