Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton

The Hamilton City Council has voted to ask Hamiltonians if they were willing to cut staff and services as rates are set to rise. There's concern for some children living in emergency housing have nowhere to play. Libby also talks to Kathryn about some unwanted reptiles in Waikato waterways, and Hamilton has a new temporary art feature, the Boon Sculpture Trail.

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