We want to know what you want at Nawton Domain Park Playground!
As part of the 2021-2024 10-Year Plan decisions, Council has committed funding to the improvement of playgrounds.
We want to make sure your voice is factored into the design of the new playground, which currently has a basic modular unit installed in 2004 with swings and a slide originally installed in 1980.
Nearby Elliot Park features a skate park and a half-court. Destination Playground Dominion Park...More
We want to know what you want at Tawa Park Playground!
As part of the 2021-2024 10-Year Plan decisions, Council has committed funding to the improvement of playgrounds.
We want to make sure your voice is factored into the design of the new playground, which currently has a basic modular unit, swings and seesaw installed in 2005.
Nearby Mahoe Park has musical items.
The new playground will be more up to date, providing fun within a safe yet challenging environment...More
We want to know what you want at Raymond Park Playground!
As part of the 2021-2024 10-Year Plan decisions, Council has committed funding to the improvement of playgrounds.
We want to make sure your voice is factored into the design of the new playground, which currently has a basic modular unit with swings and seesaw installed in 2002.
The new playground will be more up to date, providing fun within a safe yet challenging environment for our young explorers. We’d also...More
Based on central government direction, we’re proposing some changes to Hamilton’s District Plan, our ‘rule book’ for development, that might affect your property in Hamilton. These changes are called Plan Change 12 and have the potential to significantly change the look and feel of your neighbourhood. You can have your say on the proposed changes and make a formal submission until 30 September 2022.
Why we are making these changes
You might have heard, since 2020 central...More
The submission period for Plan Change 9 has been extended through to Friday 2 September 2022. With the submission period being extended, those who have already made a submission are welcome to make an additional submission if they wish.
As the demand for land and housing increases, it's crucial we strike the right balance between supporting development and protecting those things that have helped shape our city.
Through Plan Change 9 we’re proposing changes to our District...More
A nationwide reform of how New Zealand manages drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater (the Three Waters) is being led by Government. The draft Water Services Entities Bill, one of several pieces of legislation that enables the reform, has now been made public.
Government says the changes will mean future costs for ratepayers are less than they would be without reform, will protect the environment and public health, support housing and infrastructure development, and deliver services...More
As part of our ongoing focus on safer streets for all, we’re proposing a speed limit change from 50kph to 40kph on all residential streets within the Mahoe Street area (in Melville). This proposed Safer Speed Area (SSA) is indicated on the map below.
The SSA we are proposing here aligns with our Hamilton Speed Management Plan, which is about achieving safe and appropriate speeds to allow residential neighbourhoods to have a safe environment to live and play.
A...More
Public safety is consistently identified as a high priority for the people of Hamilton. The Council is committed to the ongoing revitalising of Hamilton’s central city and aims for it to be a destination where people feel safe. To help ensure the actions and activities occurring are working, Council conducts an annual perceptions survey.
The Council is keen to hear from both individuals who are regular visitors to the central city and also those who are not. We also want to...More
Hamilton City Council’s 2022-23 Annual Plan is the budget and work programme for Year 2 of the 2021-31 Long-Term Plan. The Annual Plan looks at how we can deliver and fund what we said we’d do, and need to do, in the upcoming financial year as part of the Long-Term Plan. It’s also a chance for us to check in to see if there are any changes we need to make, to address what’s happening in our community and the impact any external factors are having on our organisation....More
Four neighbourhood playgrounds across Hamilton are due a refresh in accordance with Council’s playground renewals programme.
In 2022-2023 the Council are focussing on playgrounds at the following parks.
Bremworth
Galloway
Pygmalion
Waiwherowhero
We’re interested in the views of the local community who use these parks and want to make sure their voice is factored into the design of the playground within our renewal guidelines.
This survey closes...More
Kia ora,
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on our Disability Policy. We review our policy regularly and we would love to gather feedback both from those that are directly affected by our policy and their family members and carers. The feedback gathered here will inform any amendments to the policy as well as feed into the development of a wider Community Action Plan to support the ideas of the community.
The current Council Disability Policy provides guidelines that...More
We’ve made some updates to our Development Contributions (DC) Policy and we want to know what you think!
A growing city means we need new or upgraded services and facilities such as roads, neighbourhood parks and more water pipes. Council’s DC Policy sets out the costs to enable new development and growth in the city and how much of those costs are charged to developers. The charge on the developer is called a Development Contribution or ‘DC’.
Council’s approach is to...More
Welcome to Hamilton City Council’s Parks and Open Spaces Survey of 2022!
In this survey, “Parks and Open Spaces” covers a range of areas and uses, including sports parks, destination parks, playrounds and reserves as well as river corridors, gully systems, peat lakes, wetlands and remnant indigenous vegetation along with gardens, walkways, and civic spaces. Generally, it can be split into green space (parks, playing fields, gullies), blue space (river corridors, wetlands)...More
Hamilton City Council (Council) is seeking feedback on a proposal to make changes to the Hamilton Speed Management Plan to comply with recent legislative changes and a new national ‘certification’ process.
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) is working on a new regulatory framework for speed management to improve how Road Controlling Authorities (RCA’s) plan for, consult on, and implement speed management changes. This process now...More
Hamilton City Council publicly notified Plan Change 5 - Peacocke Structure Plan under the Resource Management Act on 24 September 2021 and submissions closed on Friday 5 November 2021. A summary of submissions and copies of the submissions are available and the period for further submissions is open from 16 February 2022. Further submissions must be lodged with Council by Wednesday 16 March 2022.
Learn more about Peacocke, Hamilton's newest neighbourhood at ...More
Hamilton City Libraries is setting the future vision and direction for our city’s library services. We want to hear your thoughts, to make sure we’re on the right track.
Kirikiriroa has six libraries spread across the city, packed full of hundreds of thousands of items for the community to use and enjoy. Besides traditional books, our libraries also have a wide range of magazines, e-books, kits and other valuable resources available. We receive about 30,000 new items for the...More
Te Whare o te Ata Fairfield/Chartwell Community Centre Trust is looking to call Fairfield Hall home. For them to do this, Hamilton City Council is proposing that the area of Fairfield Park with the hall is reclassified from recreation reserve to local purpose (community facility) reserve under Section 24 of the Reserves Act 1977.
This change would mean that the hall could be used for a much wider range of activities including sports, events, meetings and more. The Trust would be allowed...More
Hamilton City Council is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the Naming of Roads, Open Spaces and Council Facilities Policy.
We're proposing changes to the policy to ensure it reflects Council's vision for the cultural wellbeing of Hamilton and would give mana whenua - such as local iwi and hapuu - more time to consider and influence the names of new roads.
Before making any decisions on the policy changes, we’d like to hear from our community and get your feedback. This...More
As part of our ongoing focus on safer streets for all, we’re proposing a speed limit change from 50kph to 40kph on all residential streets within the Garnett Avenue area (in Forest Lake). This proposed Safer Speed Area (SSA) is indicated on the map below.
The SSA we are proposing here aligns with our Hamilton Speed Management Plan, which is about achieving safe and appropriate speeds to allow residential neighbourhoods to have a safe environment to live and play. ...More
Conceptual image of new Peacocke community
Hamilton City Council has approved the proposed Peacocke Structure Plan (Plan Change 5) to be publicly notified and now is your chance to make a formal submission.
The Peacocke Structure Plan Area is located in the southern part of the city between the Waikato River, Ohaupo Road (SH3), Raynes Road and Peacockes Road. The purpose of the plan change is to enable urban residential development to create an attractive and sustainable...More
Hamilton City Council (the Council) is seeking feedback on a proposal to reduce the speed limit on Wairere Drive between the intersection of Arthur Porter Drive and Pukete Road.
FURTHER INFORMATION – ADDED 31 AUGUST 2021
Council has received feedback about a couple of points regarding this consultation. To clarify these points, here is some further information.
While the resource consent this speed limit reduction is in relation...More
We’re looking at how Hamiltonians are represented by our Council.
We’ve looked at a number of options and we have an initial proposal that we think gives us fair and effective representation for all Hamiltonians. But we want to know what you think.
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Hamilton City Council (th e Council) is s e eking feedback on the review of the Hamilton Traffic Bylaw 2015, which is being completed to comply with the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA) review requirements.
Why are we doing this?
The current Hamilton Traffic Bylaw was adopted in 2015 and repealed the Hamilton City Traffic Bylaw 2012 (Amended). The Council is required to review the existing bylaw after five years, as per section 158 of the LGA. This provides an opportunity for the...More
Hamilton City Council supports the Government’s goals of ensuring safe, sustainable, and economically efficient delivery of three waters services. However, we have been clear any proposals or structural changes must be developed in full partnership with local government.
Read detail on the reform proposals to date and Council’s process
Right now we’re in an eight-week review period which ends on 1 October 2021. In this review period we are evaluating...More
Hamilton City Council is seeking feedback on two draft policies that aim to guide decisions around public artwork, memorials, and monuments.
Public Art enriches our communities – it inspires creativity and builds a sense of city pride and identity.
The Draft Permanent Public Art and Draft Monuments and Memorial Art policies aim to provide clarity around what public art is, along with a better process for installing permanent public artwork, memorials, and monuments. Both...More
Hamilton City Council is planning a safety improvement project for Crosby Road that will see changes being made to the look and feel of the neighbourhood. The improvements are designed to make it much safer for people who drive, walk or cycle on Crosby Road for access to their homes or for connecting from one part of the city to another.
The safety improvements will include:
traffic-calming measures
safe walkways
protected cycling paths.
As the Wairere Drive...More
Public safety is consistently identified as a high priority for the people of Hamilton. The Council is committed to the ongoing revitalising of Hamilton’s central city and aims for it to be a destination where people feel safe. To help ensure the actions and activities occurring as part of our Central City Safety Strategy are working, Council conducts an annual perceptions survey.
The Council is keen to hear from both individuals who are regular visitors to the central city and...More
The Boulevard area has a history of night time light vehicle problems such as noise, illegal driving behaviour (excessive speed, burnouts, etc), property vandalism (tagging) and rubbish dumping.
Hamilton City Council is proposing to help the New Zealand Police address these issues by imposing a night time Light Motor Vehicle Prohibition, under the Hamilton City Traffic Bylaw 2015, in the following streets:
The Boulevard
Kahu Crescent
Norman Hayward Place
Parkinson...More
Hamilton City Council (the Council) is seeking feedback on the review of the Open Air Burning Bylaw 2015 as recent legislative and regulatory changes means it is no longer the best way to manage open air burning.
Why are we doing this?
We're proposing to revoke the Hamilton City Council Open Air Burning Bylaw 2015
Open Air Burning Bylaw 2015
The Bylaw was first adopted in 2015 and, as per the Local Government Act 2002 requirements, the Council is required to review the...More
Hamilton City Council is committed to making sure Maaori are best represented in our decision-making process, and is looking to establish Maaori wards from 2022 to achieve this. We want your views on establishing Maaori wards and any other ideas you have for Maaori representation. More information on why this is important and about Maaori wards is laid out here.
Please have a read before giving us your feedback.
Background
Hamiltonians who identify as Maaori make up 23.7% of...More