Hamilton East, New Zealand#Parana Park

Hamilton East is one of Hamilton's oldest suburbs. From the 1870s until the mid-20th century, Hamilton East was sometimes known as 'Irishtown'. A significant number of the militiamen who settled there were of Irish descent, and many other NZ Catholics came to live near the Catholic Church and convent.

The town of Hamilton East merged with Hamilton West in 1877. Many of the streets were named after famous figures of the New Zealand Wars, including Governor George Grey and Maori chief Te Awaitaia, who went by the name William Naylor/Wiremu Neera when he converted to Christianity.Street Name Index – Hamilton Public Library, Hamilton. Evidence of planning for the centre of the village can be seen in the village green concept of Steele Park and the planting of English trees along Grey Street. Hamilton East is one of the few suburbs of Hamilton to have a street grid plan.

Many of the parks in Hamilton East, including Hamilton Gardens, are located on the original Hamilton Town Belt that runs along the eastern and southern border of Hamilton East.{{cite book|title=Hamilton City – Its Establishment and Development|first=L.G. |last=Westwood|year=1962}}

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Just to the north of the Gardens, Flynn Park housed an ammunition factory from 1942 to 1946.{{Cite web|url=https://digitalnz.org/stories/5cb97c8f8d2a4e6887c3cac4|title=WWII munitions factory in Hamilton East|website=DigitalNZ|language=en|access-date=16 April 2020}} It is the most southerly of the parks in the original Belt{{Cite web|url=https://www.hamilton.govt.nz:443/our-city/parks/parksandgardens/Pages/Sports-Parks-Details.aspx|title=Sports Parks Details – Hamilton City Council|website=www.hamilton.govt.nz|language=en-NZ|access-date=16 April 2020}} and on the edge of the Wairere Drive extension to Peacocke.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1909/S00699/earthworks-reveal-links-to-hamiltons-wartime-past.htm|title=Earthworks reveal links to Hamilton's wartime past|date=27 September 2019|website=www.scoop.co.nz|access-date=16 April 2020}}

The first Royal Hotel was opened on the southwest corner of Grey and Cook Streets in July 1865, by Lewis Bassiere Harris, of the 4th Waikato Militia Regiment.{{Cite web |date=1868 |title=Royal Hotel |url=https://heritage.hamiltonlibraries.co.nz/objects/1202/royal-hotel |url-status= |access-date=14 June 2021 |website=Hamilton Libraries Heritage Collection Online |language=en}} The hotel burnt down in 1894{{Cite web |date=5 July 1894 |title=FATAL FIRE. WAIKATO TIMES |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18940705.2.17 |url-status= |access-date=15 June 2021 |website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}} and was rebuilt later that year.{{Cite web |date=23 October 1894 |title=Waikato Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18941023.2.20 |url-status= |access-date=15 June 2021 |website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}} Many early meetings were held in the hotel, including those of Kirikiriroa Road Board.{{Cite web |date=6 August 1874 |title=Waikato Times |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18740806.2.8 |url-status= |access-date=15 June 2021 |website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}} Until February 1971{{Cite web|title=Royal Hotel being demolished|url=https://heritage.hamiltonlibraries.co.nz/objects/7696/royal-hotel-being-demolished|access-date=14 June 2021|website=Hamilton Libraries Heritage Collection Online|language=en}} the Royal Hotel stood on that corner. The corner is now occupied by a tavern and liquor store.{{Cite web|date=18 November 2011|title=Long-time pubs squeezed by development|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/5996227/Long-time-pubs-squeezed-by-development|access-date=14 June 2021|website=Stuff |language=en}}

In 2000 the suburb was extended over a former part of Ruakura Experimental Farm,{{Cite web|url=https://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/council-publications/districtplans/ODP/Documents/Ruakura%20Submissions/Kellaway,%20Laura;%20Beaumont,%20Louise;%20and%20Adam,%20John%20P%20-%2049.PDF|title=SUBMISSION ON VARIATION 1 RUAKURA|date=December 2015|website=Hamilton City Council}} by Grasshopper East Ltd. and Chedworth Properties Ltd adding 321 houses{{Cite web|url=http://archive.stats.govt.nz/StatsMaps/Home/People%20and%20households/2013-census-quickstats-about-a-place-map.aspx|title=2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place|website=archive.stats.govt.nz|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403173441/http://archive.stats.govt.nz/StatsMaps/Home/People%20and%20households/2013-census-quickstats-about-a-place-map.aspx|url-status=dead}} at Sherwood Park.  Although the streets are named with a Sherwood Forest theme,{{Cite web|url=http://ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info/hamilton_streets/topics/show/1691-nottingham-drive|title=Nottingham Drive|website=ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info|language=en|access-date=14 April 2020}} it required a campaign to preserve a shelter belt of redwood trees from the development.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/|title=Hamilton protesters save trees from axe|date=7 September 2000|work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=14 April 2020|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}

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Hamilton Gardens, a 58 hectare public park, is located along the banks of the Waikato River. Hamilton Gardens is the most popular visitor attraction in the region with about 1.3 million visitors each year, nearly half of them being tourists.{{cite web|url=http://www.hamiltongardens.co.nz/index.asp?pageID=2145827622|title=Hamilton Gardens|work=Hamilton City Council|access-date=3 September 2010}} They were developed from the 1980s in stages, with paradise, productive, cultivar and landscape collections. The much-praised paradise collection includes a Chinese scholar's garden, an English flower garden, a Japanese garden of contemplation, an American modernist garden, an Italian Renaissance garden and an Indian char bagh garden.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/waikato-places/8|title=Hamilton, east of the river|encyclopedia=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=3 October 2010}}

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Hayes Paddock, an enclave in Hamilton East developed between 1939 and 1945, was planned and built according to the philosophies and ideals of the First Labour Government and the Garden City Movement. It includes curved street patterns, open plan garden layouts, low density development, and the provision of walkways and reserves. Hayes Paddock contains over 200 classic state houses built along seven streets named mostly after New Zealand governors general.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/waikato-places/8|title=Hamilton east of the river|encyclopedia=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=3 September 2010}}

These governors general were notable and influential men of their time. Macfarlane Street, the only street not named after a governor general, was named after James MacFarlane, a partner in the Auckland company of Henderson and MacFarlane.McEwan, Ann (2008). "The Houses of Hayes Paddock: Hamilton", p.119. Ramp Press, Hamilton, New Zealand. {{ISBN|978-0-9582902-4-1}} The area that makes up Hayes Paddock was named after William Hayes who farmed the area, under lease, from 1903 to 1925.McEwan, Ann (2008). "The Houses of Hayes Paddock: Hamilton", p.15. Ramp Press, Hamilton, New Zealand. {{ISBN|978-0-9582902-4-1}}

• Viscount Sir Charles Bathurst Bledisloe Governor general from 1930–1935. Street: Bledisloe Terrace.
• Sir Charles Fergusson Governor general from 1924–1930. Street: Fergusson Street.
• Sir George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway Governor general from 1935–1941. Street: Galway Avenue.
• Viscount Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe Governor general from 1920–1924. Street: Jellicoe Drive.
• Sir William Lee Plunket Governor general from 1904–1910. Street: Plunket Terrace.
• Sir William Hillier Onslow Governor general from 1889–1892. Street: Onslow Street.

Thanks to Hamilton heritage enthusiasts and local council processes, Hayes Paddock has received protection in the city's district plan.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/waikato-places/8|title=Hamilton, east of the river|encyclopedia=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=31 March 2011}} The purpose of this protection was to safeguard the unique and special heritage of the Hayes Paddock area.{{cite web|url=http://hamilton.co.nz/page/pageid/2145832632/No.11|title=Variation 11|work=Hamilton City Council (New Zealand)|access-date=31 March 2011}}

An extensive chronology of key events from 1978, when Hayes paddock was first identified as having heritage value, to the May 2006 Council Report leading to the council decision, can be found in the Variation to Hamilton City District Plan version 2001.{{cite web|url=http://hamilton.co.nz/file/fileid/2096|title=Hamilton City Proposed District Plan (References Version 2001)|work=Hamilton City Council (New Zealand)|access-date=31 March 2011}}

A final hearing of proposed changes was held in July 2008 and on 24 September 2008 a full Council confirmed the changes, subject to some amendments.{{cite web|url=http://hamilton.co.nz/page/pageid/2145832632/No.11|title=Variation No. 11|work=Hamilton City Council (New Zealand)|access-date=31 March 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://hamilton.co.nz/file/fileid/1040|title=Decisions on Submissions to Variation No.11: Hayes Paddock Special Character Area|work=Hamilton City Council (New Zealand)|access-date=31 March 2011}}

Graham Island is a small islet of about {{Convert|0.2|ha||abbr=on}}, separated from the main river bank south of Hayes Paddock by about {{Convert|5|m||abbr=on}} of shallow water. It rises to about {{Convert|4|m||abbr=on}} above the river, with a low cliff facing the main channel. Most of the island is covered in raspberry, with alder and silver and golden wattle as the main trees.{{Cite web|url=http://bts.nzpcn.org.nz/bts_pdf/Auck_1994_49_1_15-20.pdf|title=Vascular flora of Graham Island Waikato River|last=PJ. de Lange and P.D. Champion|date=1993}} Te Moutere O Koipikau Pā once stood on the island.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamiltoncityriverplan.co.nz/development/hayes-paddock|title=Hayes Paddock/Wellington Street Beach, Hamilton City River Plan|date=2016|website=www.hamiltoncityriverplan.co.nz|access-date=19 May 2019}}

A beach was part of the 1945 plan for developing the reserve.{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19451130.2.47|title=Sporting Facilities, NEW ZEALAND HERALD|date=30 November 1945|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=19 May 2019}} In 2013 it was voted one of the country's best beaches.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/8420596/We-are-number-one|title=We are number one!|website=Stuff |language=en|access-date=19 May 2019}}

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The Institute de Notre Dames des Missions was a Romanesque style convent and heritage site on Clyde St.{{cite web|url=http://hamilton.co.nz/page/pageid/2145832751|title=Institute de Notre Dames des Missions|work=Hamilton City Council|access-date=3 October 2010}} Most of the building was demolished in 2017, but the chapel was restored and is a Category 2 listed building.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/5460|title=St Mary's Convent Chapel|website=www.heritage.org.nz|access-date=5 April 2020}}

The modern Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary was dedicated in 1980 and refurbished in 2008. It is the cathedral of the Hamilton Catholic Diocese.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/waikato-places/8|title=Hamilton east of the river|encyclopedia=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=3 October 2010}}

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Hamilton's first militia settlers landed on this site in 1864. The park and cenotaph were created in memory of First World War soldiers on what was previously called Kowhai Bank.{{Cite news|url=http://www.environmentalhistory-au-nz.org/2013/12/improving-on-nature-a-critical-history-of-the-hamilton-beautification-society/|title=Improving on Nature? A Critical History of the Hamilton Beautification Society|date=9 December 2013|work=Australian & New Zealand Environmental History Network|access-date=27 December 2017|language=en-AU}} The park was further developed with a Second World War memorial as well as a Spitfire air-force memorial. On 11 November 2017, a life-size{{Cite web|url=https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2017/11/12/nz-war-horses-life-sized-bronze/|title=NZ's War Horses commemorated with life-sized bronze|date=11 November 2017}} bronze memorial of a war horse was officially unveiled, as a commemoration of the various war horses that fought for New Zealand during the First World War,{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/82785213/city-horse-memorial-gets-official-nod|title=City horse memorial gets official nod|first=Aaron|last=Leaman|date=3 August 2016|website=Stuff }} as well as to commemorate 99 years since the end of the First World War.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/98771186/ninetyninth-armistice-anniversary-in-the-year-of-the-horse|title=Ninety-ninth Armistice anniversary in the year of the horse|first=Mike|last=Mather|date=11 November 2017|website=Stuff }}{{Cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/hamilton-first-world-war-memorial|title=Hamilton War Memorial Park|website=nzhistory.govt.nz}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.toti.co.nz/he-tangata-project/war-horse|title=War Horse :: TOTI|website=www.toti.co.nz}}

On the riverbank is the hulk of the paddle steamer Rangiriri.{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27306/the-rangiriri-paddle-steamer|title=The Rangiriri paddle steamer|last1=Breckon|first1=Arthur Ninnis|last2=Taonga|first2=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|website=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |language=en|access-date=27 December 2017}} She was prefabricated at the P.N. Russell & Co. foundry in Sydney{{Cite web|url=http://partofpastnzhistory.blogspot.co.nz/2014/10/ss-rangiriri-pn-russell-co-and-hamilton.html|title=s.s Rangiriri, P.N. Russell & Co. and Hamilton – 150-year Milestones|website=partofpastnzhistory.blogspot.co.nz|access-date=27 December 2017}} and assembled at Port Waikato.{{Cite web|url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cow01NewZ-c33.html|title=Chapter 33: The River War Fleet|website=nzetc.victoria.ac.nz|access-date=27 December 2017}} The first of the military settlers landed from the Rangiriri at Hamilton on 24 August 1864.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/newzealandwarshi01cowauoft|title=The New Zealand wars, a history of the Maori campaigns and the pioneering period|last=Cowan|first=James|date=1922|publisher=Wellington, Skinner|others=Robarts – University of Toronto}} She ran aground in 1889, was lifted from the riverbed in 1981,{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/3411544/All-hands-on-deck-gunboat-restored|title=All hands on deck: gunboat restored|website=Stuff |access-date=27 December 2017}} pulled further up in 1982{{Cite web|url=http://waikatomuseum.co.nz/explore/historic-sites/|title=Historic sites – Waikato Museum|website=waikatomuseum.co.nz|access-date=27 December 2017}} and restored in 2010.{{Cite news|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/49HansD_20100616_00000873/hamilton-city-council-parana-park-land-vesting-bill|title=Hansard Report – Hamilton City Council (Parana Park) Land Vesting Bill|access-date=27 December 2017|language=en}} Her length was {{convert|90|ft|6|in|abbr=on}}, breadth {{convert|20|ft|abbr=on}} and speed {{convert|6|knot||abbr=}}.

From 1985 MV Waipa Delta{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/life-style/people/7626043/Thursday-Throwback-Waipa-Delta-in-1985|title=Thursday Throwback – Waipa Delta in 1985|date=6 September 2012|publisher=Stuff}} provided excursions from the Park until 2009.{{cite web|url=http://crew.org.nz/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=14592|title=• View topic – Waipa Delta could be yours|publisher=Crew.org.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023005432/http://crew.org.nz/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=14592|archive-date=23 October 2013|url-status=dead}} She was replaced by a smaller boat until the pontoon at the Park was removed in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Community/Whats-happening/News/Media-releases/Derelict-pontoon-removed-in-joint-operation/|title=Waikato Regional Council's website has been updated|publisher=Waikatoregion.govt.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021103812/http://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Community/Whats-happening/News/Media-releases/Derelict-pontoon-removed-in-joint-operation/|archive-date=21 October 2013|url-status=dead}} The former Golden Bay vessel,{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hamilton-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503366&objectid=11080972|title=Cruisin' down the Waikato river again|date=9 November 2012|work= The New Zealand Herald|access-date=21 August 2016|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}} Cynthia Dew, ran 4 days a week{{Cite web|url=http://www.waikatoexplorer.co.nz/Scenic-Cruises?Categoryid=520&Internal=1&IDL=250&IDType=5040|title=Waikato River Explorer Cruises|website=www.waikatoexplorer.co.nz|access-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007062740/http://www.waikatoexplorer.co.nz/Scenic-Cruises?Categoryid=520&Internal=1&IDL=250&IDType=5040|archive-date=7 October 2016|url-status=dead}} on the river from 2012,{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/AgendasAndMinutes/Council%2520Agenda%2520-%252013%2520November%25202012.pdf|title=Council Agenda 13 November 2012|website=www.hamilton.govt.nz|access-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822074612/http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/AgendasAndMinutes/Council%2520Agenda%2520-%252013%2520November%25202012.pdf|archive-date=22 August 2016|url-status=dead}} then ran 5 days a week from a floating pontoon,{{Cite web|url=http://www.waikatoexplorer.co.nz/viewservices/servicedetails.aspx?sid=5220&idsup=4364|title=90min Café Cruise from The Ferrybank/Museum Jetty & Memorial Park – Waikato River Explorer – Hamilton Cruises Waikato|website=www.waikatoexplorer.co.nz|access-date=27 December 2017}} until liquidation in September 2022.{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Stephen |date=2022-12-07 |title=Waikato River ferries firm in liquidation, after city's $1.6m jetty upgrade |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/300758816/waikato-river-ferries-firm-in-liquidation-after-citys-16m-jetty-upgrade |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Stuff |language=en}}

Parana Park is about {{convert|1.2|ha||abbr=}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/local/2011/0001/latest/whole.html#DLM2965207|title=Hamilton City Council (Parana Park) Land Vesting Act 2011 No 1, Local Act – New Zealand Legislation|website=www.legislation.govt.nz|language=en-NZ|access-date=27 December 2017}} and forms a northern extension of Memorial Park. It was left to the city in 1929 in the will of George Parr (hence the name Parana),{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-city/parks/parksandgardens/Pages/Destination-Parks.aspx|title=Destination Parks – Hamilton City Council|website=www.hamilton.govt.nz|language=en-NZ|access-date=27 December 2017}} who was the son of the 1893 Mayor. In 1936, a paddling pool and playground were built and wallabies and a possum introduced. The playground was rebuilt in 2012. There are several notable trees and structures in the Park.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nz/resource/0000125227|title=PRELIMINARY HERITAGE SCHEDULE MAPS PARANA PARK 2010}} In Gibbons Creek a barrier was removed and 3 fish passes built to help migratory fish overcome weirs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/80037160/gates-open-to-fish-migration-at-hamiltons-parana-park|title=Gates open to fish migration at Hamilton's Parana Park|website=Stuff |access-date=27 December 2017}}

At the centre of Hamilton East is Steele Park, named for militia officer William Steele. It was originally called Sydney Square, after the New South Wales city where members of the 4th Waikato militia enlisted.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/life-style/5045995/William-Steele-1831-1898|title=William Steele 1831–1898|website=Stuff |access-date=26 September 2017}} The oaks around its perimeter were planted in 1889, the silver jubilee of the arrival of militia settlers. Historically used for social gatherings for settlers, today it continues to be an important venue for sport, cultural and social events.

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The Loyal Hamilton Lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows was built by Edward Pearson in 1874 on the perimeter of Steele Park. It is now a Historic Place Category 2 building{{Cite web|title=Oddfellows' Hall (Former)|url=https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4456|website=www.heritage.org.nz|access-date=16 May 2020}} housing the Cook bar.{{cite web|url=http://hamilton.co.nz/page/pageid/2145832749|title=Buffalo Hall|work=Hamilton City Council|access-date=3 September 2010}} From about 1884 it was used as a factory by the family who had built it a decade earlier.{{Cite web|title=Auckland Star |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18841115.2.9|date=15 November 1884|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=16 May 2020}} Pearson's sandsoap was advertised from 1882,{{Cite web|title=The Dead tell tales|url=https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/waikato-times/20120409/281831460710486|date=9 April 2012|via=PressReader|access-date=16 May 2020}} took out a patent in 1884,{{Cite web|title=TOWN & COUNTRY. NEW ZEALAND MAIL|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18841010.2.41|date=10 October 1884|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=16 May 2020}} started a factory in Sydney in 1892{{Citation|last=Walsh|first=G. P.|title=Pearson, Thomas Edwin (1867–1962)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pearson-thomas-edwin-8004|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=16 May 2020}} and later moved production to Penrose.{{Cite web|title=PEARSON'S PRODUCTS. WAIKATO TIMES|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19300527.2.90|date=27 May 1930|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=16 May 2020}} Prior to 1934 some of their sand came from what is now Edgecumbe Park in Whitiora.{{Cite web|title=PARK AT WHITIORA. WAIKATO TIMES|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19341025.2.104|date=25 October 1934|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=16 May 2020}} Edward Pearson also built a nearby Presbyterian church,{{Cite web|title=70 YEARS REVIEWED. WAIKATO TIMES|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19340825.2.81|date=25 August 1934|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=16 May 2020}} which was demolished in 1957.{{Cite web|title=St Andrew's Presbyterian Church|url=https://heritage.hamiltonlibraries.co.nz/objects/138/st-andrews-presbyterian-church|website=Hamilton Libraries Heritage Collection Online|language=en|access-date=16 May 2020}}

A former redoubt, Galloway Park is now an active sports park utilised for a variety of summer and winter sports. In summer, it is primarily used for cricket and in winter, it is primarily used for soccer.

Greenslade House is a distinctive Edwardian house, with a turret,{{Cite web|url=https://waikatomuseum.co.nz/explore/our-stories/heritage-buildings/greenslade-house-fairytale-house-by-the-river/|title=Greenslade House -Fairytale House By The River|website=Waikato Museum}} at 1 Wellington Street. It was built between 1910–1912 for a prominent Hamilton businessman and New Zealand Liberal Party MP, Henry Greenslade. The architect, John W Warren, also helped design the Waikato Hospital. The Pearson family (see Oddfellows Hall above) lived in the house from 1934. It remains a private residence, was given Historic Place Category 1 listing on 21 September 1989,{{Cite web|url=https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4163|title=Greenslade House|website=www.heritage.org.nz|access-date=5 April 2020}} is a large 490 with 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms{{Cite web|url=http://www.bayleys.co.nz/86178|title=Greenslade House – 1 Wellington Street|website=Bayleys.co.nz – Real Estate Agency|access-date=5 April 2020}} and has been sold many times since restoration in the 1970s.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/95129043/different-owners-same-home-hamiltons-historic-greenslade-house-stands-for-a-century|title=Different owners, same home: Hamilton's historic Greenslade House stands for a century|website=Stuff |language=en|access-date=5 April 2020}}

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The tiny cottage on the corner of Beale and Grey Streets is Hamilton's oldest remaining house, named after the 4th Mayor of Hamilton, Bernard Charles Beale. He designed and built the simple cottage in 1872 using locally-grown kauri and kahikatea. Soon after, he added several more rooms. One room in the house was used as a surgery.

Located at the entrance to Hamilton Gardens, Nga Uri o Hinetuparimaunga is a sculpture created by two internationally renowned artists, sculptor Chris Booth and Diggeress Te Kanawa. Their design proposal was chosen in a competition to which top New Zealand artists had been invited to submit designs. The woven Hinuera stone cloak sculpture honours natural creative processes.{{cite web|url=http://www.hamiltongardens.co.nz/index.asp?PageID=2145831362|title=Sculpture at Hamilton Gardens|work=Hamilton Gardens |access-date=3 October 2010}}

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The former Waikato County Council office at 455 Grey Street, on the corner of Clyde Street, opened in 1910.{{Cite web|date=12 Feb 1910|title=Waikato County Council. WAIKATO ARGUS|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIGUS19100212.2.17|url-status=|access-date=2021-10-16|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}} It has not been greatly altered{{Cite web|title=455 Grey Street, Hamilton East|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/455+Grey+Street,+Hamilton+East,+Hamilton+3216/@-37.791498,175.2926683,3a,37.5y,253.56h,92.82t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sLwj9NUpx6-HO5rQ3x7shSA!2e0!6shttps://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?panoid=Lwj9NUpx6-HO5rQ3x7shSA&cb_client=search.gws-prod.gps&w=86&h=86&yaw=287.0854&pitch=0&thumbfov=100!7i16384!8i8192!4m8!1m2!2m1!1s455+grey+street+hamilton+waikato+history+county+buildings!3m4!1s0x6d6d18b7d107dcf7:0x1965d2c62dc9247f!8m2!3d-37.791439!4d175.2924333|url-status=|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Google maps|language=en}} and is now used by a travel agent.{{Cite web|last=|date=2020-09-04|title=Contact|url=https://www.calderandlawsontours.co.nz/contact/|url-status=|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Calder and Lawson Tours|language=en-US}} It is protected by a Category B listing in Hamilton City's District Plan.{{Cite web|title=Schedule 8A: Built Heritage (structures, buildings and associated sites) – Hamilton City Council|url=https://www.hamilton.govt.nz:443/our-council/council-publications/districtplans/ODP/appendix8/Pages/Schedule-8A-Built-Heritage.aspx|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.hamilton.govt.nz|language=en-NZ}} It was replaced by new offices to the rear of it, which had a foundation stone dated 4 February 1971 and were first used for a meeting on 21 March 1972. The old building was leased to the Ministry of Agriculture.{{Cite book|last=David More|title=Between the river and the hills : Waikato County Council, 1876–1976|publisher=Wilson & Horton|year=1976|pages=296–7}} After 1989 the new building was used by Waikato District Council and then by Hill Laboratories{{Cite web|date=28 March 2013|title=Submission by Hill Laboratories Limited to the Proposed Hamilton District Plan|url=https://www.hamilton.govt.nz/PDPSubmissions2013/Proposed%20District%20Plan%20Submission%20539.pdf|url-status=}} until 2017.{{Cite web|title=Hamilton {{!}} Hill Laboratories – NZ|url=https://www.hill-laboratories.com/contact-us/hamilton/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.hill-laboratories.com}} Since 2020 it has been renovated as Hills Village apartments.{{Cite web|title=Construction Updates|url=https://www.hillsvillage.co.nz/construction-updates|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Hills Village|language=en-US}}

Hamilton East covers {{Convert|4.74|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=14 April 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hamilton East Village|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Greensboro|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hamilton East Cook|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hamilton East|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hamilton East Village|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Greensboro|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hamilton East Cook|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hamilton East|y}}|R}})/4.72|0}} people per km².

{{Historical populations|2006|10,713|2013|11,532|2018|12,849|2023|13,371|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Hamilton East Village (179700), Greensboro (179900), Hamilton East Cook (180000) and Hamilton East (180200)}}}}

Hamilton East had a population of 13,371 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 522 people (4.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,839 people (15.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 6,543 males, 6,720 females and 108 people of other genders in 4,941 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.179700%2B179901%2B180000%2B180200.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 6.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 2,346 people (17.5%) aged under 15 years, 4,392 (32.8%) aged 15 to 29, 5,454 (40.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,179 (8.8%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 56.0% European (Pākehā); 26.2% Māori; 7.7% Pasifika; 22.8% Asian; 3.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.6%, Māori language by 7.9%, Samoan by 0.9%, and other languages by 19.9%. No language could be spoken by 2.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 32.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 31.0% Christian, 4.9% Hindu, 3.7% Islam, 1.7% Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 2.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.3%, and 5.8% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 3,375 (30.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 5,277 (47.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 2,388 (21.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 813 people (7.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 5,442 (49.4%) people were employed full-time, 1,554 (14.1%) were part-time, and 591 (5.4%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.179700%2B179901%2B180000%2B180200.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Hamilton East Village (179700), Greensboro (179901), Hamilton East Cook (180000) and Hamilton East (180200)}}

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The 2013 Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation, ranked 1–10 from lowest to most deprived areas, lists the Hamilton East at 9/10 (high deprivation).{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/historical-electorate-profiles/electorate-profiles-data/document/DBHOH_Lib_EP_Hamilton_East_Households/hamilton-east-households#_108|title=Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation for Areas within the Hamilton East Electorate|work=Parliament New Zealand|access-date=30 October 2020}}

Hamilton Boys' High School is a single sex secondary school (years 9–13). It has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|131|y}}.{{TKI|131|Hamilton Boys' High School}} The school opened in 1955, with predecessors dating back to 1903.{{cite web|url=http://www.hbhs.school.nz/school/history/|title=The Hamilton Boys' High School History|publisher=Hamilton Boys' High School|access-date=30 October 2020}}

Hamilton East School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6). The school was opened in 1872 and is the oldest school in Hamilton on its original site.{{cite web|url=https://www.hameast.school.nz/files/a48d353df00a675a/file_attachments/19/Charter_2018_-_Final.pdf|title=Charter 2018|publisher=Hamilton East School|year=2018|page=2}} It has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1731|y}}.{{TKI|1731|Hamilton East School}}

Sacred Heart Girls' College' is a single sex state-integrated Catholic day school (years 9–13). The school was established in 1884{{cite web|url=https://shgcham.school.nz/our-school/history/|title=SHGC History|publisher=Sacred Heart Girls' School|access-date=30 October 2020}} and has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|139|y}}.{{TKI|139|Sacred Heart Girls' College}}

Marian Catholic School is a state-integrated coeducational full primary school (years 1–8). The school was formed in 1989 by the amalgamation of the single-sex St Mary's Cathedral School and Marist School, which had been neighbours on the same site.{{cite web|url=http://www.marian.school.nz|title=Welcome to Marian Catholic School|publisher=Marian Catholic School|access-date=30 October 2020}} It has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2094|y}}.{{TKI|2094|Marian Catholic School}}

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