Thursday, 11 February 2021, 4:39 pm
Artist
Erika Pearce, delivering a dose of female power to the YWCA
at BOON Street Art Festival
2020.
Seven artists, six walls,
three days. BOON Street Art Festival is back for 2021 from
March 5th-7th, celebrating Mana Wāhine with an all-female
line-up that s all Aotearoa.
Waking up the city’s
north end walls with a vibrant dose of colour, is the
ultimate curation of homegrown talent from Wellington,
Auckland, and Hamilton - Xoë Hall, Erin Forsyth, Gina Kiel,
Gembol, Pounamu Wharekawa, Abigail Aroha Jensen, and Rachel
Kiddie McClure.
The free, public festival, in its 6th
year of operation, is responsible for the bright pockets
A funding deed between the council and the trust was expected to be approved on Thursday but, following questions from Cr Ewan Wilson, elected members instead opted to have the document amended. The funding deed sets out conditions to be satisfied before the council commits funds to the theatre build.
CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF
Hamilton City Councillor Ewan Wilson wants to ensure ratepayer funds in the theatre are safeguarded (file photo). However, Wilson noted the deed only refers to the $18.65m of council funds yet to be committed to the project. “In light of the fact that the trust funding deed is only in reference to the balance of some $18.650m, do we assume that the council has lost all recourse on the $6.3m we’ve already spent?” Wilson asked council staff.
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 10:36 am
Live music is set to return to Victoria on the River in
central Kirikiriroa with Saw Wave, a series of free outdoor
concerts organised by the Hamilton Live Music Trust. It is
one of several events focusing on talented women in music
and visual art to celebrate International Women’s
Day.
Event organiser Lauren Kerr-Bell is excited at
the prospect of bringing something a bit different into
Victoria on the River. “We love to showcase styles of
music that you don’t often get to see at free outdoor
public concerts”.
Following last year’s successful
Saw Wave free outdoor concert, Saw Wave 2021 will feature
Press Release – South Waikato District Council The new South Waikato Trades Training Centre is making strong progress with the funding contracts being signed to complete the $14m project. Professional services firms have been appointed to undertake the next phases of design, engineering and …
The new South Waikato Trades Training Centre is making strong progress with the funding contracts being signed to complete the $14m project. Professional services firms have been appointed to undertake the next phases of design, engineering and cost management for the Centre.
The project is being led by the South Waikato Investment Fund Trust (SWIFT) in close liaison with Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology who will be the training provider. The Centre was awarded a Government grant of $10.84 million in August last year and is being co-funded with a $1 million grant from Trust Waikato and SWIFT covering the balance of the costs.