River Road | |
|---|---|
 Houses on the bank of the Waikato River | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′16″S 175°16′16″E / 37.771°S 175.271°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Local authority | Hamilton City Council |
| Electoral ward | East Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 208 ha (514 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 3,390 |
| St Andrews | Queenwood | Chartwell |
| Beerescourt |
  River Road  |
Fairfield |
| Whitiora | Hamilton North | Claudelands |
River Road is a residential suburb of Hamilton, sited on the eastern bank of the Waikato River. The namesake road runs from Claudelands Bridge north to Pukete Bridge[3] and beyond, to Ngāruawāhia,[4] but the main part of the suburb is between Boundary Road and Donny Park. Properties close to the river are much more expensive than those further away.[3] Most of River Road was shown on an 1865 map,[5] though it was some years later before it was built and, by 1866, only one bridge had been built.[6]
A walking path runs along the river bank, but it does not cover the entire length of the area.[7]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b Hawkes, Colleen; Rea, Anabela (2 April 2018). "Elite Streets: In Hamilton they're all street proud, but the water views win". Stuff.
- ^ "River Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Plan of the Military settlements in the Upper Waikato District sheet No.2". 1865.
- ^ "UPPER WAIKATO. HAMILTON. DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 4 April 1866. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "River paths". Hamilton City Council. 2013.