The Rose Garden has 2500 bushes and 51 varieties with fabulously fruity names such as Lady Gay and Sexy Rexy. The roses usually bloom from November to May.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
14.02 MILES
Spread over 50 hectares southeast of the city centre, Hamilton Gardens incorporates a large park, a cafe, a restaurant, and extravagant themed andā¦
21.38 MILES
The guided tour of the Glowworm Cave, which is behind the visitor centre, leads past impressive stalactites and stalagmites into a large cavern known asā¦
15.22 MILES
The excellent Waikato Museum has several main areas: an art gallery; interactive science galleries; a Waikato River exhibition; and Tainui galleriesā¦
0.32 MILES
Te Awamutu Museum has a superb collection of MÄori taonga (treasures) and an excellent display on the Waikato War. The highlight is the revered Te Uenuku ā¦
2.67 MILES
Before the Waikato invasion, Rangiaowhia (5km east of Te Awamutu on Rangiaowhia Rd; ask at the i-SITE for directions) was a thriving MÄori farming town,ā¦
28.48 MILES
From KÄwhia Wharf, a track extends along the coast to Maketu Marae, which has an impressively carved meeting house, Auaukiterangi. Two stones here ā Haniā¦
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari
13.11 MILES
A community trust has erected 47km of pest-proof fencing around the triple peaks of Maungatautari (797m) to create the impressive Sanctuary Mountainā¦
21.4 MILES
Due to copyright, all the movie sets around NZ were dismantled after the filming of The Lord of the Rings, but Hobbitonās owners negotiated to keep theirā¦
Nearby Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula attractions
0.32 MILES
Te Awamutu Museum has a superb collection of MÄori taonga (treasures) and an excellent display on the Waikato War. The highlight is the revered Te Uenuku ā¦
2.67 MILES
All that remains of Rangiaowhia is the cute 1854 Anglican St Paulās Church and the Catholic missionās cemetery, standing in the midst of rich farming landā¦
2.67 MILES
Before the Waikato invasion, Rangiaowhia (5km east of Te Awamutu on Rangiaowhia Rd; ask at the i-SITE for directions) was a thriving MÄori farming town,ā¦
10.99 MILES
In a former courthouse, the quirky Cambridge Museum has plenty of pioneer relics, a military history room and a range of local history displays.
11.03 MILES
Apart from its Spanish Mission town clock, Jubilee Gardens is a wholehearted tribute to the āmother country'. A British lion guards the cenotaph, with aā¦
12.85 MILES
Eight kilometres southeast of Cambridge, Lake Karapiro is the furthest downstream of a chain of eight hydroelectric power stations on the Waikato Riverā¦
12.95 MILES
The main attraction of the 170-sq-km Pirongia Forest Park is Mt Pirongia, its 959m summit clearly visible from much of the Waikato. The mountain isā¦
8. Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari
13.11 MILES
A community trust has erected 47km of pest-proof fencing around the triple peaks of Maungatautari (797m) to create the impressive Sanctuary Mountainā¦