Hamilton City, New Zealand
(Host city for Rugby World Cup 2011)

Welcome to Waikato, home to beautiful landscapes, rich fertile countryside, fascinating underground vistas and Middle Earth. Blessed with a temperate climate, the Waikato region boasts spectacular gardens, wonderful golf courses, world renowned thoroughbred studs and a peaceful, rural setting framing even its largest city. Hamilton is a progressive modern city of around 140,000 people. Although small by world standards, it boasts much of what you would find in larger cities.

Hamilton is the regional capital of the Waikato province in New Zealand and centrally located in reference to other population centers in the central North Island region. The city is full of life, from the cafès in the Southern end of town to the large shopping area within the CBD, Chartwell and at the 'Base' in Te Rapa.

Hamilton is well served with sporting venues, night-life, restaurants, theatres and public amenities.

Hamilton boasts one of the leading universities and cardiac care hospitals in New Zealand and along with the positive can do attitude of the locals, Hamilton is the ideal place to enjoy your stay with us, and create memories that will last a lifetime.

For business travelers, Hamilton is a great place to do business, easily accessible with a modern infrastructure, for visitors it is a great place to take your holiday at your pace.