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SCULPTURE EXTRAVAGANZA: Tuesday 20 February 2024 EVENT DATES: Saturday 3 February — Sunday 31 March 2024 Kirikiriroa Hamilton's Boon Sculpture Trail is designed to provide new opportunities for storytelling — linking existing artworks via a ...

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A new sculpture trail has popped up in Hamilton this month and organisers hope it will be part of elevating the city and attracting visitors.

Boon is bringing an exciting new arts experience to Kirikiriroa in 2024. From 3rd February to 31st March, 23 sculptures will form a trail through the centre of Hamilton City, transforming the city into an artscape. But who is Boon and where did such ...

A vote to introduce Māori wards in Hamilton prompted a wider look at what the future political lineup should be.

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 ...

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 ...