73 days ago

Have you tried finding a house to rent recently?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

Hamilton’s rental market is facing a “double whammy” of high migration and low rental availability, with one couple who spent more than two months searching saying there was almost always a line out the door at property viewings.

“We’re seeing a lot of demand for rental properties with net migration really high,” CoreLogic NZ chief property economist Kelvin Davidson says.

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9 days ago

Have you heard about this Hamilton petition?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

A group of Hamilton business owners have started a petition to stop the council from hiking up rates and passing the cost of what they say are unpopular projects on to residents.

It frustrates longtime residents Tom Andrews, a former roading engineer who owns Classics Museum and has property interests and Jo Reeder, to see Hamiltonians facing large bills.

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1 day ago

Where do you think sells the best sausages?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

Through all the tumult of existence, one thing remains unchanged - the makings of a good sausage.

Frankton Butchery owner Jim Ashton reckons people are looking for something reliable and they find it at his Commerce St store, whether its 15kg-worth or a single snarler.

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