Hamilton Zoo

Hamilton Zoo is the main zoological garden of Hamilton, New Zealand. Covering 25 hectares, it is situated on Brymer Road in the Hamilton suburb of Rotokauri, on the outskirts of the metropolitan area towards the northwest.

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Opening hours: 9:30 AM—4:30 PM
Email: zooinfo@hcc.govt.nz
Type: Zoo
Description: New Zealand zoo in Hamilton
Address: 183 Brymer Road, Hamilton, RD9

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lake Rotokauri and Rotokauri railway station.

Lake Rotokauri

Lake

Lake Rotokauri is located approximately 7 km to the northwest of Hamilton, New Zealand. It is a peat lake, and is one of the Waipa Peat lakes. The lake has a maximum depth of four metres and the open water covers approximately 77 hectares.

Rotokauri railway station

Bus station

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Rotokauri railway station, also known as The Hub, is a railway station, park and ride, and bus station in north Hamilton, New Zealand serving Rotokauri and Te Rapa. Rotokauri railway station is situated 3 km northeast of Hamilton Zoo.

Fraser High School

School

Fraser High School is a secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand. The school began in 1920 as Hamilton Technical Day School. Fraser High School is situated 2½ km southeast of Hamilton Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grandview Heights and Crawshaw.

Grandview Heights

Suburb

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Grandview Heights is a suburb in western Hamilton in New Zealand.

Crawshaw

Quarter

Crawshaw is a compact suburb, close to Te Rapa railway depot, in western Hamilton in New Zealand, and extended in the 2018 census to cover 0.86 km2. Although sometimes referred to as a suburb in its own right, it is often described as being part of Nawton.