WhAt We Do:
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CeMeteries & CreMAtoriuM
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coMMunity DeveloPMent
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eMerGenCy MAnAGeMent
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THe COuNCIL PROvIDeS a
RaNGe OF COMMuNITY
SeRvICeS TO a DIveRSe
RaNGe OF HaMILTON
ReSIDeNTS.
We are responsible for the city’s response in
the event of an emergency and we also support
community-based initatves for a diverse range
of people.
Supporting you...
DiD you KnoW?
4
%
of your rAtes
goes
towards
CoMMunity
services.
You can fnd out about
hoW to
Plan For a Disaster
on the
Waikato Region’s civil defence website:
www.waikatoregioncdemg.govt.nz
CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIUM
We provide burial and crematon services in park-
like setngs where people can remember loved
ones and celebrate our city’s heritage.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
We work alongside community groups to help
ensure services are in place to support a strong
and connected city. We place special emphasis
on connectng with the city’s ethnic communites,
youth and elderly. Our work includes advisory
services and a graft removal programme.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
We provide leadership, advice, planning and
resources to enable the community to respond to
and recover from any signifcant disaster that could
afect the city.
HOUSING
We provide 395 units in 24 complexes throughout
the city to people 60 years of age and over with
limited assets and income.
Hamilton is home
to more than
160
etHnic GrouPs.
CoMMunity
serviCes
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