Hamilton & Te Awamutu

The Waikato is a region of rolling green hills and farmland, with exceptional surf on the West coast. The beautiful Waikato River carves its journey through the landscapes, and intersects the region's hub, Hamilton - a city of education and scientific research, parks and gardens, fine cuisine and cafes, culture and attractions.

Situated alongside the Waikato river, New Zealand's longest river, Hamilton is a vibrant, rapidly growing city. Hamilton is a just short distance from many of New Zealand's major lifestyle attractions, including beaches, hot pools, lakes, mountains and caves. The city offers an attractive relaxed way of life, with its wide range of recreational opportunities, great outdoors, and a healthy environment. A one-and-a-half hour drive will get you to Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, and Raglan, New Zealand's premier and world famous surf spot, is only a half-hour drive away.

Some of the must-see attractions include: Hamilton Gardens, Skycity Hamilton Casino, Waingaro Hot Springs, Waikato Museum of Art and History, Dundurn Castle and Hamilton Zoo.

Te Awamutu is a friendly and pretty town, known as The Town of Roses, servicing a rural area in the heart of the Waikato. Only 20 minutes to Hamilton city, 15 minutes from Cambridge (famous for its cycling and rowing Olympic Champions and also some of New Zealand's best thoroughbred horses and studs, trainers and breeders); 15 minutes to Lake Karapiro (the best rowing and watersports venue in NZ); 20 minutes to Mystery Creek (home of the National Agricultural Field Days); 20 minutes to Hamilton International Airport and 30 minutes from the world famous Waitomo Caves.

New Zealand's largest inland city, Hamilton is home to Agricultural Fieldays, the University of Waikato and Wintec, and of course, Waikato Stadium. With the country's longest river flowing 16km through the city of Hamilton, watersports and cruises are a major attraction. Hamilton is ever evolving and is one of the fastest growing cities in New Zealand.

Hamilton City has a vast range of attractions, events and activities for all ages, from galleries, cafes, shopping and entertainment, through to caving, sports events, garden attractions, travel options and ever-changing high profile events, like the Hamilton 400 Supercars and Fieldays.

Situated alongside the Waikato river, New Zealand's longest river, Hamilton is a vibrant, rapidly growing city. Hamilton is a just short distance from many of New Zealand's major lifestyle attractions, including beaches, hot pools, lakes, mountains and caves. The city offers an attractive relaxed way of life, with its wide range of recreational opportunities, great outdoors, and a healthy environment. A one-and-a-half hour drive will get you to Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, and Raglan, New Zealand's premier and world famous surf spot, is only a half-hour drive away.

Some of the must-see attractions include: Hamilton Gardens, Skycity Hamilton Casino, Waingaro Hot Springs, Waikato Museum of Art and History, Dundurn Castle and Hamilton Zoo.

You can also find a range of information about the Waikato region which lies beyond Hamilton. From cool cafes, art galleries, nightlife and shopping, through to hot pools, caving, bush walks and an ever changing calendar of high profile national and international events.

Te Awamutu is a friendly and pretty town, known as The Town of Roses, servicing a rural area in the heart of the Waikato. The Rosetown Festival is held here annually in November to celebrate the time of the roses, a kaleidoscope of colours and fragrances from more than 2500 rose bushes with more than 50 varieties of rose.

We are only 20 minutes to Hamilton city (home of the V8 Supercars; 15 minutes from Cambridge (famous for its cycling and rowing Olympic Champions and also some of New Zealand's best thoroughbred horses and studs, trainers and breeders); 15 minutes to Lake Karapiro (the best rowing and watersports venue in NZ); 20 minutes to Mystery Creek (home of the National Agricultural Field Days held annually ; and 20 minutes to Hamilton Airport.

Outdoor enthusiasts have plenty of options to keep them occupied, we have a total of 8 golf courses all within a 30 minute drive, the closest being just 800 metres away. This area is also abundant with several bush and mountain walks and tramps; great trout fishing spots and also salt water fishing at Kawhia or Raglan.

If that's not enough we have the world famous Waitomo Caves just 30 minutes away where you can become engrossed with the mystical underground splendor of glowworms, stalactites and stalagmites or you can experience the rush of blackwater rafting. If you fancy a bit of surfing a 35 minute drive will take you to Raglan which rates as one of the world's best surf beaches. So this is a great area to base yourself to explore all that the Waikato has to offer and should you want to go further afield the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel regions are only just over 1-1.5 hours away.