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9 days ago

Spring gardening tips

Hilda Ross Retirement Village

Dreaming of a garden bursting with colour and fresh produce? Shane Fairbairn, Ryman Healthcare’s Landscape Manager, shares his top tips to make it happen. You’ll be set to create a gorgeous, relaxing space in no time - grab your trowel, and let’s dig in.

Click read more for more … View more
Dreaming of a garden bursting with colour and fresh produce? Shane Fairbairn, Ryman Healthcare’s Landscape Manager, shares his top tips to make it happen. You’ll be set to create a gorgeous, relaxing space in no time - grab your trowel, and let’s dig in.

Click read more for more information.

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9 days ago

FREE BBQ in good condition

Rosaleen from Hamilton East

We're downsizing and have a big BBQ to pass on. Kent Premier 4 burner BBQ in wooden frame (2 wheels) with lid and temp indicator for smoking and baking. Includes gas cylinder (unknown age or condition). Needs a clean.
Must pick up. Dimensions 1,400 wide x 800 deep (with lid up).
Call me on … View more
We're downsizing and have a big BBQ to pass on. Kent Premier 4 burner BBQ in wooden frame (2 wheels) with lid and temp indicator for smoking and baking. Includes gas cylinder (unknown age or condition). Needs a clean.
Must pick up. Dimensions 1,400 wide x 800 deep (with lid up).
Call me on 027 241 2990 if interested.

Free

9 days ago

Hikoi tomorrow Hamilton

Aaron from Chartwell

8am sign waving outside FMG Stadium

9am Hikoi arrives

10am Hikoi leaves FMG Stadium for Garden Place

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10 days ago

What do you think about this car park's condition?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

A Tokoroa local says the car park at Tokoroa Hospital is a “third world” shambles and is not a good look for the town’s public medical centre.

Olaf Langhenkel said the state of the car park, which is riddled with potholes and past attempts at repair, had been deteriorating for around five … View more
A Tokoroa local says the car park at Tokoroa Hospital is a “third world” shambles and is not a good look for the town’s public medical centre.

Olaf Langhenkel said the state of the car park, which is riddled with potholes and past attempts at repair, had been deteriorating for around five years and nothing had been done about it.

What do you think about this car park's condition? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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15 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 … View more
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
18 days ago

What do you think will change once Hamilton overtakes the capital?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

How long it’ll take depends on who you ask and you can measure it in years, elections, or Rugby world cups.

But Hamilton City will eventually be home to more people than Wellington City - likely in somewhere between 24 or 34 years according to Statistics NZ and Waikato University.

What do … View more
How long it’ll take depends on who you ask and you can measure it in years, elections, or Rugby world cups.

But Hamilton City will eventually be home to more people than Wellington City - likely in somewhere between 24 or 34 years according to Statistics NZ and Waikato University.

What do you think will change once Hamilton overtakes the capital? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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10 days ago

Poll: Do you think a motel will be good for the Lake Karāpiro area?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

Waipā is losing accommodation dollars to Hamilton and Rotorua because it doesn’t have enough beds for visitors at Lake Karāpiro, say event managers at Mighty River Domain.

Deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk and husband Andrew Reymer – who have managed the reserve for 20 years - have seen a … View more
Waipā is losing accommodation dollars to Hamilton and Rotorua because it doesn’t have enough beds for visitors at Lake Karāpiro, say event managers at Mighty River Domain.

Deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk and husband Andrew Reymer – who have managed the reserve for 20 years - have seen a “complete transformation” of reserve use over the years.

Do you think a motel will be good for the Lake Karāpiro area? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Do you think a motel will be good for the Lake Karāpiro area?
  • 0% Yes
    0% Complete
  • 0% Maybe
    0% Complete
  • 0% No
    0% Complete
0 votes
10 days ago

Who do you want to nominate?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Paddy Gower is coming to Hamilton and “looking for ... a bloody great Waikato character who just gets on and gets things done. The criteria is somebody who has a positive attitude and makes the community a better place."

To nominate a Good Kiwi, comment below or email … View more
Paddy Gower is coming to Hamilton and “looking for ... a bloody great Waikato character who just gets on and gets things done. The criteria is somebody who has a positive attitude and makes the community a better place."

To nominate a Good Kiwi, comment below or email news@waikatotimes.co.nz with the name and a description of of why your nominee should win.

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10 days ago

Who do you want to nominate?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

Paddy Gower is coming to Hamilton and “looking for... a bloody great Waikato character who just gets on and gets things done. The criteria is somebody who has a positive attitude and makes the community a better place."

To nominate a Good Kiwi, comment below or email … View more
Paddy Gower is coming to Hamilton and “looking for... a bloody great Waikato character who just gets on and gets things done. The criteria is somebody who has a positive attitude and makes the community a better place."

To nominate a Good Kiwi, comment below or email news@waikatotimes.co.nz with the name and a description of of why your nominee should win.

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10 days ago

Poll: Do you go to cafes?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

As a longstanding cafe tries to avoid being wound up, www.waikatotimes.co.nz...
|others say they’re struggling after Covid gave way to a recession|.

Hamilton’s Jam Cafe has been pursued by IRD for unpaid taxes, which the owner has said he’ll pay before a scheduled hearing in order to … View more
As a longstanding cafe tries to avoid being wound up, www.waikatotimes.co.nz...
|others say they’re struggling after Covid gave way to a recession|.

Hamilton’s Jam Cafe has been pursued by IRD for unpaid taxes, which the owner has said he’ll pay before a scheduled hearing in order to avoid liquidation. Jeff Dunstan cited cost pressures including minimum wage rises and inflation.

Times are also tough for others in the sector too, with evening offerings being cut and owners working overtime.

Do you go to cafes? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Do you go to cafes?
  • 29.2% Yes, regularly
    29.2% Complete
  • 50% Occasionally
    50% Complete
  • 18.8% No
    18.8% Complete
  • 2.1% Other (explain in comments)
    2.1% Complete
48 votes
10 days ago

Unbuckled children can become ‘missiles’ in a crash, police warn

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Hundreds of Waikato children are not being properly strapped into cars, and police recently saw the effects in a crash where one became “a missile”.

Over the past three years, police found 1444 children being driven in Waikato with the incorrect restraints. That’s the second worst behind … View more
Hundreds of Waikato children are not being properly strapped into cars, and police recently saw the effects in a crash where one became “a missile”.

Over the past three years, police found 1444 children being driven in Waikato with the incorrect restraints. That’s the second worst behind Auckland, showing the old adage of making it click is not clicking.

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10 days ago

$100 Briscoes winners

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Congrats to our winners of the $100 Briscoes vouchers:

Miriam Comans from Hataitai

Tash Rawlinson from Beach Haven

Blair Mayston from Maryhill

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Congrats to our winners of the $100 Briscoes vouchers:

Miriam Comans from Hataitai

Tash Rawlinson from Beach Haven

Blair Mayston from Maryhill

David Tomlinson from Tauranga

If you're a winner, get in touch here before 20th November.

Not a winner this week? There's always next week!

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10 days ago

Paint it orange with Resene for Arthritis NZ!

Resene

Buy any orange Resene testpot 60 ml at your local Resene owned ColorShop in November and Resene will donate $1 to Arthritis NZ!

The more orange testpots you buy, the more will be donated.
Find out more

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21 days ago

Poll: What do you think about our city producing school lunches for NZ?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

One hundred new jobs will be created in Hamilton as the city becomes the lunchbox of the nation.

All frozen school lunches from Kaitaia to Bluff will be made in Pukete in a purpose built plant operated by The School Lunch Collective.

What do you think about our city producing school lunches … View more
One hundred new jobs will be created in Hamilton as the city becomes the lunchbox of the nation.

All frozen school lunches from Kaitaia to Bluff will be made in Pukete in a purpose built plant operated by The School Lunch Collective.

What do you think about our city producing school lunches for NZ? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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What do you think about our city producing school lunches for NZ?
  • 61.3% I support it
    61.3% Complete
  • 21.5% I don't support it
    21.5% Complete
  • 17.2% I'm not really bothered
    17.2% Complete
93 votes
15 days ago

Poll: Is it rude to talk on the phone on a bus?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Buses can be a relaxing way to get home if you have a seat and enough space. However, it can be off-putting when someone is taking a phone call next to you.

Do you think it's inconsiderate for people to have lengthy phone calls on a bus? Vote in the poll, and add your comments below.

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Is it rude to talk on the phone on a bus?
  • 64.1% Yes
    64.1% Complete
  • 33.3% No
    33.3% Complete
  • 2.6% Other - I'll share below
    2.6% Complete
2983 votes
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