Ruakura
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.Photo: BS108, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waikato Museum and Hamilton Gardens.
Waikato Museum
Museum
Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery is a regional museum located in Hamilton, New Zealand. The museum is managed by the Hamilton City Council. Outside the museum is The Tongue of The Dog, a sculpture by Michael Parekōwhai that has helped to increase visitor numbers. Waikato Museum is situated 3½ km southwest of Ruakura.
Hamilton Gardens
Garden
Photo: Hamiltongardens, CC BY 3.0.
Hamilton Gardens is located on the eastern side of Hamilton / Kirikiriroa in Waikato, New Zealand. The 54‑hectare site sits alongside the Waikato River and comprises a combination of a curated collection of Enclosed Gardens. and freely accessible Outer Gardens. Hamilton Gardens is situated 4 km south of Ruakura.
Southwell School
School
Southwell School is an independent co-educational Anglican boarding and day school set in 32 acres of park-like grounds in central Hamilton, New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairview Downs and Enderley.
Fairview Downs
Suburb
Fairview Downs is a suburb in eastern Hamilton in New Zealand. It was developed in stages. Tramway Road, the western boundary of Fairview, was shown as a proposed tramway on an 1865 map.
Enderley
Suburb
Enderley is a suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand. It became a part of Hamilton in the 5th boundary extension in 1949. It is the highest ranking suburb for socio-economic deprivation in eastern Hamilton.
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. Silverdale is situated 2½ km southeast of Ruakura.
Ruakura
- Type: Suburb with 2,110 residents
- Description: suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.77167° or 37° 46′ 18″ southLongitude
175.31857° or 175° 19′ 7″ eastPopulation
2,110Open location code
4VJQ68H9+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 7608599468OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7375690
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Ruakura” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ruakura”
- French: “Ruakura”
- Malay: “Ruakura”
- Turkish: “Ruakura”
- Urdu: “رواکورا”
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Highlights include Ruakura Agriculture Research Centre and Ruakura Farmer’s Hall.
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