Waikato Hospital, Hamilton

123 days ago

Applications for our Love to Dance grants are now open!

Hilda Ross Retirement Village

Whether it's pre-schoolers or seniors, Scottish dancing or salsa, kapa haka or Kathak, breakdance or ballet - if you're encouraging people of all ages and abilities to keep moving through dance, we have three $5000 Love to Dance grants up for grabs.

Click read more to nominate your … View more
Whether it's pre-schoolers or seniors, Scottish dancing or salsa, kapa haka or Kathak, breakdance or ballet - if you're encouraging people of all ages and abilities to keep moving through dance, we have three $5000 Love to Dance grants up for grabs.

Click read more to nominate your community dance group.

Applications close 31 August 2025.

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123 days ago

Elevate Your Windows with Stylish Grid Shelves for Plants

The Team from Resene ColorShop Hamilton

Transform regular casement windows into elegant grid-style options that double as pretty shelving – perfect for those small, sun-loving plants. Find out how to transform your windows with these easy step by step instructions.

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130 days ago

Love broccoli? Share your recipe

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. We're on the lookout for broccoli recipes! We will give away free copies of the October 2025 issue to readers whose broccoli recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite broccoli recipe to us, at: … View moreKia ora neighbours. We're on the lookout for broccoli recipes! We will give away free copies of the October 2025 issue to readers whose broccoli recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite broccoli recipe to us, at: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by August 15, 2025.

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125 days ago

Poll: Have you ever run a half marathon?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

When Mel Jamieson takes on her first half-marathon, it’ll be the culmination of a journey that began with a broken back at a school camp.

The Hamilton woman has spent years enduring rehab and acupuncture to get ready for Saturday’s Run the Forest half-marathon through Rotorua’s geysers and… View more
When Mel Jamieson takes on her first half-marathon, it’ll be the culmination of a journey that began with a broken back at a school camp.

The Hamilton woman has spent years enduring rehab and acupuncture to get ready for Saturday’s Run the Forest half-marathon through Rotorua’s geysers and redwood forests.

Have you ever run a half marathon? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Have you ever run a half marathon?
  • 0% Yes
    0% Complete
  • 0% No, but I would
    0% Complete
  • 0% No, and I'm not keen to
    0% Complete
0 votes
125 days ago

Hamilton GP’s journey from Sri Lanka to top role

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

A Waikato doctor is taking up a top job with a national body representing GPs just as the Waikato Medical School is about to start training hundreds more.

And Dr Prabani Wood says its important the new school is also about “improving the conditions and recruitment and retention of rural health… View more
A Waikato doctor is taking up a top job with a national body representing GPs just as the Waikato Medical School is about to start training hundreds more.

And Dr Prabani Wood says its important the new school is also about “improving the conditions and recruitment and retention of rural health doctors”.

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125 days ago

Driver’s terrifying 100m drop revealed

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

A car that ended up 100m down a steep gully left a winding west Waikato road and sailed right over a roadside fence without touching it.

The Ford sedan now sits, upright and intact but deep in a rugged hill-country paddock with its driver in serious condition in hospital after a dramatic rescue … View more
A car that ended up 100m down a steep gully left a winding west Waikato road and sailed right over a roadside fence without touching it.

The Ford sedan now sits, upright and intact but deep in a rugged hill-country paddock with its driver in serious condition in hospital after a dramatic rescue in failing light on Monday.

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125 days ago

There's still time...

Resene

Does your home have a bright pink front door? Know a secret rainbow-coloured park bench? Is there art in your office that makes you smile every time you walk past it? If it's bright - we need to see it!

Bright Spots is back for a third year - a celebration of the crazy colourful places in … View more
Does your home have a bright pink front door? Know a secret rainbow-coloured park bench? Is there art in your office that makes you smile every time you walk past it? If it's bright - we need to see it!

Bright Spots is back for a third year - a celebration of the crazy colourful places in our communities and homes. Share a pic today and you could win one of ten prize packages worth $500!

Need inspo? Check out the entries so far.
Share a Bright Spot now

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126 days ago

Homelessness in Hamilton soars by more than 300%

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Homeless numbers in Hamilton have rocketed by more than 300% in just under a year, data from the Salvation Army reveals.

The staggering rise - between June 2024 and May 2025 - was revealed in their latest National Homelessness Data Project briefing for July 2025.

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126 days ago

Poll: Would you ever stand for council?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

A shortage of people keen to stand for local government means 26 council and community board hopefuls will be elected unopposed.

Only two councils outside of Hamilton will be holding full elections in October, and one South Waikato councillor says she had to go door to door to find people to … View more
A shortage of people keen to stand for local government means 26 council and community board hopefuls will be elected unopposed.

Only two councils outside of Hamilton will be holding full elections in October, and one South Waikato councillor says she had to go door to door to find people to fill the Tīrau Community Board.

Would you ever stand for council? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Would you ever stand for council?
  • 7.4% Yes
    7.4% Complete
  • 3.7% Maybe
    3.7% Complete
  • 88.9% No
    88.9% Complete
27 votes
127 days ago

Ryman Village Open Days

Hilda Ross Retirement Village

Friday 15 & Saturday 16 August, 10am - 2pm.

Experience the award-winning lifestyle at a Ryman village.

Join us at our open days and explore our lifestyle and care options, tour our show homes and see the premium amenities on offer.

We look forward to seeing you.

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127 days ago

Poll: What do you reckon about tourists paying to visit to NZ spots?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

International tourists will soon have to pay between $20 to $40 to experience Cathedral Cove and the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.

Waikato-based tourism officials support the move, saying locals will welcome it if the money goes back into the places it came from - and visitors expect to pay.

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International tourists will soon have to pay between $20 to $40 to experience Cathedral Cove and the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.

Waikato-based tourism officials support the move, saying locals will welcome it if the money goes back into the places it came from - and visitors expect to pay.

What do you reckon about tourists paying to visit to NZ spots? 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 reckon about tourists paying to visit to NZ spots?
  • 75% Good idea
    75% Complete
  • 8.3% Bad idea
    8.3% Complete
  • 16.7% Not that fussed either way
    16.7% Complete
24 votes
127 days ago

Have you noticed some changes around the CBD?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

If you’ve headed down Hood St recently, you’ve probably wondered what’s with the big white towers around the light poles.

It’s part of a project to spruce up the central city, which the council says “needs some love”.

Have you noticed some changes around the CBD? Tell us more in … View more
If you’ve headed down Hood St recently, you’ve probably wondered what’s with the big white towers around the light poles.

It’s part of a project to spruce up the central city, which the council says “needs some love”.

Have you noticed some changes around the CBD? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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127 days ago

Making Changes Art Competition

Arts for Health from Arts for Health Community Trust

Join us for the Arts for Health Annual Art Competition and Exhibition – our biggest fundraiser of the year!
By entering, you’re not only supporting local artists and creative wellbeing in Hamilton, but also giving your own artwork the opportunity to shine. Whether you're emerging or … View more
Join us for the Arts for Health Annual Art Competition and Exhibition – our biggest fundraiser of the year!
By entering, you’re not only supporting local artists and creative wellbeing in Hamilton, but also giving your own artwork the opportunity to shine. Whether you're emerging or experienced, this is a great chance to develop your practice, connect with others, and share your creativity.

Submit your art at www.artsforhealth.co.nz...

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127 days ago

Morning Art Classes

Arts for Health from Arts for Health Community Trust

Looking for a creative way to start your day? Explore your creativity with our adult art classes – choose from Watercolour, Acrylic Painting, or Arts Therapy classes. Whether you're building skills or supporting your wellbeing, there's a class for you.

Term enrolments now open at … View more
Looking for a creative way to start your day? Explore your creativity with our adult art classes – choose from Watercolour, Acrylic Painting, or Arts Therapy classes. Whether you're building skills or supporting your wellbeing, there's a class for you.

Term enrolments now open at www.artsforhealth.co.nz...

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127 days ago

Poll: Do you think it's time for a new system?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

The Government will move to replace the National Certificate of Educational Achievement, NCEA, with new qualifications, Education Minister Erica Stanford announced in Auckland on Monday morning.

The new system - which will go out for feedback - would replace NCEA’s complex system of credits … View more
The Government will move to replace the National Certificate of Educational Achievement, NCEA, with new qualifications, Education Minister Erica Stanford announced in Auckland on Monday morning.

The new system - which will go out for feedback - would replace NCEA’s complex system of credits with scores from 0-100 and a reversion to grade scales such as A through E.

Do you think it's time for a new system? 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 it's time for a new system?
  • 90.5% Yes
    90.5% Complete
  • 0% No
    0% Complete
  • 9.5% I never understood NCEA anyway
    9.5% Complete
21 votes
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