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The taskforce – to be comprised of council staff, councillors, Māori representation and any other relevant experts – would be convened to deal with tricky situations like last year’s unexpected removal of the Captain Hamilton statue from Civic Square, outside the council offices. The life-size bronze figure was hastily removed by the council following threats from Waikato kaumātua Taitimu Maipi to tear down the monument during a weekend Black Lives Matter march. Maipi had previously ...

Stuff “Stats” and history: Riff Raff, In the Line of Fire, The Farming Family and Captain Hamilton are and have been landmarks in Hamilton. Is Hamilton’s In the Line of Fire glorify war? And is the Riff Raff statue a slap in the face to people who dislike musical comedies? Such scenarios seem unlikely, if not ridiculous, but whether future changes to society could result in statues and memorials having to be removed from the streets and parks of Hamilton – such as last year’s speed...

A new public arts panel will likely have a big say in determining what becomes of the controversial effigy.

Stuff to get a photo of the statue in storage were not responded to. Christel Yardley/Stuff Captain Hamilton was removed from Civic Square on June 12, 2020, following a threat to tear it down. Tongue of the Dog artwork outside Waikato Museum; and the statue of Sapper Moore-Jones titled In the Line of Fire – will in future be covered by two new council policies that will be discussed at a community committee meeting on Tuesda. A key outcome of both the public art policy and the monuments and...

Tom Lee/Stuff Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate says she experienced some "unpleasant incidents" following the councils vote on Thursday (file photo). The debate over Māori wards in Hamilton is threatening to fracture the council as some city politicians push to revisit the issue. In a rare move, Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate​ and five councillors are seeking to revoke a council decision preventing the introduction of Māori wards in time for the 2022 election. Council last week voted eight ...

A crowd gathers for Hamilton City Councils launch of He Pou Manawa Ora – Pillars of Wellbeing. The Captain Hamilton statue was hastily removed by the council following threats by a Waikato kaumātua, Taitimu Maipi,​ to tear down the life-sized monument during a weekend Black Lives Matter march last year. Maipi attacked the statue using a claw hammer and red paint in 2018, arguing Hamilton was a “murderous a..hole”. Southgate said He Pou Manawa Ora will guide how the city acknowledges...