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Company History – Lodge Grows with Hamilton

Year	Event
1969	Lodge opens first branch in Victoria Street - 2 partners, 1 support staff.
1969	First Fieldays takes place at the Te Rapa Race Course, now the largest agri-business exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere, which attracts over 130,000 visitors.
1970	Current Director David Couch joins Lodge as a salesperson.
1971	Moved to new premises - Knox Street.
1973	Re-locate to Ulster Street where they still are today.
1981	Management Plan establishing Hamilton Gardens passed by Council with the theme ‘The History, Context, and Meaning of Gardens’. The gardens now attract more than 1.3 million visitors a year and host over 2000 events. Protestors invade Rugby Park forcing cancellation of the Springbok v All Blacks test.
1983	Lodge introduces Exclusive (Sole Agency) Marketing and Auction Marketing to Hamilton. Staff number - 17.
1984	Lodge City Rentals opened in Hamilton East to specialise in property management.
1987	Waikato Museum of Art and History opens. Housing Corporation acquires land which will become the Flagstaff subdivision.
1988	Joins “United” franchise group.
1989	Hamilton East residential branch opened.
1990	Awarded Top United Realty Office for NZ - Held for next 6 years, Hamilton population - 99,000
1992	Chartwell residential branch opened, Staff number - 52.
1994	International services begin at Hamilton Airport.
1996	Hamilton's sixth major bridge at Pukete opens, connecting the rapidly expanding northern parts of the city.
1997	Leaves franchise group to be independent Lodge Real Estate Hamilton, Hamilton population - 111,700.
1998	Dinsdale residential branch opened. Founding member NZ Realtors Ltd, a collective of NZ's best independent agencies, formed for idea sharing and referral business.
2001	Forms Lodge Country Ltd to specialise in Farm and Lifestyle Sales. Hamilton population - 120,900. Forms Lodge Commercial Ltd to specialise in Commercial and Industrial Sales and Leasing. Staff number - 85. Fonterra's Te Rapa processing plant built; responsible today for nearly 20% of dairy giant's powdered milk output.
2002	Waikato Stadium opens with a Super 12 rugby match between Waikato Chiefs and Canterbury Crusaders. Inaugural rowing event, the Great Race, to be run annually.
2003	Opens offices in Victoria Street for Lodge Country and Lodge Commercial teams.
2003	Moves Chartwell Branch to larger Flagstaff Branch.
2005	Hamilton economy thrives with 10,693 businesses located within the city.
2006	Opens the second Property Management office in Victoria Street. Hamilton population - 134,400.
2007	Opens Rototuna Branch. REINZ Waikato / BOP / Gisborne District Awards - Six of ‘Top Ten Residential Salespeople’ from Lodge. Two of ‘Top Three Property Managers’ from Lodge City Rentals. One of ‘Top Three Lifestyle Salespeople’ from Lodge Country.
2008	Lonely planet guide states that the city's main street has sprouted a sophisticated and vibrant stretch of bars and eateries that leaves Auckland's Viaduct Harbour for dead.
2008	V8 supercars come to New Zealand for the Hamilton 400 as part of the V8 supercar series.
2009	Purchases Hamilton Property Rentals. Property Management collects $40 million per year in rents with 15 property managers. Residential Market share exceeds 35% for calendar year. Staff number - 120. Hamilton population - 140,700.