That vs This – AI Use 

For:  If there’s one thing anyone could have seen coming from a mile away, it’s AI. It may be “new technology” to the general public, but it’s been in development since the 1950s, and a recurring character in science fiction for almost as long.   Our species is defined by innovation. It’s human nature to want to make our lives more convenient,

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Hamilton Gardens Entry Fee Increase 

Hamilton City Council is proposing increasing the price of entry into the enclosed Hamilton Gardens for non-residents.   If implemented, the price of entry would rise to $27.50 to anyone aged over 16 living outside of Hamilton. This is a 37.5% increase from the $20 paid entry fee introduced in September 2024. The

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Left vs Right – Move-on Orders

Right:  Some consider these rules extreme; in fact, one business association head argued this policy is “not the Kiwi way.” However, I strongly believe it’s about time this policy was introduced.  Personally, I’ve had one too many unsettling encounters in the Hamilton city centre. You often see groups of people—mostly rough sleepers—especially at night.

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ? Urgenc-bee

Over the past few years, the word “urgency” has come up a few times in the news. The word invokes a sense of adrenaline, and it’s come up so often that you’d be forgiven for thinking New Zealand Parliament runs under a constant state of panic at a rate of

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Should speed limits be lowered on Te Rapa Road?

The Hamilton City Council is proposing lowering the speed limit on a 460m stretch of Te Rapa Road from 80 km/h to 60 km/h. The speed limit change would apply between Hutchinson Road and State Highway 1C.   Why?   One of the consequences of calling Hamilton the city of the future is that

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What’s the Buzz – Questioning our Smokefree Identity

If you were at the university’s clubs day during Week 1, you may have seen the Young Nats and Labour tents staring each other down. As an avid watcher of Parliament TV, I can tell you that things got even more intense when it came to discussing smoking and vaping policies in the debating chamber.  During

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ: THE BIRDS AND THE BEEHIVE

The National Party has proposed a bill to disestablish the Ministry for the Environment. It will then merge with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the Ministry of Transport.  The bill was introduced on the 16th of February and went through its first reading on the 19th.  The

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That Sticky Summer was not the last

Written By Cerys Gibby “What happened to summer?” Is the question on the tip of every New Zealander’s tongue. The summer of 2025/2026 seems to have been stickier than usual, complaints of humidity and constant rainfall plaguing r/newzealand on the regular. As university students itching to spend our youths out in the

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