Sallies count cost of dumping
The Salvation Army spends as much as $8 from every $100 taken in Hamilton Family Stores to clean up dumped...
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Mature student finds great support as he works towards an IT career
When Ilaisa Bale moved from Fiji to Hamilton a couple of years ago, he didn't expect to wind up in...
Hobbits recover from Covid
Photo: Hobbitontours.com Hobbiton, one of Waikato’s premier tourist attractions, reopens tomorrow (September 11) and will rely on the domestic market...
Salons play beauty catch up
Beauty therapists and hairdressers are scrambling to make up for three weeks of lost business – and work through a...
The food rush has begun
Cars queue down Grey Street for McDonald's on day 1 of Level 3.Photo: Kate Durie. We can all recall the...
Business owner urges customers to support local and stick to the rules
Coffee Culture CCO Sacha Coburn encourages kiwis to “keep calm, stay caffeinated and stick to the rules.” Image: Supplied. Thousands...
Driving up emissions in Hamilton
Hamilton City Councillors have approved a $55 million Climate Action Plan. Council’s Environment Committee backed the 10-year plan to reduce...
Donovan “absolutely thrilled” with Hamilton East by-election win
Mark Donovan is "absolutely thrilled" to be Hamilton City's newest East-Ward councillor. Image: Hamilton City Council. The former chief executive...
Candidates react to extension of by-election date
Hamilton City Council closes its doors following nationwide lockdown. Image: Hamilton City Council. Hamilton City Council announced last night, its...
A Protest For Rights in Hamilton’s CBD.
A controversial lobby group denied access to Auckland and Christchurch council venues was allowed to stage a public meeting at...
The famous Hamilton Brick Show is back for 2021
The Hamilton Brick Show has finally returned after being postponed in 2020 due to the Covid19 pandemic. The event organiser,...
Candidates on youth issues
Wintec journalism students have this week canvassed Hamilton City Council candidates in the Hamilton East ward by-election. They asked candidates...
Community and its culture: How does community affect our upbringing?
When discussing community culture, it typically refers to culture located within select areas. Countries, continents, even entire regions have dedicated...
In love and war; Hamilton War Memorial Park
The Hamilton War Memorial park is a place to remember and to learn about the history of New Zealand's Wars,...
A conflict of values: nature vs infrastructure
A road planned to go through the middle of Shaw’s Bird Park has ignited controversy, calling for a change of...
Waikato River therapy
The Waikato River, flowing through the heart of Hamilton, is where Pastor and Media Chaplain, Frank Ritchie, heads for his...
WINTEC students advised to double check CV’s in COVID-19 climate of job competitiveness
by Tim Gray WINTEC students maybe celebrating the end of year or final year in their WINTEC degrees. However, one...
Georgina Beyer inspires young people to vote
Georgina Beyer delivers her maiden speech as the world's first transgender MP.Photo supplied. Groundbreaking politician Georgina Beyer is concerned young...
Stop for the sights, stay for the coffee – Hamilton Lake
The Hamilton Lake has been a spot of beauty and relaxation for the Waikato since at least the 19th century....
Is restoring classic cars a dying art?
Scott Benn, in his at-home workshop, working on a 1966 Chrysler Newport.photo: Chloe Benn Starting his apprenticeship at 15, then...
Toast in the post
Meg's collection of strange and unusual items that have traveled New Zealand via snail mail.Photo: Abigail Annison Meg Wilshier is...
Holy guacamole, the price of avocados has dropped!
Millennials rejoice, you can have your mortgage and eat your smashed avo on toast too. Just as long as it's...
Tron infrastructure not keeping up with the times
https://vimeo.com/374617144 Hamiltonians deserve infrastructure that will keep up with population increase and climate change, say two prominent activists for change....
All fired up, pottery made with more than just passion
It may be a grey, rainy day outside but inside the Waikato Society of Potters studio it's a colourful hive...