Inghams drops the milk
Photo: Caitlin Holmes Food giant Inghams has bowed to public pressure and will remove dairy products from one of its...
Hamilton’s Freedom Protest: A look at the signs
Yesterday, thousands across the country participated in The Freedoms & Rights Coalition’s Freedom Day, protesting New Zealand’s ongoing lockdown restrictions....
Who you gonna call? Tagbusters.
Tagging in the Fairview Downs underpass in October 2021. Photo: Kate Durie Hamilton’s Tagbuster team is back in action and...
Zoo expansion continues
Hamilton Zoo is in the middle of building a new visitor building with a cafe, toilets, gift shops - and...
Trick or Treat? or Level 3?
Waikato Costume Hire is closed during Level 3 restrictions. Photo: Ricky Lam The Halloween industry is getting no treats from...
Masking the Pollution
Residents are heeding advice to wear face masks – but thousands then litter streets with them. Disposable masks have become...
Enticing the unsure.
Image sourced from the Waikato District Health Board. The Government is adding incentives to get to its 90 per cent...
Bird Park row continues
The Hamilton City Council’s latest plan change to its Peacocke development doesn’t address the ongoing concerns held by Shaw’s Bird...
Southgate’s rally call
Paula Southgate says vaccinations are the key to bringing events back to Hamilton. Image: Paula Southgate. Hamilton Mayor is calling on...
Third Round RSP Application Started Today
New Zealand Government announced the third round of Resurgence Support Payment scheme to support local businesses. The New Zealand Government...
Dean gives students confidence
A Wintec academic had told students that despite impediments of Covid, “we would never fail you.” Wintec's R block -...
Adapting the best they can
Lauren Empson as Elsie.Photo by Benjamin Wilson. Sisters Lily and Lauren Empson are ready to tell the story of Elsie,...
St John’s break 26-year football drought
St Johns’ XI Football Team is elated to bring home the premiership cup for the first time since 1995. Photo:...
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...
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...
Lockdown’s “flow on effect” for theatre
Parts of New Zealand will be moving to alert level three next week. This means many businesses will be resuming...
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...
Theatre with warmth and heart
The Meteor Theatre is transformed into the living room of Inga, a 95-year-old Danish grandmother, separated from her family during...