City digest

ACADEMIC JOBS

Fewer students has the University of Waikato considering changes, which could include job loses if a proposal goes ahead. Fewer students are enrolling in the arts and social sciences, prompting a closer look at the future of those departments.

HOT AIR

Thousands of people gathered on the ground of the University of Waikato to watch this year’s Balloons OverWaikato event on Saturday. People started arriving at 4pm and, as the evening ended at 9pm, the crowd of around 80,000 quietly melted away.

CAT SHOT

Hamilton resident Kathy McCaughtrie is asking for help to find out who shot her cat, Bindi, after the fury face was found with a pellet lodged in its spine. The cat is now paralysed.

OVERSEAS LABOUR