Electronic voting gets a thumbs up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPdt8FXFbt4 The Government’s announcement to trial electronic voting for local authority elections in 2016 is a click in the right...
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Debt’s the word for council candidates
New council candidates are focusing on the money Hamilton City doesn’t have in the lead-up to the elections, but incumbents...
Hamilton business destroys printer for cancer charity
PESKY PRINTER: Caleb Hoolihan wants the printer gone. Photo: Isabella Stern A Hamilton engineering firm is raising money for a...
Mugging victim wants safer streets
Carl Jackson used to have a job. The 22-year-old also used to be able to read and use computers, but...
Students cover grassroots issues in campaign
In an alternative approach, Waikato Independent reporters are tackling the council elections from the bottom up. We think voters should...
Hillcrest student sick of poor street maintenance
CLEAN SWEEP: Laura Davidson in her Hogan St neighbourhood. PHOTO: Sophie Iremonger Laura Davidson is a student in Hillcrest who...
Young Glenview family asks for playgrounds
Samantha, Ryath and seven-week-old Gwendylan Stockdale enjoy their quiet lifestyle in Glenview, but the couple is frustrated with the lack...
Community centres and parks please
Bike and skate: Matthew Perry wants to see more parks and recreational areas for his teenage boys in Rototuna....
Student driven crazy by recycling rules
After finishing a night shift at Waikato hospital all Kathryn van der Maas wants is a coffee and to...
More green, more birds, more trees – June Crew
The first thing that comes to June Crew’s mind is trees. She would like more green around, because she would...
Council candidates should get into community – youth worker
Anaru Terry’s challenge for Hamilton City Council candidates can be summed up in two words: community engagement. The 28-year-old youth...
Cycle lanes, a living wage, and fewer alcohol outlets
She is already a union worker and chairperson of a local community centre, but Jamie Toko has another challenge lined...
Macpherson aims to stop vital asset sales
Keep the pensioner housing and community facilities, and use any money from selling commercial assets wisely, says Dave Macpherson. The...
Hamilton poet to compete for trip to the UK
Writing earns her a living, and the poetry Kashka Tunstall creates in her spare time could win her a trip to...
Vehicle security warning for Wintec
Wintec staff and students are being warned not to leave valuables in their vehicles after a spate of smash and...
Gower attracts full house at Press Club
It was the social highlight of Hamilton's week - and everyone who is anyone in media was there to hear...
Waikato musicians take gold at National Concert Band Festival
There were cheers, whoops, and fist pumps when young Waikato musicians struck gold in Tauranga last weekend. Three Waikato ensembles...
Hoons pour oil on city streets
Treacherous traffic conditions had Hamilton police lining Tristram Street outside Wintec on Wednesday afternoon to slow traffic after young men...
An insight into the mind of an artist
Media arts students and other festival goers were treated to an insight into the mind of an artist and advice...
Panel discuss nature of film creation
Creativity, concepts and a love of film were among the many things discussed by the Hamilton film forum on Friday....
JJ Fong – From TV to the laptop
With Go Girls season five wrapped up and season six off the cards, actress JJ Fong is focusing on Flat3,...
Kiwi Flyer director Tony Simpson dishes the dirt at Spark
Kiwi film director Tony Simpson is living the dream – if throwing fake poo on actors is the dream, that...
Style icon Zara Mirkin says moving overseas saved her career
A spur-of-the-moment decision to fly to New York proved a turning point in NZ fashion stylist Zara Mirkin's career. Zara...
The magician at Spark
A film 15 years in the making finally got off the cutting room floor for the Spark festival this week....