Newstead
Newstead is a rural settlement on the outskirts of Hamilton, in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The settlement includes the global headquarters of Livestock Improvement Corporation, a multinational farming co-operative which provides genetics information to the dairy sector.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 1,720 residents
- Description: locality in Waikato District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Newstead, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hillcrest High School and Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist School.
Hillcrest High School
School
Hillcrest High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in south-eastern Hamilton, New Zealand. The school is named after the suburb of Hillcrest for which it serves, although the school itself is actually located in Silverdale. Hillcrest High School is situated 2½ km southwest of Newstead.
Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist School
School
The Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist School is an integrated co-educational day school in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a comprehensive programme comprising both primary and intermediate education, from Year 0 to Year 8. Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist School is situated 3 km southwest of Newstead.
St John’s College, Hamilton
School
St John's College is a state-integrated Catholic boys' secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a school roll of 958 as of July 2025. The school crest features the eagle of St. St John’s College, Hamilton is situated 3 km west of Newstead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverdale and Ruakura.
Silverdale
Suburb
Photo: Nzwj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silverdale is a suburb in south-eastern Hamilton in New Zealand. It is east from Hillcrest and home to Hillcrest High School, despite the school's name. Part of Silverdale is covered by the University of Waikato.
Ruakura
Suburb
Photo: BS108, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruakura is a semi-rural suburb of Hamilton City, in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The University of Waikato is nearby. The area lies to the east of urban Hamilton and to the west of State Highway 1. Ruakura is situated 3 km northwest of Newstead.
Hillcrest
Suburb
Hillcrest is a suburb in southeastern Hamilton in New Zealand. The suburb is home to the University of Waikato and consequently has a large student population. Hillcrest is situated 3½ km southwest of Newstead.
Newstead
- Category: locality
- Location: Waikato District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.78294° or 37° 46′ 59″ southLongitude
175.35143° or 175° 21′ 5″ eastPopulation
1,720Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
4VJQ6982+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7796317313OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2186234Wikidata ID
Q65432351
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Newstead” goes by many names.
- French: “Newstead”
- Maori: “Newstead”
- Turkish: “Newstead”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Newstead”. Photo: tara hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0.