citynews cityHAMILTONnews March 2015 PAGE 5 Balloons Over Waikato is back CHECKING IT OUT: City Development Manager Tony Denton takes the Chairman of the Finance Committee, Councillor Rob Pascoe for a tour of the new reservoir site at Rototuna. PAGE 6 Rototuna reservoir Out and About gets green light A 24 million litre water reservoir planning approvals obtained for “The need and timing for the Mr Pascoe says the reservoir is a has been given the go ahead in the reservoir site on Kay Road in project has featured in successive vital project for Hamilton. Rototuna to provide essential 2003. water strategies and the funding water storage for a growing “This is a great opportunity to City Infrastructure General has been included in both the Hamilton. future proof the water supply in the Manager Chris Allen says the existing and proposed 10-year The reservoir project, which northern suburbs of Hamilton.” project will allow the city to grow plan.” will also include significant new and maintain a high quality water The project, which starts in June, The project will not affect water mains, was unanimously service to its existing residents. will take four years to complete. Hamilton’s water restrictions, as approved by the Council’s Finance these are linked to the amount of Committee last month. “Hamilton is growing rapidly and Finance Committee chairman water the Council is able to take The $19.2 million project is an we need to ensure that the right Rob Pascoe recently went out to PAGE 8 amount of storage is available at visit the new reservoir site with from the Waikato River and the essential component of the city’s What’s On in Hamilton strategic water planning. Land the right time to accommodate City Development Manager Tony treatment plant’s capacity during was purchased and the necessary this growth. Denton. high summer water usage. hamilton.govt.nz /hamiltoncitycouncil @CouncilHamilton citynews citynews CUSTOMER SERVICES CENTRE EXTENDS OPENING HOURS A reminder the Volunteers’ poppy power Customer Services Hamilton the perfect choice Centre has new opening Anzac Day may be more than a hours. Its doors now open 15 month away but volunteers from minutes earlier at 7.45am and around the city are already hard close 15 minutes later at 5pm. at work creating 3000 hand-made poppies to provide a floral tribute at this year’s Dawn Parade. UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS Volunteers from companies like; Chorus, Kiwanis (Westside), • Event Sponsorship IDEA Services – Morrinsville, Subcommittee Meeting IDEA Services – Hamilton, IDEA 11 March - 1.30pm Services – Huntly, Enrich Plus, Liddy’s group, Interationz and • Hearings Subcommittee Mayor Julie Hardaker staff from Volunteering Waikato Meeting are busily making the felt poppies 18 March – 9.30am to line Victoria St from Knox St all • Audit and Risk Committee the way to Memorial Park. 18 March - 2.30pm Mayor Julie Hardaker says A busy • District Licensing the poppies will add a special Committee dimension to this year’s year 19 March – 10am commemoration. “This will be a stunning visual • Extraordinary Council tribute to acknowledge 100 years ahead Meeting since New Zealand’s involvement 25 March – 9am MUM, DAD AND THE KIDS: From left, Prabhjot Kaur, Inderjit Singh Bawa, Kanwaljit Kaur and Rohit Bawa are regular patrons at Seddon Park, which they say is in the First World War, Welcome to the new look City one of the city’s best assets. • Ordinary Council Meeting commemorating 100 years since News. People have been telling 26 March – 1.30pm the ANZAC Gallipoli landing,” us they want more detail about Hamilton is a great place to live - just ask World Cup 2015 which sees India people are very friendly, and even Mayor Hardaker says. what’s happening in the city • Draft Cemetery play Ireland at the ground this week the traffic is better – there’s no “Poppies are synonymous with and more information about Management Plan Hearings the Bawa-Kaur family, who are proud - the Bawa family say Hamilton honking car horns!” decisions the Council makes. 31 March – 9.00am offers many opportunities and Anzac Day and are a symbolic Inderjit sees the value of Hamilton’s POPPY POWER: Mayor Julie Hardaker with Len Knapp from the RSA and Liddy Aislabie of Volunteering Waikato with Taking the City News monthly Indian Kiwis and love Hamilton. positives for new migrants. recognition of the Great War. • District Licencing education facilities as being a WWI is an important part of some of the felt poppies being made up for this year’s Anzac Day Dawn Parade. will mean we can do that. Committee When the Indian and New Zealand “We are proud to be Indian Kiwis,” “Hamilton is a beautiful city - it’s drawcard for new residents – his the history of New Zealand and The city calendar is looking 1 April – 10am cricket teams clash at Seddon Park, says Inderjit. “Yeah, we will support very peaceful after 5pm compared daughter studied IT at Wintec– Hamilton. commemoration was only a small been linked with battlefield deaths site dedicated to the memory of very busy this year; we are in the Bawa family back the men in NZ if they’re playing India. And to cities in India,” says Prabhjot. and although it took his family sacrifice compared to what our since the time of the WWI (1914– military personnel who died in • Strategy and Policy “The centenary is a chance to take the middle of World Cup Cricket black. we do support India when they Kanwaljit echoes her daughter’s a while to find work, he believes service men and woman gave up 18). The plant was one of the first overseas conflicts, while the 200 Committee Meeting there are plenty of business and time to better understand our past and the FIFA U-20 World Cup The family – father Inderjit Singh play any other country!” comments: “Hamilton is really during the Great War. to grow and bloom in the mud white crosses acknowledge the 8 April – 1.30pm job opportunities. and how the war impacted on will be arriving in Hamilton Bawa, mother Kanwaljit Kaur Rohit, who is a passionate senior peaceful and quiet – it also has lots Hamilton and its people.” “Many paid the ultimate price to and soil of Flanders, Belgium. service men and who died in in a few months time. These Bawa, daughter Prabhjot Kaur and club cricketer and board member of multi-cultural religious places.” “It’s developing every year which give us the life we have today. So The creation of the poppies WWI from Hamilton and Waikato COUNCIL NEWS Poppies traditionally grow in late events bring visitors, contribute son Rohit Bawa – moved to New at Hamilton Star University Cricket is good for the city and for the I’m proud to do my part for Anzac is just one of a number of region. Visit hamilton.govt.nz to The family enjoys Hamilton’s spring, so the parade poppies have Zealand in 2001 from the small Club, is particularly fond of the people,” he says. Day.” activities happening in Hamilton Another event is the installation money and enable us to show read the Council’s latest news, range of events and multi-cultural been made from felt, and are a of Sapper Moore-Jones Statue on Hamilton to the world. city of Moga in India’s Punjab state. city’s boutique cricket ground, and activities – from international sport Seven years after shifting across temporary art installation which The red poppy has become a as part of the World War 100 including: Victoria St, which is expected to After an initial stint in Te Puke, the believes it’s one of the city’s best at the twin stadia, to Hamilton the Kaimai Range to Hamilton, the can be reused in the future. symbol of war remembrance commemoration. Planning is well underway • Roadworks to improve be completed on 27 March. The Bawa family shifted to Hamilton in assets. Gardens, the Waikato River and its Bawa family is happy with their the world over. People in many for WW1 100 year safety at Victoria Street “As we cannot grow live poppies Along with the annual Dawn Theatre of the Impossible Trust 2007, after Rohit gained entry to “It’s an amazing international tree-lined paths, to the exhibitions lifestyle, and the city they now call intersection out of season, we’ve created a countries wear the poppy to Parade and Civic Service on has led the project which is a commemorations and this Waikato University to study design. ground, right in the heart of the and artifacts housed and on display home. • Fieldays opens the door to special tribute of respect and remember those who died in 25 April, the city will also see statue which depicts the Gallipoli Anzac Day is 100 years since the city. It’s a small ground and the at Waikato Museum. “We feel we took the right move,” No.8 wire ingenuity The family love it here – particularly remembrance,” Mayor Hardaker war or who still serve. In many Memorial Park become a hive artist. landing at Gallipoli. It’s going to atmosphere is epic. I have seen lots Rohit says he loves the city life. says Inderjit. “We made a perfect countries, the poppy is worn of activity with the new Ypres afternoons and evenings spent at says. The 200kg bronze statue will be a very special and emotional of tight, fun games here,” he says. choice to move here.” around Armistice Day (11 Memorial Garden opening, along CONTACT US Hamilton’s international cricket We’ve felt really comfortable One of the many volunteers show Moore-Jones sketching, day and we are planning special November), but in New Zealand with the Field of Crosses.