Lake Rotokauri

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hamilton Zoo and Rotokauri railway station.

Hamilton Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Rotokauri railway station

Bus station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

The Base

Commercial area

The Base is a regional shopping centre located in Te Rapa, in the New Zealand city of Hamilton. The centre consists of the original outdoor strip mall, and the more recent Te Awa enclosed shopping mall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nawton and Flagstaff.

Nawton

Suburb

Photo: Nzwj, CC BY 3.0.

Nawton is a community suburb in western Hamilton in New Zealand.

Flagstaff

Suburb

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Flagstaff is a suburb in north-east Hamilton, New Zealand. It was originally called Dulverton on council plans, but it was officially named Flagstaff in 1986 when it was declared as a suburb.