Western Heights, Hamilton

Western Heights
Suburb
Western Heights viewed from Wallace Road, looking north
Western Heights
viewed from Wallace Road, looking north
Map
Coordinates: 37°47′27.96″S 175°13′45.85″E / 37.7911000°S 175.2294028°E / -37.7911000; 175.2294028
CountryNew Zealand
CityHamilton, New Zealand
Local authorityHamilton City Council
Electoral wardWest Ward
Established1998
Area
[1]
 • Land107 ha (264 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total3,240
Grandview Heights Rotokauri Crawshaw
Whatawhata
Western Heights
 Nawton
Stonebridge Temple View Dinsdale

Western Heights is a suburb on the western boundary of the city of Hamilton in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand.[3]

Skyline landmarks include Dinsdale water reservoir, the adjacent Newcastle reservoir,[4] one of the largest in the city holding 21,000 m3 (740,000 cu ft),[5] and a block of gum trees.[citation needed] As these mature many have had to be culled.[citation needed] Google Earth maps highlight the area as the most clearly defined block to Hamilton's west.[citation needed] Situated as it is to the west of the ridge on the city's boundary, the suburb is a little exposed to wind but the views are good.[6]

Hamilton Boundary Road was renamed Brymer Road by Waipa County Council in 1967, after Mr Brymer, a local property owner.[7] In 2007 $865,000 was spent widening it[8] to become the main road through Western Heights. In 2018 it was used by 3,600 vehicles a day,[9] 60 of them buses on the half hourly route 3.[10] See also - List of streets in Hamilton.

  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. ^ Western Heights, Hamilton, AA, New Zealand.
  4. ^ "Scheduled maintenance at Dinsdale Reservoir". Our Hamilton. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Water improvements for Dinsdale" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. 31 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Westview Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Brymer Road". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Hamilton Community Plan" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. 2004.
  9. ^ "2018 Traffic Flow Map" (PDF). Hamilton City Council.
  10. ^ "3 Dinsdale". www.busit.co.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.