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Where's Hamilton headed and do we want to go there?

Where's Hamilton headed and do we want to go there?

July 16th 2018 OPINION: Way back when the ancient Greeks first tried democracy in the city of Athens, only landowners were allowed to vote. If the city were threatened by an army, epidemic, or drought, merchants a Read more

Let's leave the muni pools until there's a better idea

Let's leave the muni pools until there's a better idea

November 26th 2018 Hamilton’s Municipal Pools on Victoria Street celebrated their 100 year anniversary in 2012 – the year council closed them. Now council is applying to itself for a resource consent to demolish Read more

Everything including the kitchen sink under this rates plan

Everything including the kitchen sink under this rates plan

November 12th 2018 Most people don’t like paying rates. I do – so long as I think I am getting good value for money. I love that portion of my rates going to Hamilton Gardens, the river walkways, and libraries. I� Read more

Developer fees put ratepayers at risk

Developer fees put ratepayers at risk

October 22nd 2018 A Christchurch woman recently made national headlines with a story about the granny flat she got built for her deaf brother. A council planner told her the council fees would be $1,500, but it ended Read more

Hamilton planning has got out of hand

Hamilton planning has got out of hand

October 15th 2018 OPINION: Which of these houses is better ... according to Hamilton City Council planning rules? One is a home I designed, with a nice front lawn and garage out of sight at the back of the Read more

Council Spends $6.49m for "River Dream" Buildings valued at $4.3m

Council Spends $6.49m for "River Dream" Buildings valued at $4.3m

October 12th 2018 On the eve of a national conference for ratepayer groups gathering to address serious concerns over "out of control" spending by councils', Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association President Read more

Mixed-use development now all the rage

Mixed-use development now all the rage

October 8th 2018 OPINION: Last week's column was about the history of council planning. It affects us every day, having had a big impact on our house designs, sections, roads and where we work. Some people reading th Read more

Andrew Bydder: Planners eroding public choice

Andrew Bydder: Planners eroding public choice

October 1st 2018 OPINION: The late great legendary architect Sir Ian Athfield famously said in 1987: "Planners and local authorities are stupid. Absolutely stupid! They have these rules and they're not worth a tin of Read more

Andrew Bydder: Housing crisis is all about land and how councils regulate it

Andrew Bydder: Housing crisis is all about land and how councils regulate it

September 24th 2018 OPINION: Which is worth more: a million-dollar section with a $100,000 house or just a million-dollar section? The answer is the million-dollar section and the reason is capitalisation. Anyone Read more

District Plan's pointless rules

District Plan's pointless rules

September 17th 2018 OPINION Dear Richard Briggs, This is a formal and public complaint about a Hamilton City Council employee, namely the chief executive. The Local Government Act 2002 Section 42 Part 2 (c) and (d) Read more

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