Hillcrest Library

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Hillcrest Library at Hamilton Gardens

Hillcrest Library and neighbouring shops are currently closed due to building damage caused by a fire. For more information, please check Hillcrest Library updates.

Manga o Nua is the name of the main gully stream that runs under State Highway 1 and Morrinsville Road. It was a tribal landmark in pre-European times marking the traditional boundaries between Ngaati Wairere and Ngaati Hauaa. The Manga o Nua gully was used for gathering native trout and tuna (eels) that migrated upstream from the Waikato River. Tuna were dried and hung from Tuna Pataka - elevated storage huts.