Matariki will be a major on the NZ calendar, says council boss urging extra focus
stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Life, the universe and everything - including a giant octopus - in Hamilton after dark
stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tom Lee/Stuff
The Boon Hamilton Street Art Festival has “literally changed the face of Hamilton” says Paul Bradley – such as when the Hamilton Central Library was treated to a dynamic makeover courtesy of artist Christie Wright.
A tenfold increase in funding for the arts sector is needed if Hamilton is to become the fun, attractive place its residents want it to be. A delegation of arts advocates converged on the Hamilton City Council’s long term plan hearings on Tuesday where, led by Hamilton Arts Trust chairman Paul Bradley, they asked for an annual budget allocation of $1 million that – in the right hands – would be used to transform the city.