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THe COuNCIL PROvIDeS a
WIDe aRRaY OF aRTISTIC
aND ReCReaTIONaL
eNDeavOuRS THaT
CONTRIbuTe TO MaKING
HaMILTON a DeSIRabLe
PLaCe TO LIve.
WhAt We Do:
arts ProMotion
hAMilton Zoo
inDoor reCreAtion
liBrAries
sPorts Parks
sWiMMinG fACilities
theAtres
WAiKAto MuseuM
Time out...
DiD you KnoW?
Arts AnD
reCreAtion
21
%
of your
rAtes
goes towards
arts anD recreation.
our museum
has more than
60,000
tAonGA/
oBJeCts
in its collection.
Hamilton Zoo is home to the
lArGest
Walk-tHrouGH aviary
in
neW ZealanD.
ARTS PROMOTION:
We provide seed funding for
public art, administer the contestable performing
arts fund and liaise with arts groups to build a
vibrant arts scene.
HAMILTON ZOO:
The zoo is home to 600 exotc and
natve New Zealand animals spread over 21 hectares.
The zoo atracts about 120,000 visitors annually and
ofers educaton programmes for schools, partcipates
in internatonal breeding programmes for endangered
species and breeds natve animals for introducton
to the wild.
www.hamiltonzoo.co.nz
INDOOR RECREATION:
The Council currently
owns two indoor recreaton centres, the YMCa and
the Te Rapa Sportsdrome. The Council has decided
to sell the YMCa and neighbouring sites to a buyer
who will contnue to use them for recreatonal and
related purposes.
LIBRARIES:
Hamilton has a network of six public
libraries providing resources and informaton
services. They are also welcoming places for groups
and individuals to meet and spend tme.
www.hamiltonlibraries.co.nz
Around
30,000
ChilDren
ParticiPate
in Learn to Swim
Programmes at Waterworld and
Gallagher Aquatic Centre
each year.
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