Retiring Justices of the Peace recognised for service to community
The Royal Federation of NZ Justices’ Associations today acknowledged some of the Hamilton-based Justices of the Peace(JPs), for …
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Akl. restaurant, directors fined $50k for exploiting worker
An Auckland restaurant and its owners have been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to pay nearly …
Family of ‘virtual kidnapping’ scam victim pays $200k ransom
A 18-year-old international Year-12 student in Sydney, Australia who was the victim of a “virtual kidnapping” scam, has …
In-situ art installations opens at Waikato Museum
Four new In-situ Installations by Hamilton-based artist, Gaye Jurisich have now been put up for view at Waikato …
2 Hamilton real estate agencies to pay $4 million for price fixing
The Auckland High Court has ordered Hamilton-based Lodge Real Estate Limited (Lodge) to pay $2.1 million and Monarch …
Border rule changes to reunite overseas partners
In a series of border exception announcements made today, the Government is also making changes to allow some …
5,600 residents stuck offshore to keep their residency status
The Government is making changes to help new residents stuck offshore keep their residency status while COVID-19 travel …
Over 800 migrant workers may return under new border rules
The Government is creating a new border exception category to enable the return of some temporary work visa …
Visa relief for onshore visitors, temporary migrants
The Government is making short-term, practical changes to visa settings to help onshore visitors and other temporary migrants …
Neighbourhood Support continues to impact our communities
A network of community-led organisation is striving to connect local communities and helping to improve the safety, resilience …
Govt to explore Ham-Akl rapid rail potential
The government will undertake a business case study to investigate the potential for rapid rail between Hamilton and …
Council hosts citizenship celebration for new Kiwis
New Kiwis from Hamilton who’d officially become New Zealanders in February this year, were hosted by Hamilton City …
Hamilton Council switches to new Single Transferable Voting
Hamilton’s Mayor and Councillors will now be elected under the new Single Transferable Voting (STV) system, marking the …
Are you a recycling champion? Fun game to learn bins usage
With Hamilton’s new kerbside rubbish and recycling service kicking off from 31 August 2020 – Hamilton City Council …
Sweeping changes to protect migrant workers
The Government has announced a number of changes to be implemented to protect temporary migrant workers, including international …