Check out the latest news and media releases from Hamilton & Waikato Region
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Waikato’s tourism operators and the wider region are expected to benefit from a new partnership between Christchurch Airport and Hamilton & Waikato Tourism.
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New boutique accommodation, gourmet dining options for group travel and wildlife experiences are just some of the new Waikato products being showcased to the world at our country’s largest tourism trade expo.
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They come from very different backgrounds. But two people, both passionate about Te Awamutu, say the time and place is right for a combined discovery centre and museum that finally tells the story of the New Zealand Land Wars.
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National experts in culture, history and tourism have thrown their support behind Te Ara Wai, the new discovery centre and museum to be built in Te Awamutu.
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The very first Days Hotel & Suites by Wyndham to open in New Zealand has now taken up residence in the lovely and elegant property on the corner of Victoria and Collingwood Streets. Situated in the pulsating heart of Hamilton’s bustling CBD, the Days Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Hamilton, is a modern hotel set in a historic 19th-century building, offering rooms and suites that fit every kind of traveller.
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Hamilton will continue to be the host city for the New Zealand leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, with the 2020 event expanded to include a full women’s tournament.
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Balloons over Waikato turns 20 and we are celebrating with hot air balloons from around the world and all of your favourite events, colouring Hamilton city and the region for 5 days from: Tuesday 19th – Saturday 23rd March.
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Two prominent public buildings will get an artistic treatment during the upcoming Boon Street Art Festival, which starts later this month.
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Hamilton will host a titanic cross-cultural international rugby league clash this October when the Great Britain Rugby League Lions play Mate Ma’a Tonga at FMG Stadium Waikato as part of a bumper year for the sport.
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The Google Street View Trekker has travelled down the Venetian Canals, the Colorado River and London’s River Thames, and now it has traversed the length of New Zealand’s longest river. All 425 kilometres of the Waikato River will launch today on Google Street View.