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A booming good summer for male kākāpō on the North Island mainland

1 May 2025
Kākāpō at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari have completed their first season of booming – something that has not been heard on the North Island of mainland Aotearoa for more than a century.

New hotel will make Hamilton one hell of a host city

3 April 2025
A central city hotel proposal has ‘blown away’ the requirements set by Hamilton City Council for development of a prominent riverside site.

Regional Tourism Boosts drive international growth

27 March 2025
Autumn and winter international visitor numbers are being boosted by six new regional initiatives, taking tourists beyond traditional hot spots to see more of New Zealand.

HWT invites Auckland empty nesters to Get Lost in the Mighty Waikato

17 March 2025
Hamilton & Waikato Tourism has today launched a bold and cheeky new domestic marketing campaign aimed at attracting Auckland couples and empty nesters to the diverse wonders of the mighty Waikato.

Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari Welcomes $750,000 Funding Boost From International Visitor Levy

24 February 2025
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari (SMM) welcomes a significant funding boost of $750,000 over the next three years to support its biodiversity, conservation, and translocation work, thanks to the International Visitor Levy (IVL) as announced by Conservation Minister Tama Potaka on Saturday 22 February 2025.
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