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12/03/2026
Great open letter by Geoff Kreegher about Te Huia and just how much it is costing us and how unrealistic nearly all of the goals for it are.
OPEN LETTER: A Ratepayer’s View of the Te Huia Trial Extension - CityWatchNZ By Geoff Kreegher (Hamilton Ratepayer) [Geoff Kreegher's email to Waikato Regional Councillors on 03 March 2026] Dear Chair and Councillors, The debate surrounding the one‑year extension of the Te Huia passenger rail trial raises questions of governance, accountability, and the responsible use of ...
21/11/2025
Really?
Gee, why didn't anyone voice these concerns during the campaign?
Oh...
https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/360894984/hamilton-among-worst-most-indebted-local-authority-globally
Mesh Macdonald for Hamilton City Council
Graeme Mead Hamilton Councillor
Andrew Bydder for Council
Leo Liu
Hamilton among worst for most indebted local authority globally A new report has placed Hamilton City Council among the most debt-ridden of an international cohort.
A lot of the true cost of IAWAI is based on very limited information, but are realistic from what we know already.
What is excluded from this is the $490m upgrade to Pukete, the new $500m plant at Peacocke (supposedly 100% government funded and, according to the information day folk, only $50m has been authorised at this stage).
And then there are the two new reservoirs at the lake.
Have a read and listen to Mesh.
HCC has basically zero control over IAWAI.
Hi Everyone,
We're just updating some links at the moment - which means article links as well - so please bear with us while we complete this process and then we will be "open for business" again!
The website will get a bit of a shuffle around as our focus is no longer on the election, but the problems are still there, so we will still keep our council honest!
We have new councillors who bring real skills and experience to the table, people who are dedicated to making Hamilton a better and more affordable place to live. We are here to support them as well.
We will be doing our usual - providing you with information about everything that is going on at the moment. Particularly with regard to IAWAI (our waters CCO) and roading/transport infrastructure - especially regarding cost and scope of planned projects.
Some of which, as you all know, we've only just heard about recently. But shhhh...don't tell the ratepayers.
Enjoy the rain we're about to get apparently, a nice break from the early heat, but roll on summer!
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