Category: Housing supply

OPEN LETTER: Submission to IAWAI on the Water Services Strategy 2026-2036

May 5, 2026 | Consultation, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Developer Contributions, Hamilton City, Housing supply, Open Letters, Opinion, Rates Increases, Three Waters, Waikato District

OPINION: The End of Regional Councils?

Dec 4, 2025 | Amalgamation, Building Consent, Cities and Regions, Consultation, Core Services, Council Spending, Government Organisations, Hamilton City, Housing supply, Incoming Legislation, Infrastructure, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parliament, Professional Managerial Class, Property Rights, Regulations, Resource Management Act (RMA), Safety and Well-being

OPINION: Investing in Infrastructure to Support Hamilton’s Growth

Jun 30, 2025 | Building Consent, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Developer Contributions, Hamilton City, Housing supply, Opinion, Rates Increases, Regulations, Three Waters

Concerns that areas of Hamilton are “wastewater network constrained”

Apr 30, 2025 | Core Services, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Developer Contributions, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, High-density Housing, Housing supply, News, Opinion, Pollution, Protest, Regulations, Resource Management Act (RMA), Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Three Waters, Voting Record

OPEN LETTER: Colin Jones – Formal complaint against Hamilton City Council Mayor and CEO

Apr 30, 2025 | Building Consent, Core Services, Hamilton City, Housing supply, Law and Legislation, Open Letters, Opinion, Regulations, Resource Management Act (RMA), Three Waters

Plan Change 9: Kāinga Ora appeals against large blocks of Hamilton becoming Historic Heritage Areas

Apr 29, 2025 | Building Consent, Court case, Hamilton City, Heritage buildings, High-density Housing, Housing supply, Law and Legislation, News, Property Rights, Regulations, Resource Management Act (RMA), Taking Action

Housing supply

OPINION: The End of Regional Councils?

Dec 4, 2025 | Amalgamation, Building Consent, Cities and Regions, Consultation, Core Services, Council Spending, Government Organisations, Hamilton City, Housing supply, Incoming Legislation, Infrastructure, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parliament, Professional Managerial Class, Property Rights, Regulations, Resource Management Act (RMA), Safety and Well-being

By Andrew Bydder, Hamilton City Councillor National’s announcement of a shake-up for local...

Housing supply

OPINION: Peacocke — The Billion‑Dollar Suburb Hamilton Built Before the Houses Arrived

Aug 1, 2026 | Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Developer Contributions, Hamilton City, High-density Housing, Housing supply, Infrastructure, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Rates Increases, Shaw's Bird Park, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Transport and Roading

By Graeme Mead (Hamilton West Ward Councillor) Hamilton built a bridge to a new suburb. The suburb...

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CANDIDATE OPINION: Rachel Karalus

Sep 30, 2025 | Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, Homelessness, Housing supply, Infrastructure, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Rates Increases, Social problems

Rachel Karalus’ Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2025 Hamilton City...

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CANDIDATE OPINION: Roderick John Young

Aug 31, 2025 | Bank, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Housing supply, Infrastructure, Opinion, Rates Increases

Roderick John Young’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2025...

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