Poll: Do you think it's hard to find a park in central Hamilton?
The loss of the last bastion of free CBD parking is unwelcome news to workers, who say they can’t afford a $6 a day fee.
CBD workers who’ve spent the past few years parking for free in the Old Mill Street car park on the corner of Seddon Road and Old Mill Street will soon have to pay to leave their vehicles there.
Do you think it's hard to find a park in central Hamilton? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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70.6% Yes
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0% No
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29.4% I never go into the central city
Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?
The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.
Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.
We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?
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9.5% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
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43.4% I want to be able to choose.
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47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
The butcher with a taste for adventure
Jonathan and Sarah Walker are a couple with a give-it-a-go attitude to life, whether it’s travelling the world in a Land Rover or starting a butchery business with no experience.
Nestled below Hakarimata Scenic Reserve just outside of Ngāruawāhia is Soggy Bottom Holding, the local butcher you’ll recognise from frosty mornings at the farmer’s markets.
‘Devastated and disappointed’ - former students hope it wasn’t one of their own
Former students of Taupō Nui-a-Tia College say they’re “devastated” and “disappointed” after the alleged arson at their school which has left an entire block of classrooms, and a health centre destroyed by fire.
Emergency services were called to the school about 2.15pm on Sunday, when plumes of black smoke could be seen across town.
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