Fire bosses looking at fourth city station
Call-out rates for Hamilton’s three fire stations have leapt with city fire bosses now looking at adding a fourth station to keep up with the city’s “fast-growing” population and industrial growth.
Firefighters have been receiving an average of eight call-outs a day, up from six four years ago - a rise that was discussed with city councillors during a briefing from Fire and Emergency NZ’s Hamilton assistant commander Matt Leonard and senior adviser risk reduction George Jensen.
Poll: Is your nearest emergency department up to scratch?
Concerns have been raised about Nelson Hospital with complaints of lack of staffing and excessive wait times. Do you have confidence in your local emergency department?
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36.5% Yes, it serves us well
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62.7% No, I have concerns
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0.8% Other - I'll share below
Poll: If you could rewind time, would you choose a different career?
It might not be too late for you, but some people look back and wish they had taken a different career path.
If you could go back in time, would you choose something different? Let us know what you would have chosen in the comments below.
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0% Yes
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0% No
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0% Other - I'll share below
Vehicles were used to rip out Huntly water meters, the council says
Vandals went on a water-meter destroying spree over the weekend, using trucks to rip out water meters and nearly draining a Huntly reservoir.
About 10 water meters, including two with larger 50mm pipes were targeted overnight on Friday causing water levels at a major drinking water reservoir to drop to dangerous levels.
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