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The City of Hamilton today relaunched its electronic newsletter with a new look. The CityZen will feature new sections such as “instagrammable spots in the city” alongside its lists of city events and job openings. The newsletter, which was put o...

Employees have been encouraged to return to their offices rather than work from home in a bid to boost the economy. David Burt, the Premier, spoke out after Hamilton restaurants, coffee shops and stores reported a dip in daytime trade – fuelled in pa...

The Government is to boost performance artists hit by Covid-19 restrictions with a string of free open-air concerts, senators were told today. Ernest Peets, the youth culture and sport minister, said a lunchtime Creatives Live! concert series from th...

Police were yesterday checking CCTV footage after vandals removed at least 30 storm drain covers in Hamilton on Sunday night. A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said that the covers were found “beside the drain, across the street and even in the ...

A public toilet in Hamilton is to be renovated to make it vandal-proof and easier to clean. Charles Waters, the assistant engineer at the City of Hamilton, said the design would move to individual stalls with their own sinks and hand dryers to improv...

The legal battle over a bid to axe the Corporation of Hamilton wound up in the Supreme Court yesterday. The Attorney-General’s Chambers said the Municipalities Reform Act – which would change the Corporations of Hamilton and St George into quangos le...

The Corporation of Hamilton yesterday claimed the proposed abolition of the municipalities was a misguided attempt to destroy a perceived “white oligarchy”. The Corporation argued in the Supreme Court that amendments to the Municipalities Reform Act ...

The City of Hamilton’s sewage system has been given a boost after solar panels were installed at a pumping station. The 78 panels on the Front Street building are expected to save the City $30,000 a year in electricity costs. Charles Waters, the cor...

Two charities received a boost today through donations from the City of Hamilton. A spokeswoman said the corporation’s social committee donated $3,000 to Focus Counselling Services and $2,000 to Teen Haven. While the corporation usually raises funds...

A commercial tenant is soon to open up shop in a prime City of Hamilton location, but is keeping consumers guessing about their identity. A sign in the window at 30 Queen Street, the former home of retailer Jeans Express, reads: “30 Queen Street is g...

The steps of City Hall in Hamilton offered a welcome return to the stage yesterday for singer Joy T Barnum. Ms Barnum kicked off the Creatives Live! series from the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs with an hour’s music based on St Valenti...

Plans to turn a derelict Government building into a boutique guesthouse have been given the green light by planners. The project was recommended for approval by the Department of Planning, which said the change would be a benefit to the area. The pl...