Skyline indicates more investment in Hamilton

As we look around Hamilton we can see the large investment taxpayers are making in the city.

The hospital skyline is a perfect example of the development and the cranes in operation at the hospital illustrate our future as a health hub.

On the roading front, the Te Rapa and Ngaruawahia bypasses are starting to take formation. The links are becoming obvious and are key to making Hamilton a freight and logistics hub.

When we look around our streets we see the investment in the ultra-fast broadband network.

The temporary orange fences dotted around our streets are marks of how the broadband project is progressing.

The broadband roll-out is a significant investment in Hamilton and in the technology of the future.

Ultra-fast broadband connections to our households, businesses, schools and organisation will enable Hamiltonians to be connected and fit in with our future growth opportunities.

The broadband initiative will mean that by July next year more than 410,000 students at 1500 schools throughout New Zealand will be able to access download speeds at up to 100 megabytes per second.

By the end of 2015, more than 97 per cent of schools and 99 per cent of students will be able to access ultra-fast broadband.

The broadband initiative will revolutionise the way our firms do business and will transform the way our GPs and hospitals deliver care and treatment to patients.

It will connect our exporters with their markets, encourage greater innovation and create more jobs with high increases.

It is part of a plan to build a more competitive and productive economy and by the end of 2019 three in every four Kiwis will be able to get ultra-fast broadband where they live, work and study.

The broadband initiative has Hamilton as its first centre with Hamilton is contracted to provide services to areas like Cambridge and Tauranga.

This will create a hub of the provision of the services based in Hamilton.

Overall, the developments on-going in the city are part of a plan to build our inter-regional connectivity and to provide services on an inter-regional basis and to provide the infrastructure for growth in Hamilton.