Get set for Sevens!
New Zealand's favourite sports party is back and better than ever!
The HSBC NZ Sevens returns to Hamilton on the 21st and 22nd of January 2023.
So grab your friends, your whānau and your craziest costume for a weekend of fun, colour and speed. Spread across two days, see the world's best sevens talent and festival events.
Take in all the family-friendly activity over in the Fan Zone, or go wild in the R18 Festival Zone. Tickets are available for single or multiple days with options to cater for everyone.
Join the party and get your tickets.
Poll: Is the increase in disability parking fines fair?
In October, the fine for parking in a designated mobility car park without a permit has jumped from $150 to $750—a 400% increase!
The goal is to keep these spaces open for those who truly need them. Do you think this big increase in the fine is fair? Share your thoughts below.
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89.2% Yes, it's fair
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10.1% No, it's unreasonable
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0.7% Other - I'll share below
Are you following the water charge discussions at Hamilton City Council?
Hamilton city councillors have taken tangible steps towards a new water regime that will see a charge based on their property’s capital valuation in their rates bill for the first time next year.
The council voted unanimously on Thursday on a series of direction-setting decisions in relation to the 2024-2034 Long-Term Plan Amendments.
Poll: What do you think about our city producing school lunches for NZ?
One hundred new jobs will be created in Hamilton as the city becomes the lunchbox of the nation.
All frozen school lunches from Kaitaia to Bluff will be made in Pukete in a purpose built plant operated by The School Lunch Collective.
What do you think about our city producing school lunches for NZ? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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60.9% I support it
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17.4% I don't support it
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21.7% I'm not really bothered