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Waterworld Te Rapa/Supplied Waterworld Te Rapa was one of three council businesses caught discharging contaminants into the sewers in breach of their trade waste consents. This story was originally published on and is republished with permission. A public pool, a water treatment plant and a landfill owned by Hamilton City Council are among the 99 organisations caught dumping contaminants down the drain. The three council-owned facilities were revealed after the council released the names of all 99 companies that had breached their trade waste consents in the city during the past year. The...

City bosses hope paid parking on the edge of the CBD could raise $1.6 million a year. The days of free parking on the CBD’s fringe look numbered as Hamilton politicians hunt for new ways to boost the council’s coffers. A proposal to introduce paid commuter parking on the outskirts of the central city could force hundreds of city workers to rethink their daily commutes and is already attracting some heavyweight political support. City bosses hope the proposal, which is included in the council’s draft long-term plan, will raise $1.6 million in revenue a year and is part of wider moves t...