Paula Southgate

Hamilton's mayor is urging her residents to get vaccinated to stop the city returning to lockdown.

The city went back to alert level 3 at midnight and will stay there for at least five days.

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Mayors are split over what is being called the "biggest shake-up" to water and sewage infrastructure seen in generations.

Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta has revealed plans to amalgamate the… Audio

The Waikato will be the focus of a team targeting organised crime from July.

Raids this week saw police arrest 35 people, including senior members of the Comancheros, the Mongrel Mob and the Head… Audio

The Hamilton City Council has done a u-turn over Māori wards.

Two weeks ago it decided to strengthen Māori representation on council committees but to defer a decison on Māori wards until after the… Audio

The Mayor of Hamilton, Paula Southgate, shares her thoughts on the new train service between Hamilton and Auckland. Audio

Thirty-one people have been identified as close contacts of the two covid-positive people who visited Taupō, and have been asked to self-isolate and get tested as a result.

Some of those who met with… Audio

Hamilton businesses say the cancellation of next year's world rugby Sevens tournament has come as a blow.

Both the New Zealand and Australian legs of the series have been cancelled due to the… Audio

Anaru Eketone says leave the statues up.  Audio

Mayor of Hamilton Paula Southgate says she's received more abuse in recent days than in 20 years of politics.

Vitriolic emails have even referred to lynching - all because of the removal of the… Audio

As the economy heads in to a recession, the government is urging councils to invest in infrastructure and save jobs.

With revenue down by hundreds of millions of dollars due to the lockdown, councils… Audio

The Hamilton City Council has just removed the controversial statue of Captain John Hamilton from Civic Square, following a formal request from local iwi Waikato-Tainui. 

A local kaumātua, Taitimu… Audio

The Police have now charged nearly 4000 people with breaching lockdown restrictions, many in last weekend just before the Prime Minister announced the country will move next week to Alert Level 3.

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New Zealand triumphed twice on home turf last night - with both the All Black Sevens and the Black Ferns taking out the New Zealand leg of the World Sevens series being played in Hamilton.

The Black… Audio

Campaigning for local elections is underway with the vote in October this year. But how much do we know about the process? For instance, how much can candidates spend on promoting themselves? 

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