Massive rates hike of 25.5% now on the cards for Hamilton residents harder
Hamilton city councillors have voted for a whopping proposed average rates jump of 25.5% for the next financial year, way above earlier...
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vickyredwood
- Nov 29
‘A city that’s easy to live in’ - how council cuts will make things harder
In 2020 the council asked residents what its guiding priorities should be. First on the list was Hamiltonians’ desire for a “city that’s...
vickyredwood
- Nov 27
Hands off two hours’ free parking in central Hamilton
The people and businesses of Hamilton CBD have spoken: hands off our two hours’ free parking. Every shopper and almost all businesses the...
vickyredwood
- Nov 27
Killing off two hours free parking in CBD ‘barking mad’
Business leaders and retailers are deeply concerned about a new formal proposal to scrap free parking in the CBD to help balance the city...
vickyredwood
- Nov 27
City to be mothballed as budget cuts hit the bone
The scale of cuts coming to city services in Hamilton can only be described as immense. The vast cost savings prepared in the city’s...
vickyredwood
- Nov 27
Capital punishment for Hamilton - The firm behind CBD eyesore
Towering over the one of the most prominent routes into Hamilton’s CBD it stands, broken windows gaping and graffiti and rubbish-strewn...
vickyredwood
- Nov 27
Retailers on a ‘knife edge’ as critical Christmas season approaches
Scrooge, rather than Santa, may be the watchword for retailers as the Christmas season heats up, with one retail insider saying many are...
vickyredwood
- Nov 23
Boon Sculpture Trail to Enliven City Streets with Fresh Artworks
People visiting the streets and parks of central Kirikiriroa will soon be able to take themselves on a trip to explore another dimension....
vickyredwood
- Nov 6
Hamilton re-Made ‘brick by brick’
Goodbye Cow Town, farewell Tron. Hamilton’s re-Made itself. With thousands swarming the city’s newest development over a bumper opening...
vickyredwood
- Oct 27
The bucket-list bookshop: Hamilton’s iconic Browsers makes tome of must-do stores
It’s the store that discerning out-of-towners visiting Kirikiriroa are more likely to include on their shopping trips than any other. And...
vickyredwood
- Oct 22
Shine on: Diamond anniversary for Hamilton music store a cause for celebration
To say music is David Shearer’s life would be an understatement. The owner of Shearer’s Music Works ‒ which has just marked 60 years of...
vickyredwood
- Oct 22
Shop in Hamilton CBD, fly to Hamilton Islands
A trip to Hamilton CBD could turn into a free trip to Hamilton Islands in Australia. Hamilton Central Business Association (HCBA) is...
vickyredwood
- Oct 13
Fonterra staff to stay in CBD, current Hamilton HQ up for sale
Dairy giant Fonterra is committed to keeping 800 local headquarters staff working from Hamilton’s CBD, announcing the lease of a new...
vickyredwood
- Sep 22
New ‘Brickies’ as bouquets at city business awards
They’re a bit of a contrast to the shiny gold of an Oscar, but a slice of Hamilton’s past. Half-bricks from the old Hamilton Hotel are...
vickyredwood
- Sep 14
CBD spending jumps but so do retail and office vacancies
Hamilton’s CBD retail electronic spend has jumped more than 12% to an all-time record for the second three months of the year, with...
vickyredwood
- Sep 4
Take an al fresco art tour of Kirikiriroa’s street art gallery
Over the last decade, much of central Hamilton has become a gigantic art gallery. But the 80 artworks in this gallery aren’t all easily...
vickyredwood
- Aug 31
Waikato distillery launches NZ's first Piko gin
Waikato’s Clark Lane Distillery has tapped into the native flavours of Aotearoa and brewed a first-of-its-kind hand-crafted Piko gin. The...
vickyredwood
- Aug 31
CBD Expansion puts river at the heart of the city
The river is “the heart of the city” when the centre is seen to cover the CBD and Hamilton East, Hamilton Central Business Association...
vickyredwood
- Aug 17
Blood donation: NZ Blood Service opens new state-of-the-art donor centre in Hamilton
The New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) has future-proofed its operations in the Waikato as it celebrates the opening of a new blood donor...
vickyredwood
- Aug 14
New high-end retailers loving the buzz of central Hamilton
Central Hamilton is a “natural choice” for New Zealand retailers expanding through the country, according to two outfits that have set up...
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