Stories by Libby Kirkby-McLeod

The council is currently consulting on a proposed blanket speed reduction to 30 km/h in the city centre and a mix of variable and permanent speed limit reductions around schools and marae.

It is believed to be the country's biggest ever kiwi relocation project.

All of this year's 16 Ockham Book Awards finalists are based in the main centres and overseas, even though almost half of the country's registered authors live in the regions.

Developers, planners, and landowners need to interact with each other with regard to zoning and climate change, urban planning experts say.

There is no doubt the train service between Auckland and Hamilton is highly subsidised - but roads are too, a researcher says.

A wildflower and no-mow trial in Hamilton parks and reserves has shown good results, but whether it will be repeated is still to be decided.

The problem "may only get worse" as construction costs soar, an expert says.

The demise of Three Waters has left councils facing a dilemma.

Visitors to Hamilton gardens can go reptile spotting at Turtle Lake, but the red-eared slider turtles the lake is named after are a global pest that do not belong in New Zealand's waterways.

More than 500 children are still living in emergency housing in Hamilton city and the effect of unstable housing on their education can be profound - but some groups are working hard to limit the…

Hamilton City Council is to ask residents which services they are willing to go without, as a huge rates hike looms.

A new sculpture trail has popped up in Hamilton this month and organisers hope it will be part of elevating the city and attracting visitors.

Coromandel residents are worried the Department of Conservation is planning to reroute access to Cathedral Cove through private land.

Wintec in Hamilton had a 100 percent pass rate in Enrolled Nursing last year, and advocates say these courses are helping with the country's acute nursing shortage.

Bay of Plenty residents have been experiencing virtual earthquakes and tsunamis this summer as a way for the Tauranga City Council to engage residents about the coastal risks the area faces. Video

A new piano festival in Hamilton, which brings Chinese and New Zealand students together with famous pianists, has attracted major international stars to the city.

A trial in Hamilton to allow some park space to rewild will end later this month when the grass is finally mowed.

The famous themed gardens in Hamilton are preparing to introduce an out-of- town visitor charge in 2024.

Catherine Chidgey wasn't sure about having two books published in a year - but she's ended up with two best-sellers.

A Hamilton community feels bitterly betrayed about two schools being closed, only to be reopened on the same site, with the same facilities - but with a new name.

Wellington Street Beach might not be Piha or Anchorage Bay but in the landlocked city of Hamilton, it is an iconic destination.

A new treatment plant is in the pipeline, but the beach-side community doesn't know what to do with the end product.

There is plenty of Waikato to be discovered at Made.

As the cost of living bites, people aren't taking in as many furry companions as they used to. And as kennels fill up, greyhounds whose racing days are over aren't being adopted. Audio

If you've got a craving for plum crumble, a bit of preserved plum with your yogurt, or some easy home-made plum ice cream, you're out of luck. Audio