222 days ago

Poll: Did you want a liquor store here?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

Plans to open a new bottle store in Hamilton’s Nawton Shopping Centre have been blocked, with red flags raised over alcohol-related harm and the applicant’s track record.

Deol Enterprises 2012 Limited had applied for an off-licence to operate from the former Smugglers Nawton site – the same premises where a liquor licence was declined in 2023.

Did you want a liquor store here? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Did you want a liquor store here?
  • 18.2% Yes
    18.2% Complete
  • 9.1% Don't mind either way
    9.1% Complete
  • 72.7% No
    72.7% Complete
22 votes
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5 days ago

Poll: Are you a Te Huia fan?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

All three Hamilton MPs appear to be united behind the retention of the Te Huia passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland, as well as potentially expanding it to Tauranga.

But whether Hamilton East’s Ryan Hamilton, Hamilton West’s Tama Potaka and soon-to-be Labour list MP Georgie Dansey have the combined power to shunt transport minister Chris Bishop and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon onto their line of thinking remains to be seen.

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Are you a Te Huia fan?
  • 80.6% Yes
    80.6% Complete
  • 19.4% No
    19.4% Complete
36 votes
1 day ago

One size fits all rates cap model ‘unworkable’, says Waipā DC

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Waipā District Council says the government’s “one size fits all” proposal to cap rate rises could disproportionately harm fast-growing councils such as Waipā.

On Wednesday, Strategic Planning and Policy committee members debated the council’s submission on the proposed rates cap model.

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15 hours ago

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