Rototuna

Rototuna
Suburb
Thomas Road, Rototuna
Thomas Road, Rototuna
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Coordinates: 37°43′49.82″S 175°16′0.87″E / 37.7305056°S 175.2669083°E / -37.7305056; 175.2669083
CountryNew Zealand
CityHamilton
Local authorityHamilton City Council
Electoral wardEast Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land741 ha (1,831 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total17,240
Postcode(s)
3210
Magellan Rise Horsham Downs Gordonton
Flagstaff
Rototuna
 St James Park
Harrowfield Chartwell Huntington

Rototuna is a suburb in northern Hamilton, New Zealand, east of Flagstaff. It is one of the newest and fastest-growing suburbs in Hamilton, along with neighbouring Huntington and Flagstaff.

1865 Plan of the Military settlements in the Upper Waikato District showing Lake Tunawhakapeka. Rototuna is to the south

Sometimes the name Rototuna is used to collectively refer to all of the city north of Wairere Drive and east of the Waikato River, including Flagstaff, St Petersburg, Magellan Rise, Ashmore, Somerset Heights, St James, Callum Brae and Huntington.[3]

Although many Hamilton City publications say it was built on what was previously the bed of an ancient lake of which Rototuna was a tiny remnant,[4] Lake Tunawhakapeka was to the north in Horsham Downs.[5] However, its alternative name of Lake Rototuna, was the inspiration for the name given to a new post office in 1907 and later adopted for the area.[6] The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "eel lake" for Rototuna.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Rototuna Community Projects" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. 2019.
  4. ^ "A warm welcome for city's newest sports park". Our Hamilton. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Plan of the Military settlements in the Upper Waikato District". ap01.alma.exlibrisgroup.com. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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  7. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.