St Peter’s reaching for rowing stars
St Peter's school rowers training before the sun rises at Lake Karapiro. Photo: Bridget Kelly It’s six-thirty in the morning,...
Month: March 2017
Hamilton street art festival in full swing
Wintec's P Block getting a makeover. Photo: Tom Rowland Hamilton walls are getting a splash of colour as the Boon...
Cleaners turned lunch-time heroes
Yvone Taylor, the cleaner at Peachgrove Intermediate who helped start lunch club. Photo: Bridget Kelly Two cleaners at Peachgrove intermediate...
First enviro-school presented with green-gold award
Hamilton East School being awarded a green-gold Enviro award after a 20 year commitment to the movement. Photo: Ruby Nyika...
Um chagga lagga at Vector Arena
Pixies play Into The White at Vector Arena in Auckland. From left, Joey Santiago (lead guitar), Black Francis (lead vocals, rhythm...
Paralympian Jacob Phillips back in Hamilton for world champs qualifier
Para-athlete Jacob Phillips at the Rio Olympics, 2016. Twenty-year-old Paralympic sprinter Jacob Phillips will return to Hamilton for the NZ...
Daughter looks to follow in councillor mother’s footsteps
Adrienne Livingston hopes to win her mother's seat on the Waikato Regional Council. Photo: Bridget Kelly Like mother, like daughter....
Ex-Olympian’s injury inspires kids’ football programme
Elite footballer Adam Thomas, who hasn't played for four and a half years, hopes to inspire a love of football...
Ram raiders strike in Cambridge
The Stirling Sports store in Cambridge was ram raided early on Friday morning. Store employee Sarah Nicholl said there was "very...
Students reap rewards for handing in lost bag of cash
Alex Fisher and Hakeke Kingi wearing their new Chiefs jerseys. Photo: Jesse King When schoolmates Alex Fisher and Hakeke Kingi...
Women’s Day highlights gender pay gap
Kyro Selket, left, and Jo Wrigley, at Nivara Lounge after co-ordinating the day's events. Photo: Bridget Kelly Melodies from...
Hamilton councillor wants to see two hours free parking in city centre
Geoff Taylor, Hamilton City Councillor, has big plans for CBD parking. Photo credit: Amelia Christensen-Rose. Shoppers in central Hamilton could...
Hamilton police need to do better, councillor says
Geoff Taylor thinks the police needs to be more visible in the CBD. Photo: Amelia Christensen-Rose Hamilton Police need to...
Hamilton councillor challenges police over presence in CBD
City councillor Geoff Taylor wants police to be more visible in central Hamilton. Photo: Amelia Christensen-Rose Hamilton city councillor...
City councillor revives talks of one way door policy
http://www.waikatoindependent.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/JKCBDVid.mp4 A one-way door policy may be on the cards as Hamilton City Council grapples with late-night violence in...
Councillor supports one-way door policy in central Hamilton
Geoff Taylor is a supporter of the one-way door policy for bars around the Hamilton CBD. Photo: Amelia Christensen-Rose A...
Cars may return to Hamilton’s Garden Place
A road going through Garden Place could help with the CBD's parking issues, councillor Geoff Taylor says. Photo: Ruby Nyika...
Hamilton councillor says Tainui ‘slow off the mark’
Geoff Taylor is pushing for development of the Waikato River in Hamilton. Photo: Amelia Christensen-Rose Tainui are slow off the...
Cancer Society’s second-hand success: recycled, revamped, renewed
Models show off donated clothing at the Cancer Society Recycle Runway fundraiser. ...
Former junior All White aiming to make up for lost time
Any footballer fears suffering injury, let alone two in the space of a year. Few would have questioned Michael Built...
Late night brawls erupt in Hamilton’s nightclub area
The Hood nightclub was the backdrop to a fight early on Sunday morning. Shocked late-night revellers watched as fights broke out...