OPINION: Eager Beavers Beat Government Experts
By Andrew Bydder, Hamilton City Councillor Photo: Fritz Geller-Grimm, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA...
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OPINION: Thomas Road/Hukanui Road-Horsham Downs Road Roundabout – An Investigation
By Don Hewison (ScEdD, ChEdD) Introduction Hamilton City Council (HCC) declares on page 26 of its...
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Hamilton’s $689,000 raised crossing design replaced with a $546,000 “at-level” crossing
On 23 October 2024, Hamilton City Council voted to redesign the planned raised crossing on...
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OPINION: Giggles & Failure – How Hamilton City Council Approved Another Raised Platform on Wairere Drive
By John McDonald (CityWatch NZ Editor and 2024 Hamilton East Ward By-election Candidate) In March...
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Minister of Local Government Reassigned in January 2025
In the January 2025 Cabinet reshuffle, Local Government Minister Simeon Brown was reassigned and...
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OPINION: Wairere Drive Speed Reduction Submission
By Geoff Kreegher (Hamilton Ratepayer) [Excerpt from Geoff Kreegher’s Submission for the...
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OPINION: The 2025/26 HCC Budget – More of the Same and No “Fresh Thinking” (Yet) for Election Year
By Rob Pascoe (Chartered Accountant, Former Hamilton City Councillor, and Hamilton Ratepayer) At...
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Meeting Notice: 27 February 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated
From the Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association You are invited to our monthly meeting...
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What is “Learned Helplessness”?
Introduction The definition of ‘learned helplessness’ is based on behavioural psychology and is...
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OPINION: Breaking the Spending Addiction
By Andrew Bydder, Hamilton City Councillor Councils love spending other people’s money. But if it...
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