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After challenging times, Hamilton retailers hope interest rate cuts will bring then extra customers for Christmas.December has traditionally been a hot month for retail, with Stats New Zealand data showing two decades of card payment values consistently about 37% above the rest of the year.
Denise Irvine is a Hamilton freelance journalist and food writer, and a regular Waikato Times contributor.OPINION: Dinner last Saturday was at the wonderfully colourful ULO’s Kitchen in Raglan. The place that makes you smile with its vintage fit-out, its upbeat music, laden bowls of Japanese fusion food, and memorable cocktails.
The champagne corks are popping at Hamilton Airport after officials confirmed the return of direct international flights to Australia - and a potential boost to the Waikato economy.After months of speculation and more than a year of “solid grind” behind the scenes, Hamilton Airport chief executive Mark Morgan said he could now reveal Jetstar will offer travellers three return flights a week between Hamilton and the Gold Coast, and four return flights a week between Hamilton and Sydney.
Todd Charteris is a practical man. When Rabobank was moving its head office from Wellington to Hamilton in 2021, he had a challenge on his hands.
The bank - which operates in the rural and agribusiness sector - wanted wool carpet in the new offices. No ordinary carpet would do - it had to be pure New Zealand wool. But Charteris went one step further.
“We went and - through a third party - purchased wool of three of our clients and had the carpet made.”
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