Fashion students strut their stuff
The Wintec car park building played host to a smorgasbord of creativity and design, courtesy of Wintec fashion students, last...
Year: 2013
Resident wants to water down debate
Katie Haggar is “sick and tired” of the debate about Hamilton’s water. The retail worker said she often comes home...
Council splashes out on summer water campaign
SMARTER WATER: Charmaine Petereit says Hamilton City Council is leading the way to conserving water this summer. Summer is on...
Wintec students create with scrap metal
http://youtu.be/UIcsknans4g Inventive creations like spaceships and ‘predators’ emerged from a pile of scraps on Wednesday, as teams of trade students...
Council reminds river pathway users to share with care
http://youtu.be/xe1EUyFOE8Q A minority of Waikato River pathway users who fail to consider other people has encouraged council to work on...
Ratepayer calls for electronic voting
A young Glenview mother wants council electoral officials to get with the times and allow electronic voting. Despite an interest in...
Rubbish given a second lease of life
The Hamilton city refuse and recycling centre proves one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, because all manner of unwanted...
Recyclers take old tellies
http://youtu.be/qAo0zeUQj28 Thousands of television sets around the Waikato will be turned off for the final time over the next few...
Mustangs cruise Hamilton
Some Hamiltonians might have smelt them and others might have heard them. Nevertheless the Ford Mustangs that cruised through Hamilton...
Business in Garden Place
Hamilton's new Centre Place mall opened this month and now there are concerns for business in other parts of the...
Yellow ambulance headed for the Waikato
REDESIGNED RESCUE: The new yellow ambulances are more visible to other drivers. PHOTO: Shane Wenzlick The Waikato should expect to...
Hamilton Lake pinked out for breast cancer fundraiser
http://youtu.be/reE7aaNRrJ4 Hamilton’s Lake Rotoroa boasted 50 shades of pink on Sunday for a breast cancer fundraiser. Report by Libby Wilson.
Pooch racing comes to Cambridge
http://youtu.be/zcDLuGLKcbU Olympic gold medallist Eric Murray had to settle for silver when he went to the dogs at the weekend....
Anjum Rahman hopes for a more culturally diverse council in the future
While Anjum Rahman was not elected this year, she hopes the new council will make the right decisions for...
You do not have my vote – resident
Most people did not vote in the recent council elections and Joseph Bowler is one of them. Nawton resident Bowler,...
John Campbell plus a lot of beer come to Wintec Press Club
John Campbell is guest speaker at the next Wintec Press Club free lunch extravaganza – which also features a book...
Julie, who are you listening to?
Rototuna resident Matthew Perry says Mayor Julie Hardaker really needs to pull her socks up if she wants to have...
Howick police officer donates kidney
A Howick cop is about to fulfil what might be the biggest promise he will ever make - he is...
Student wants more for young people in Hamilton
Grace Jones, 25, says she is one of thousands of students living in Hamilton often overlooked by the council. Jones...
Voters support fluoride in water
When the dust settled on election day Ethan Clark was happy to know fluoride could soon be back in his...
Lack of change irritates Hamilton student
Student Jayden Conceicao, 22, had planned on voting in this year’s local body election but when it came time to...
Election results merit few complaints
June Crew voted in the local body elections because “otherwise you’ve got nothing to complain about”. But, while the retired...
Hamilton drive-by voting initiative a success
Hamilton residents were able to cast last-minute votes on Saturday morning thanks to the Hamilton City Council’s drive-by ballot boxes....
Hardaker’s win could bring a costly plan for renting students.
MAYOR'S METERS: Laura Davidson is not looking forward to the extra costs water meters will bring for renting students. PHOTO:...