Heavy mailbags arriving at the electoral office this week indicate a healthy early turnout in voting following the delivery of voting papers to households this week. While the bulging bags are encouraging, statistics show that voter response is slightly down compared to the same period in the 2004 election. On the fourth day of voting 7.2% of voters have returned their papers compared to 8.6% in 2... more...

Council will be increasing the number of inspections and work it carries out in relation to the issuing of building consents in response to the Department of Building and Housing (DBH) accreditation requirements. As a result of the additional work required by Council, building consent costs will increase by 5 per cent from 1 November 2007 The increase was confirmed at an extraordinary Council me... more...

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The following roads works are scheduled to be undertaken during the week of Monday 24 to Friday 28 September as part of the programme of works preparing the track for the Hamilton 400 V8 Supercars street race to be held in Hamilton 18–20 April 2008. Tristram Street/Rostrevor Street Installation of a large removable centre island– traffic may experience some delays. Tristram Street/Willoughby St... more...

The national Building Bridges to Wellbeing Conference opened today [19 September 2007] at Novotel Tainui, signifying Hamilton's first-time hosting of this biennial conference. The conference will run from 19-21 September and is for community development practitioners from local authorities, government organisations and community groups to meet, share ideas and gain new insights. Council's Socia... more...

Hamilton City Council has been granted a landmark 20-year resource consent for the management and discharge of wastewater at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Pukete. Hamilton's wastewater scheme is a critical part of city infrastructure that contributes significantly to the health, safety and well-being of the community. Its requirement to deliver continuous high-level service in the long term i... more...

Work has started on the one of the most significant features of the Hamilton V8 street circuit. Pit Lane will cover a 280m long area located on the south side of Mill St between Hinemoa Park and Fraser Tech Rugby Club. Foundations are being laid for what will become the platform for the pit garages and race control structures. The garages themselves are temporary structures that will be erected j... more...

Some of Hamilton's older and less able residents are now enjoying a better quality of life thanks to major refurbishments of Hamilton City Council's Graham Street housing complex. The housing upgrade is a joint project between the Council and Housing New Zealand, which will officially be opened onsite by Hamilton Mayor Bob Simcock at 10.30am on September 7. Mr Simcock says that the $1 million Gra... more...