Posts by Waikato Local
46 days ago

Poll: Will work on CBD waters infrastructure affect you?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

Keeping a sea of road cones and their accompanying pipe and roadworks from bringing Hamilton’s CBD to a grinding halt is now a key focus at city hall.

A massive waters infrastructure rollout starts in 2026 with getting the work right a key challenge for Hamilton City Council in the face of various CBD issues, including recent concerns over safety and offensive behaviour .

Will work on CBD waters infrastructure affect you? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Will work on CBD waters infrastructure affect you?
  • 13.8% Yes, a lot
    13.8% Complete
  • 27.6% A bit
    27.6% Complete
  • 58.6% No
    58.6% Complete
29 votes
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1 hour ago

Suellen’s sweet Christmas tradition

Hilda Ross Retirement Village

The festive season is always a great excuse to indulge your sweet tooth, and this time of year poses the perfect opportunity to bring a real showstopper to the Christmas table.

For Suellen’s family, that showstopper is Croquembouche, an impressive tower of cream puffs bound together with spun sugar that is popular at weddings in France and Italy.

What began as a birthday treat at a local French café has become a cherished Christmas tradition for Suellen and her 17-year-old twin granddaughters, Ellie and Sadie. Every year, the trio gather in Suellen’s apartment at William Sanders Village to cook this festive dessert - a holiday highlight they all treasure.

Click read more for the recipe.

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5 days ago

Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.

If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?

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Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
  • 61.7% Summer
    61.7% Complete
  • 36.6% Winter
    36.6% Complete
  • 1.7% Other - I'll share below
    1.7% Complete
1287 votes
2 hours ago

Poll: Have you ever had copper/building materials stolen?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Julie Guest woke at midnight to the sound of copper being stripped off her church - and startled the perpetrator.

The exhausted vicar was sleeping on-site at St John’s Church, Te Awamutu, amid a string of thefts in her patch, “trying to be the policeman as well as the priest”.

Have you ever had copper/building materials stolen? Tell us about it in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Have you ever had copper/building materials stolen?
  • 0% Yes
    0% Complete
  • 0% No
    0% Complete
0 votes