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Hamilton

Hamilton is an inland city in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. In 2020, Hamilton was awarded the title of most beautiful large city in New Zealand. Wikivoyage

Population 176,500 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in New Zealand

Visas and entry What your passport needs for New Zealand

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Hamilton. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. New Zealand Sevens

    February

    The annual rugby sevens tournament, the fourth on the World Rugby Sevens Series circuit, will be played in Tauranga in 2020. The event, held in early February, involves teams from 16 countries.

    Official site

  2. Hot Air Balloon Festival

    April

    Each April is worth a look, especially the night glow event

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Hamilton); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 43 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.