Hamilton City Council
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Back local events and festivals that bring life, pride and connection to our city.
Champion continued investment in parks, playgrounds, libraries and community facilities.
Support creative spaces and public art that make Hamilton exciting and welcoming.
Continue supporting community houses as safe, local hubs where families connect, access services and build resilience.
Maintain and improve existing parks, pools and community facilities before funding new large-scale projects.
Stop using ratepayer money to prop up commercial venues and exclusive events that should stand on their own.
Embed local school and tertiary students in city-run residencies, summer internships and festival curation teams.
Ensure all public walkways and parks are fully accessible, well-lit and safe for all users regardless of ability, day and night.
Establish pipeline for creative tertiary students to showcase work across public venues enriching the city's cultural scene.
Continue to foster strong connections with the rainbow and takatāpui community as initiated this term.
Look after community organisations and the buildings they use to prevent demolition of existing community infrastructure.
Support equity of funding across the city, particularly for overlooked communities, and ensure funding is accessible and meaningful.
End the war on cars so families can access shops, sports, concerts and local events.
Make it easier for responsible bar owners to obtain and keep licences without red tape.
Protect public access to coasts, reserves and Crown land so communities can enjoy them.
Maintain and where possible expand funding to community events such as festivals.
Protect core services and facilities from misguided cuts.
Protect and expand Hamilton's cultural heritage sites.
Support free and low-cost community events in all suburbs including science in parks and learning in libraries catching artistic imagination.
Upgrade sports fields and facilities to meet growing demand, kids in sports are out of court, so park run on Saturday 7.45am a good start.
Investigate the possibility of increasing the usage of both FMG stadium and Claudelands to bring in more revenue.
Support keeping the library hours and accessibility the same as they are now.
Back local events and festivals that bring life, pride and connection to our city.
Champion continued investment in parks, playgrounds, libraries and community facilities.
Support creative spaces and public art that make Hamilton exciting and welcoming.
Continue supporting community houses as safe, local hubs where families connect, access services and build resilience.
Maintain and improve existing parks, pools and community facilities before funding new large-scale projects.
Stop using ratepayer money to prop up commercial venues and exclusive events that should stand on their own.
Embed local school and tertiary students in city-run residencies, summer internships and festival curation teams.
Ensure all public walkways and parks are fully accessible, well-lit and safe for all users regardless of ability, day and night.
Establish pipeline for creative tertiary students to showcase work across public venues enriching the city's cultural scene.
Continue to foster strong connections with the rainbow and takatāpui community as initiated this term.
Look after community organisations and the buildings they use to prevent demolition of existing community infrastructure.
Support equity of funding across the city, particularly for overlooked communities, and ensure funding is accessible and meaningful.
End the war on cars so families can access shops, sports, concerts and local events.
Make it easier for responsible bar owners to obtain and keep licences without red tape.
Protect public access to coasts, reserves and Crown land so communities can enjoy them.
Maintain and where possible expand funding to community events such as festivals.
Protect core services and facilities from misguided cuts.
Protect and expand Hamilton's cultural heritage sites.
Support free and low-cost community events in all suburbs including science in parks and learning in libraries catching artistic imagination.
Upgrade sports fields and facilities to meet growing demand, kids in sports are out of court, so park run on Saturday 7.45am a good start.
Investigate the possibility of increasing the usage of both FMG stadium and Claudelands to bring in more revenue.
Support keeping the library hours and accessibility the same as they are now.
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