276 days ago

Poll: Have you noticed a change on Ulster St recently?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Following the end of large-scale emergency housing contracts, moteliers on Hamilton’s Ulster Street are contending with a legacy of reputational damage, sharply reduced occupancy rates, and intense competition that has dragged room prices back nearly a decade.

Emergency housing grants, introduced in 2016 as a way to shelter the country’s most vulnerable on a short term or transitional basis, fundamentally reshaped Ulster Street.

Have you noticed a change on Ulster St recently? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Have you noticed a change on Ulster St recently?
  • 52.2% Yes
    52.2% Complete
  • 47.8% No
    47.8% Complete
46 votes
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21 days ago

Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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As a customer, what do you think about automation?
  • 9.3% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
    9.3% Complete
  • 43.6% I want to be able to choose.
    43.6% Complete
  • 47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
    47.1% Complete
2449 votes
2 hours ago

Car Boot Sale Blue Rooms Glen Afton

Bill from Ngaruawahia

Sat 14 Feb 7am to noon

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2 hours ago

GLEN AFTON/PUKEMIRO COMMUNITIES SOCIETY QUARTERLY MEETING

Bill from Ngaruawahia

GLEN AFTON/PUKEMIRO
COMMUNITIES SOCIETY INCORPORATED
QUARTERLY MEETING

Wednesday 11.2.26
@6pm
at
The Blue rooms.