Hamilton City Council

Create youth employment opportunities through apprenticeships and training partnerships.

Invest in key infrastructure to attract business growth and strengthen local industries.

Support local businesses by streamlining council processes and reducing red tape.

Attract new businesses to Hamilton to create jobs and grow the local economy.

Reduce red tape to make it easier for local businesses to expand and hire.

Support skills training and apprenticeships to boost youth employment.

Cut unnecessary red tape so local businesses can start, expand and hire without council roadblocks.

Keep rates affordable and predictable so firms can invest locally and support jobs for residents.

Scrap council economic development schemes and redirect funds to lower rates and improve services.

Attract good people to work and live in the region by creating a well-maintained and functional city with a council that respects rights.

Avoid driving people and businesses out of the city and stop burdening them with excessive rates increases and huge intergenerational debts.

Invest in building and maintaining core infrastructure, make economies of scale work and build surplus capacity to handle growth or crisis.

Strengthen relationships with organisations and unions that promote sustainable careers for marginalised people.

Support living wage for employees and contractors, working towards being living wage accredited.

Work with young people to identify venue spaces for gigs, markets and event hireage.

Ensure an adequate supply of industrial land for new industry wanting to develop here while ensuring sustainability commitments.

Invest in events that generate returns for the city, such as the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, which generated $17 million for the local economy.

Revitalise the CBD with good lighting, events, active transport options and regular street cleaning.

Live within council's means by prioritising and sequencing needs and wants, reducing debt and the interest burden.

Improve procurement processes and implement transparency and accountability mechanisms for the ratepayer.

Champion local enterprise to attract talent and investment and build the local economy.

Establish a Hamilton City taskforce for youth employment that connects local business and local youth to grow skills, workforce and economy.

Use the financial position to target priority infrastructure needed to activate growth in the economy and support further investment.

Work with the business community to ensure local contracts go to local businesses supporting the local economy and creating jobs.

Make Hamilton the place to be for businesses and jobs by cutting red tape.

Make Hamilton the place to be for businesses and jobs by keeping commercial rates affordable.

Make Hamilton the place to be for businesses and jobs by making houses affordable for workers.

Cut red tape for local businesses using AI tools to speed up permits, fostering job growth and retaining Hamilton's talent.

Launch buy local and employ local campaigns to boost Hamilton's economy, supporting tourism and keeping wealth in the community.

Upgrade key infrastructure to support affordable housing, reducing commuting by making Hamilton livable and vibrant.